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Lionel Tertis: The First Great Virtuoso of the Viola

Lionel Tertis: The First Great Virtuoso of the Viola

White, John

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ISBN10: 1843837900
ISBN13: 9781843837909
Publisher: Boydell Press
Published: Dec 20 2012
Pages: 456
Weight: 1.70
Height: 1.10 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.20
Language: English
This new biography examines the life and work of Lionel Tertis, almost solely responsible for the rise of the viola in the twentieth century.

Lionel Tertis [1876-1975] stands in the company of Ysaÿe, Kreisler, Casals, Thibaud and Rubinstein as one of the greatest instrumentalists - and arguably the greatest viola player - of all time. Such composers as Arnold Bax, Holst, and Vaughan Williams all wrote significant works for him; he was a member of a number of prominent string quartets; and he was later to design and promote his own 'Tertis model' viola. He is virtually synonymous with the increasing importance of the viola as a solo and recital instrument alongside the violin and the cello.

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