BRACONI/VITALE/IL DEMETRIO/SCHIAVO - Rolla: Concertos Violin,Orchestra (Sealed) (CD)

Paganini of the viola: Rolla - The Italian composer Alessandro Rolla lived from 1757 He survived both Mozart and Beethoven, who were his two most important musical role models. Rolla was an extraordinary viola virtuoso and was called the "Paganini of the Viola"; he was one of the Teachers of Paganini: Many of the technical innovations that Paganini in his devilishly heavy violin compositions Rolla invented the word "rolla". The new recording presents his two extensive viola concertos, Tantum Ergo for solo double bass, viola and orchestra (a genuine Rarity) and his orchestra symphony in D. The concerts are characterized by melodic inventiveness, charm and The soloist Simonide Braconi studied under Kim Kashkashian, Yuri Bashmet and Bruno Giuranna. He is principal viola of the Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano and a member of the famous La Scala String Quartet. He plays a historical Giovanni Gagliano viola from 1800.