'Suite of Preludes' - Elliot Corner [HD]

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A new recording of the 'Suite of Preludes' (Op.6), written and recorded by Elliot Corner, Violist and Composer.

Recorded Live at 'New Sounds', on the 22nd February by The Audio Project.

I conceived of the idea of this piece whilst playing the Prelude to Bach's Cello Suite No.3. I thought to myself- "The preludes to all the suites are the best bits. Shame there aren't any for the Viola..."

I decided to write a suite of 6 Preludes for the Viola corresponding to the 6 pieces in Bach's Suites and the 6 suites (and partitas) in Bach's collections for the Violin and Viola. There is the introduction, which is a prelude to the preludes, and 5 preludes that are also slight variations on the thematic material. The piece explores different moods, before ending with No.5- which starts as a chordal variation with a minor middle section, which instead of recapitulating as the theme from No.5; ends with the Introduction again.

This recording omits preludes 3 & 4.

I hope you enjoy this work! Please like it if you enjoyed it, and subscribe to 'ElliotViola' if you haven't already, and I will keep you posted in my goal to write repertoire for the best, and most underappreciated and underwritten for instrument- The Viola.

This work is dedicated to Sarah-Jane Bradley, my Viola teacher at the Royal College of Music Junior Department.

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Pretty much. I'm updating the description, as I realised that I never wrote it! I omitted preludes 3&4 from this. It is a continuous work, but with separate movements that are played 'quasi attacca'. Glad you like it! :)

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awesome music! Is this really a suite of separate preludes or just the idea of a suite compacted into a single piece? Because then it would be nice to have a bigger pause between movements and a list of preludes and keys. But the more i listen to this the more i'm convinced it's the former ;) in any case, spirited music, great playing!

preludes/sections:
0:00 Prelude No. 1
0:38 Prelude No. 2
2:36 Prelude No. 3
4:20 Prelude No. 4
about right?

SimonPiano