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English Viola Sonatas

This CD project brought together relatively little known works by important English composers, with two arrangements for viola of sonatas originally composed for cello, both previously recorded only on their original instrument.

Lionel Tertis’ arrangement of Ireland’s Cello Sonata was made with the composer's blessing. Outram’s interpretation and world premiere recording was informed by his study of Tertis' own performing part of his arrangement, where it is evident that Tertis saw the transcription process as on going, with many bowing, phrasing and dynamic markings differing from those in his published score and part.

The Delius Sonata is also a world premiere recording. It presents Outram’s own transcription of the original made at the end of 2008, and published by Boosey and Hawkes. Outram discusses his approach in notes for the edition.

Gordon Jacob's short Sonata is a late work that presents with typical craftmanship a well-judged and compact series of movements comprising a wide expressive range. Outram made a number of corrections to the published score in preparation for this recording, after studying the composer's original manuscript. Outram also studied a copy of Lennox Berkeley’s Sonata manuscript, and corrected several small errors in the printed score. He also discovered a rejected Finale, with many corrections and evidently far from finished.

The recording was made with the financial support of the Lennox Berkeley Society, the Delius Society, and the John Ireland Trust.