Tag Archives: viola

Just a bit of Passacaglia?

Posted on March 9, 2026 by Andreas Pernpeintner

Last fall, I attended a concert in the Dachau Palace. … Continue reading →

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Beethoven and the viola

Posted on May 4, 2020 by Norbert Gertsch

Piano concertos and sonatas, violin concerto and sonatas, cello sonatas … Continue reading →

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The melancholy horn – a short excursion into the monumental realm of Russian music

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Dominik Rahmer

The repertoire of the G. Henle publishing house is traditionally … Continue reading →

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Where does the key/clef go? About a problematic passage in Schumann’s F-major string quartet

Posted on July 7, 2014 by Peter Jost

Fans of the humourist Wilhelm Busch will certainly be reminded … Continue reading →

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Sometimes you have to dig deeper! Or: What the violist should really play in Hoffmeister’s concerto.

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Norbert Gertsch

Most violists groan whenever the names Hoffmeister and Stamitz are … Continue reading →

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Alta Viola – Twice is better

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Dominik Rahmer

Descriptions of musical instruments in older musical prints and manuscripts … Continue reading →

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