Music Samples.

Before starting my arduous Ph.D. studies in color science at RIT, I gave solo viola concerts in 2004 and 2006 in Rochester, New York for crowds of nearly 200. Collaborations were with Eastman School of Music viola faculty George Taylor and Phillip Ying as well as Alisa Curlee as accompanist. Excerpts (mp3) of the concert repertoire are accessible below. I look forward to having more time for music when I have finished my Ph.D.

 

Sonata for Viola and Piano (1919)

Paul Hindemith

Opus 11, Nr. 4

(1895-1963)

Fantasie

Theme with Variations

Finale (with Variations)

Jonathan Phillips, viola
Alisa Curlee, piano

 

Elegie, Op. 30 (1856)

Henri Vieuxtemps

 

(1820-1881)


Jonathan Phillips, viola
Alisa Curlee, piano

 

Trio for 3 Violas, Op. 87 (1795)

Ludwig van Beethoven

Arr. Lionel Tertis

(1770-1827)

Allegro

Adagio

Scherzo

Presto

Jonathan Phillips, viola I
Phillip Ying, viola II
George Taylor, viola III

 

Suite Nr. 3 in C Major
(circa 1720/21)

Johann Sebastian Bach
(1685-1750)

(BWV 1009)

Prélude

Allemande

Courante

Sarabande

Bourrée I - Bourrée II - Bourrée I

Gigue

Jonathan Phillips, viola

 

Quatre Visages (1943)

Darius Milhaud

 

(1892-1974)

La Californienne

The Wisconsonian

La Bruxelloise

La Parisienne

Jonathan Phillips, viola
Alisa Curlee, piano

 

Sonata for Two Violas (1749)

Jean-Marie Leclair

Opus 12, Nr. 5

(1697-1764)

Allegro

Aria: Andante - Più allegro - Tempo primo

Allegro assai

Jonathan Phillips, viola I
Phillip Ying, viola II

 

Sonata No. 1 in f minor, Op. 120

Johannes Brahms

(1894)

(1833-1897)

Allegro appassionato

Andante un poco adagio

Allegretto grazioso

Vivace

Jonathan Phillips, viola
Alisa Curlee, piano