Viola Solo
Fleur de Son Classics (2004)
Cover photo by Langston Watras
Melia Watras, viola
Michael Jinsoo Lim, producer + David Dusman, engineer
Atar Arad (b. 1945)
Sonata for viola solo (1992)
① I. Melancholia 8:20
② II. Alla Bulgarese 9:00
③ III. Finale sul ponticello 1:30
J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
④ Chromatic Fantasy (transcribed for viola by Zoltán Kodály) 7:48
John Corigliano (b. 1938)
⑤ Fancy on a Bach Air (1997) (adapted for viola by Melia Watras)* 6:35
Andrew Waggoner (b. 1960)
⑥ Collines parmi étoiles... (2003)** 7:34
Igor Stravinksky (1882-1971)
⑦ Elegie (1944) 5:01
Paola Prestini (b. 1975)
⑧ Sympathique (2000)** 5:48
Krzysztof Penderecki (b. 1933)
⑨ Cadenza per viola sola (1984) 7:15
*World premiere recording on viola
**World premiere recording