Concertino for Viola
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Delightful music from a modern composer with roots in traditional Romanticism.

As we pointed out in our previous release of Wallace's orchestral music (TROY557), he is no relation to the Scottish composer of the same name who lived from 1860-1940. He is definitely a modern composer with roots in traditional Romanticism but with contemporary elements that give his music a fresh sound. His principal teachers were Utah's Leroy Robertson, Egon Wellesz and Edmund Rubbra. The last is the composer Wallace most resembles; the Concerto Variations is a work of grand stature, similar in scope to the British master's earlier Symphonies. In contrast is the delightful Second Dance Suite and Cantilena, which reveal Wallace's affinity for Baroque forms. The Viola Concerto is a concise, lightly-scored work which certainly makes a welcome contribution to the still-small repertoire of modern works for the instrument. This will have great appeal for listeners who enjoy neo-Romantic music.
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William Wallace, composer
Concertino for Viola and Chamber Orchestra
Joel Rosenberg, viola, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Kirk Trevor, conductor

William Wallace, composer
Concerto Variations
London Symphony Orchestra, Boris Brott, conductor

William Wallace, composer
Cantilena
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Kirk Trevor, conductor

William Wallace, composer
Second Dance Suite
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Kirk Trevor, conductor

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