Hindemith, Milhaud, Lutoslawski, etc

Otto Siegl - Duo-Sonate for Viola and Cello, Op. 139
Rebecca Clarke - Lullaby and Grotesque
Paul Hindemith - Duet for Viola and Cello
Günter Raphael - Duo for Viola and Cello, Op. 47
Witold Lutoslawski - Bukoliki
Darius Milhaud - Sonatina for Viola and Cello, Op. 378
Zikmund Schul - Chassidic Dances (2), Op. 15

Julia Adler (Viola)
Thomas Ruge (Cello)

NEOS 10805

Weinberg complete solo viola sonatas
Druzhinin solo viola sonata

Julia Rebekka Adler

NEOS 11008/09

These ambitious discs stake a claim for an experienced German violist at a time when more viola CDs are being made than ever before.

They are less than compelling for the "ordinary" listener but provide useful repertoire suggestions for violists and should find a place in conservatory libraries.

The playing is fine throughout, but the music itself underwhelming.

Peter Grahame Woolf

see Julia Rebekka Adler play the Druzhinin at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUPokROMxjM

and see Classic.com's review: