Lionel Tertis (1876-1975), a great genius of the viola, is little known to today’s public. Timothy Ridout pays tribute to this key figure in his instrument’s history with a flamboyant programme featuring music by Tertis’s friends, teachers and students alongside some of his own original works and transcriptions. A marvellous musical journey, rich in discoveries.

CD 1

1. Allegro Moderato

2. Poco Lento E Cantabile

3. 3. Finale: Presto

4. Sunset

5. Nr. 1 Pensiero F-Moll

6. Allegro Appassionato H-Moll

7. Nr. 5 Minnelied C-Dur

8. Nr. 2 Romanze Fis-Dur

9. Elegie C-Moll Op. 24

10. Nr. 2 Allegretto Es-Dur

11. Liebesleid A-Moll

12. 1. Präludium: Allegro - Andante - Tempo I

13. 2. Allegro Molto Moderato

CD 2

1. Rhapsodie

2. First Meeting (Souvenir)

3. Nr. 1 Lovely On The Water (Adagio)

4. Nr. 2 Spurn Point (Andante Sostenuto)

5. Nr. 3 Van Diemen's Land (Larghetto)

6. Nr. 4 She Borrowed Some Of Her Mother's Gold (Lento)

7. Nr. 5 The Lady And The Dragon (Andante Tranquillo)

8. Nr. 6 As I Walked Over London Bridge (Allegro Vivace)

9. Chanson Celtique

10. The Holy Boy (A Carol Of The Nativity)

11. Nr. 1 Lied Ohne Worte E-Dur

12. Hier Au Soir

13. The Question Op. 13 Nr. 1

14. Obbligato Zu Beethovens Mondscheinsonate Op. 27 Nr. 2