Description
- Bach: Chaconne (from Partita in D minor for solo Violin, BWV1004, transcribed for the viola by Tertis) 14.31
(Recorded in London, 25 November 1924; AX-755/8, L-1644/5)
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Brahms: Sonata in F minor for Viola and Piano, Op. 120 No. 1
- Allegro appassionato – Sostenuto ed espressivo. 7.38
- Andante un poco adagio. 5.17
- Allegretto grazioso. 4.22
- Vivace.4.57
with Harriet Cohen, piano
(Recorded in London, 17 February 1933; CAX-6704/9, LX-225/7)
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Delius: Sonata No. 2 for Violin and Piano (transcribed for the viola by Tertis)
- Con moto – Lento – Molto vivace. 11.35
with George Reeves, piano
(Recorded in London, 7 October 1929; WAX-5193/5, L-2342/3)
Bax: Sonata for Viola and Piano
- Molto moderato – Allegro. 7.51
- Allegro energico, ma non troppo presto. 5.45
- Molto lento 6.35
with Arnold Bax, piano
(Recorded In London, 27 May 1929; WAX-4949/54, unpublished in 78 rpm form, first published on LP, Pearl GEMM-201)
Total time: 68’29’’
Records from the collections of Lillian Tertis, R.L. Edwards and Harry Danks. Transcriptions effected by Charles Levin.
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‘Tertis’s portamentos all feel right, the richness of his tone is extraordinary, and Cohen’s accompaniment is passionate and eloquent … Such is the quality of this performance [Delius’s Violin Sonata No. 2] that I would struggle to think of a recording of the original version that is more persuasive.’
Nigel Simeone, International Record Review, December 2014