Ralph Vaughan Williams

Par VAUGHAN WILLIAMS RALPH. This work was published posthumously, and first performed in 1962. The viola part is edited by Bernard Shore and the piano part by Eric Gritton. / Niveau : Avancé / Répertoire / Alto et Piano

This engaging work was composed in 1929 and premiered the following year by its dedicatee the legendary Spanish cellist Pablo Casals. The five folk songs on which the work is founded are 'Salisbury Plain' 'The Long Whip' 'Low down in the broom' 'Bristol Town' and 'I've been to France'. This arrangement for solo Viola and Orchestra is compatible with the original Orchestral accompaniment materials for which are available on hire.