Can also recommend his recording of the Elgar cello concerto transcribed for viola, one of the few people who can make it work in that version - and it really does.
Hauntingly beautiful. The first time I’ve heard the viola sound this good - astonishing ! Did anyone know what he’s playing on - the instrument is clearly superb.
A very lovely crisp viola with that mature yet hollow"woodblock-y" sound! I love it. The A string seems to have tamed a lot since I last hear it. Last time I heard it, it was "shrill city" and sounded like a chainsaw :O A performer like Ridout deserves a great viola that is even-across-the-strings.
That's right, Tim plays a viola made by Peregrino di Zanetto of Brescia c.1565-75 on loan from a generous patron of Beare's International Violin Society.
Finding a great viola is very difficult. Almost all violas sound harsh and nasal on the A string. My viola sound great and its be a modern Chicago maker. I still wish I could find a gut like thicker A string. Violist should try a slightly thinner C string to maker the low C sound not so dull and wolffie and covered. PIANO IS TOOOOO LOUD!
The balance is fine as far as I can tell. It is Viola centred and having played with piano many times , a realistic aural experience. Are you a Violinist ?
19:41 Rubinstein: Viola Sonata in F minor, op 49
This guy is one of the best viola players of our century. Great duo, many thanx!
Ye, he is amazing
0:39 3:25 7:27 9:32 11:09 17:45 Hans Sitt Albumblatter for Viola & Piano, Op.39
19:45 28:20 34:10 41:53 Anton Rubinstein Viola Sonata in f minor, Op.49
49:39 53:46 Schumann Adagio and Allegro Op. 70 for Viola and Piano
I'm listening to these Albumblätter for the very first time and he made me like them instantly.
Terrific performances from both -- passionate, colourful, characterful.
Great musicians, great performance. Wonderful !
What a pleasure to listen to Mr/ Ridout playing Hans Sitt album leaves. This was my first pieces for the viola and I loved them all.
What an incredible duo! Thank you for the performance!
Merci de nous faire écouter ces œuvres peu familières , même pour un altiste amateur passionné , et avec tel talent !
Great playing by both. Lovely viola sound very sensative accompaniment and such a pleasure listening. No more superlatives to add.
JUST GREAT!!!!!!
Beautiful, just beautiful.
Such a stunning recital. Thanks for sharing
Fantastic playing - what a pleasure to listen to.
Can also recommend his recording of the Elgar cello concerto transcribed for viola, one of the few people who can make it work in that version - and it really does.
Bravo! It was so great I had to stay till the very end!
Many thanks Timothy and Chiao-Ying for a stunning performance.
Sehr schön!
I saw Timothy at Eastmann a few months ago, what a wonderful violist!!
Thank you! A wonderful performance and a delightfully unfamiliar program.
Bravissimo! Performance impeccabile!
Bravissimo!!!!!
Hauntingly beautiful. The first time I’ve heard the viola sound this good - astonishing ! Did anyone know what he’s playing on - the instrument is clearly superb.
Di Zanetto
Bonito repertorio.
Top !!!
A very lovely crisp viola with that mature yet hollow"woodblock-y" sound! I love it. The A string seems to have tamed a lot since I last hear it. Last time I heard it, it was "shrill city" and sounded like a chainsaw :O
A performer like Ridout deserves a great viola that is even-across-the-strings.
It seems he’s using dominant strings, does anyone can corroborate it?
Its actually, A, D and G RONDO strings and a C spirocore
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Fine playing and musicianship. What is the Instrument? Brescian?
That's right, Tim plays a viola made by Peregrino di Zanetto of Brescia c.1565-75 on loan from a generous patron of Beare's International Violin Society.
Finding a great viola is very difficult. Almost all violas sound harsh and nasal on the A string. My viola sound great and its be a modern Chicago maker. I still wish I could find a gut like thicker A string. Violist should try a slightly thinner C string to maker the low C sound not so dull and wolffie and covered. PIANO IS TOOOOO LOUD!
The balance is fine as far as I can tell. It is Viola centred and having played with piano many times , a realistic aural experience. Are you a Violinist ?