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Home CDE84671 Mzansi Viola: South African Viola Music Mzansi Viola: South African Viola Music
Priaulx Rainier Sonata for viola and piano
Monthati Masebe Trials that Trail for solo viola (foot pulse and voice Anthony Alcock, Lucy Nolan viola 2, David BaMaung viola 3)
Allan Stephenson Lullaby for viola and piano (arr. for viola by Ivor McGregor)
Surendran Reddy Twelve Songs for viola and piano
John Joubert Chamber Concerto for viola (arr. for piano by John Joubert and edited by Ivor McGregor)
Hendrik Hofmeyr Amar(tan)go for viola and piano
Louise Lansdown - Viola Charles Matthews - Piano
Mzansi Viola is a celebration of South African music through the viola (Mzansi is derived from the Xhosa noun meaning “south”, a colloquial name for South Africa and is pronounced with a soft M and the emphasis on Z - ansi). I’m proud to introduce Masebe’s “Trials that Trail”, a set of ten pieces remembering the Rivonia Trialists (1963-64). I commissioned this work in 2020 at the start of lockdown. Joubert’s 1947 concerto and Reddy’s viola music are brought to life in the recorded domain for the first time. Having known Hofmeyr and Stephenson almost all of my life, it has been a privilege and an honour to have the opportunity to record their music. I hope you enjoy my personal selection of South African viola music. The next album is just around the corner…
Louise Lansdown
