Benjamin Dale (1885-1943)
Romance for Viola and Orchestra, from Suite, Op. 2 (1906 orch. 1910) Lento, quasi fantasia

Rebecca Clarke(1886-1979)
Viola Concerto(1918-19)(Sonata orch. Ruth Lomon, 2007)
i Allegro ma non troppo (Impetuoso – Poco agitato)
ii Vivace
iii Adagio – Risoluto – Comodo quasi pastorale – Quasi fantasia – Agitato

Richard Walthew (1872-1951)
A Mosaic in Ten Pieces (with Dedication) (1900 orch. 1943)
i Presto
ii Tempo di valse
iii Allegro
iv Andante semplice
v Allegro non troppo
vi Allegretto con grazia (Poco sostenuto)
vii Presto
viii Allegretto con grazia
ix Andante poco allegretto
x Molto allegro e agitato
Dedication (Lento a piacere – Andante tranquillo Poco animando – Tranquillamente)

Harry Waldo Warner(1874-1945)
Suite in D minor, Op. 58 (ca. 1941 orch. Tim Seddon, 2012; ed. John White)
i Fantasy (Lentamente – Allegro vivace Andante cantabile – Allegro vivace)
ii Lament (Lento con malinconia – Quasi cadenza)
iii Caprice (Allegro moderato)

SARAH-JANE BRADLEY viola
THE HALLÉ
PAUL BARRITT leader
conducted by STEPHEN BELL

WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING OF ORCHESTRAL VERSION [1-15]
WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING [16-18]

The Hallé and viola virtuoso Sarah-Jane Bradley present a programme of four tuneful and atmospheric scores by British composers of the early twentieth century. Benjamin Dale’s large-scale Romance for viola and orchestra finds him at his most lyrical, while Canadian-born composer Ruth Lomon’s orchestration of Rebecca Clarke’s Viola Sonata is splendidly authentic, emphasising the romantic sensibility latent in Clarke’s piano score. Richard Walthew orchestrated his delightful Mosaic – a succession of eleven encores originally for clarinet and piano – for the celebrated Lionel Tertis, and here Sarah-Jane Bradley revels in its lyrical charm. The Suite in D minor by composer, violist and founder member of the London String Quartet, Harry Waldo Warner, completes the programme, and Sarah-Jane Bradley and the Hallé project this substantial three-movement work with insight and panache.

All tracks available in stereo and multi-channel,
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