Horn SKU: P2.70021 Composed by James Grant. Horn Solo. Published by Poten...(+)
Horn
SKU: P2.70021
Composed by James Grant.
Horn Solo. Published by
Potenza Music (P2.70021).
Waltz for Betz
(1999) is, as one might
assume, a waltz dedicated
to someone named Betz. It
is a gentle, passionate
ballad--Erik Satie by way
of Henry
Mancini--originally
composed for solo piano
as a musical Valentine's
Day card. Waltz for Betz
now exists in multiple
arrangements for
virtually every
instrument: with piano
accompaniment; with
string quartet or string
quintet accompaniment;
and with string orchestra
accompaniment. In 2006,
it was released in its
version for viola and
string orchestra by the
Tasmanian Symphony
Orchestra on the ABC
Classics label in
Australia, where it
continues to enjoy
frequent radio play. In
2009, violist Michelle
LaCourse recorded Waltz
for Betz on her CD,
Chocolates--Music for
Viola and Piano by James
Grant, on the MSR
Classics label. In 2011,
it was recorded by Tim
Buzbee in its version for
tuba and piano and
released on Albany
Records. And in 2012,
clarinetist William
Helmers released Waltz
for Betz in a version for
clarinet and string
quintet, on his Potenza
Records release, High
Autumn.
