Reger, Busch & Weinreich: Suites for Viola Roland Glassl

• Max Reger (1873 - 1916): Suite No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 131d:
• 1 Suite No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 131d: I. Molto sostenuto 03:54
• 2 Suite No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 131d: II. Vivace - Andantino 03:39
• 3 Suite No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 131d: III. Andante sostenuto 02:48
• 4 Suite No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 131d: IV. Molto vivace 01:16
• Suite No. 2 in D Major, Op. 131d:
• 5 Suite No. 2 in D Major, Op. 131d: I. Con moto (Non troppo vivace) 02:20
• 6 Suite No. 2 in D Major, Op. 131d: II. Andante 02:58
• 7 Suite No. 2 in D Major, Op. 131d: III. Allegretto 01:35
• 8 Suite No. 2 in D Major, Op. 131d: IV. Vivace 02:32
• Suite No. 3 in E Minor, Op. 131d:
• 9 Suite No. 3 in E Minor, Op. 131d: I. Moderato 03:01
• 10 Suite No. 3 in E Minor, Op. 131d: II. Vivace 01:56
• 11 Suite No. 3 in E Minor, Op. 131d: III. Adagio 02:21
• 12 Suite No. 3 in E Minor, Op. 131d: IV. Allegro vivace 01:40
• Adolf Busch (1891 - 1952): Suite in A Minor, Op. 16a:
• 13 Suite in A Minor, Op. 16a: I. Lento 02:19
• 14 Suite in A Minor, Op. 16a: II. Scherzo (Giga). Vivace 02:42
• 15 Suite in A Minor, Op. 16a: III. Andante tranquillo (Sarabande) 02:15
• 16 Suite in A Minor, Op. 16a: IV. Allegro (Tempo di bourrée) 02:59
• Justus Weinreich (1858 - 1927): Suite No. 1 in E-Flat Major:
• 17 Suite No. 1 in E-Flat Major: I. Präludium. Allegro 01:56
• 18 Suite No. 1 in E-Flat Major: II. Menuett I. Moderato - Menuett II 03:49
• 19 Suite No. 1 in E-Flat Major: III. Gavotte I. Allegro — Gavotte II 02:47
• 20 Suite No. 1 in E-Flat Major: IV. Gigue. Allegro vivace 03:20
• Suite No. 2 in F Major:
• 21 Suite No. 2 in F Major: I. Präludium. Moderato 01:42
• 22 Suite No. 2 in F Major: II. Largo 03:53
• 23 Suite No. 2 in F Major: III. Menuett I. Moderato - Menuett II 05:32
• 24 Suite No. 2 in F Major: IV. Gigue. Presto 04:14
• Suite No. 3 in G Major:
• 25 Suite No. 3 in G Major: I. Präludium. Allegro vivace 01:21
• 26 Suite No. 3 in G Major: II. Gavotte I. Allegro - Gavotte II (La Musette) 04:01
• 27 Suite No. 3 in G Major: III. Corrente. Allegro vivace 02:55
• 28 Suite No. 3 in G Major: IV. Marcia. Allegro moderato - Trio 1 - Trio 2 04:06
• Total Runtime 01:19:51

Info for Reger, Busch & Weinreich: Suites for Viola

With their Suites for Solo Viola Max Reger, Adolf Busch and Justus Weinreich paid tribute to the special qualities of the instrument as a soloist even before the production of viola repertoire began to flourish in the twentieth century. This album includes the premiere recording of the Suites by Justus Weinreich: a significant musical discovery.

Roland Glassl, the longstanding violist of the Mandelring Quartet, presents his debut solo album performing suites for solo viola. Bach's works for solo string instruments were the model, the stylistic and virtuosic possibilities around 1900 the gauge: the works by Max Reger, Adolf Busch and Justus Weinreich were written between 1894 and 1925, so before the great twentieth century flowering of solo and concerto repertoire for the viola. Weinreich's suites of 1894 are the pioneers: a wonderful discovery and now available as a recording for the first time. Max Reger did not manage to write his planned fourth suite for the violist of the Busch Quartet: Adolf Busch, the leader of the ensemble, fulfilled his friend's project by composing his own suite.

"Roland Gassl plays colorfully and with a lot of fantasy. The Weinreich Suites are world premiere recordings." (Pizzicato)

Roland Glassl, viola

Roland Glassl
has established his reputation as a soloist and chamber musician. Numerous prizes at international competitions (including first prize at Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition; first prize at Washington International Competition for Strings; winner of the first International Viola Competition Vienna) as well as sixteen years of playing in the Mandelring Quartet have taken him to many of the great international concert stages and festivals. Roland Glassl studied the violin with Prof. Ana Chumachenco at the Munich Musikhochschule and the viola at Indiana University, Bloomington, USA, with Atar Arad. After his return to Germany he began his career as a chamber musician and soloist. Alongside his intensive involvement with the Mandelring Quartet he has given many concerts with the Trio Charolca and has also continued performing as a soloist. Roland Glassl teaches at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt am Main, whose staff he joined as professor of viola in 2004.

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