Clarinet and piano
SKU: P2.30096
Composed by York Bowen.
Arranged by Andrew
DeBoer. Solo music.
Published by Potenza
Music (P2.30096).
Among York
Bowen's many works, there
is a significant body of
viola works. Many of
these viola works were
written for the English
violist Lionel Tertis,
whose mission was to
promote viola through the
commissioning of viola
works from a variety of
composers. Bowen composed
this Sonata No. 1 in C
Minor for viola and piano
in 1905. The piece was
first performed by Tertis
on viola and Bowen on
piano. While touring in
Germany with Tertis,
Bowen received glowing
reviews of both his
playing and his viola
works. This sonata was
presumably among these
works.