William Walton Viola Concerto Part 2

William Walton Viola Concerto, Anibal Dos Santos, Viola, Andres Orozco Estrada, Conductor, Bogota Philharmonic Orchestra, feb 16, 2008

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[adossant35]

This changes where made by William Primrose and Walton conducted the recording with the changes.

[alsozoidberg]

It's poorly played, yes, but it is one of the greatest pieces ever written for viola. So if you can't understand the music, keep your comments to yourself.

[JiangxenPeter]

Again, this is a bit pedestrian! Can't understand why he didn't play more at the heel in this mvt. Slow vibrato is definitely not for this mvt!! Tempo is ok, Primrose took liberties and went against Walton's wishes. But each phrase should show the bassoon qualities that are stronger with viola than the oboe crispiness of the violin. Walton understood the viola!! But the vivacity he wanted is not brought out too well in this rendition. Hammered strokes, "au talon" & brisk vibrato should help!!!

[scottgilesmusic]

This isn't too bad a version.

[NoStringsAttached08]

did this guy study with toby appel? they have almost exactly the same interpretation in terms note displacements, etc...

[pviola314]

@ratoci Concertos are supposed to be difficult. Musically wise it has a large range of expression throughout its movements with varied harmonies. There are plenty of good recordings of this work so it's really not that hard for a good orchestra to play this. Perhaps you don't like Walton's style, but to say low musical value is simply off the mark.

[pviola314]

@ShadowTheHedgehog423 Primrose wanted to push the technical limits of the instrument to gain respect in its own right. Point of making it harder is to push the bar and show that violists are not simply 2nd rate violinists.

[evrythngtkn]

personally I feel he did it so that the viola projects more! I think it's an awesome idea. some critics say the concerto is weak because the viola is often overwhelmed by the rest of the orchestra. PROBLEM SOLVED :DDDD

[MrRedJackdaw]

But this guy plays it...not so good.

[MrRedJackdaw]

A beautiful piece, but you have to be able to understand it.

[ordnael7]

Não gostei o que ele fez no 1:52 . Não ficou bom. Vocês escutaram a viola bem?

[lebu2006]

I agree, I have seen a lot of colleagues sliding/bleeding playing this piece, The I and II Mov are  great but the III mov, Walton run out of fuel, there was no viagra at that time...definitively we have better challenging pieces where we can outchallenge the challenge and make it a great musical performance...