Vaughan Williams Suite for Viola Complete (Oxford)

This eight movement work is divided into three groups of movements: Group I comprises a Prelude, Carol, and ChristmasDance; Group II a Ballad and Moto perpetuo; and Group III a Musette, Polka m?elancolique, and Galop. It was composed in 1934 for the great viola player Lionel Tetris, for whom the composer had written Flos Campi almost a decade earlier. Vaughan Williams?s trademark pastoral lyricism is punctuatedby passages of spirited virtuosity, skilfully exhibiting theabilities of both the instrument and the player. The work isavailable with accompaniment for either small orchestra or piano.