Vaughan Williams, Ralph: Romance

for Viola and Piano

This soulful piece was discovered among the composer's manuscripts upon his death in 1958 and published posthumously in 1962. As a result, little is known about it, though it may have been written for the great viola player Lionel Tetris, for whom he composed Flos Campi in 1925.<br/><br/> The opening and closing 'Andante' sections are melancholic and expressive, while in the central 'poco animato' the piece grows in intensity and anguish. <br/><br/> The viola part is edited by Bernard Shore and the piano part by Eric Gritton.<br/><br/>