A Mosaic in Ten Pieces (with Dedication), for Viola and Piano

New edition of this charming suite by the British composer Richard Walthew (1872-1951), originally published in 1900. The work was frequently performed by Lionel Tertis over his long career; his fingerings and bowings are of great interest to students and scholars, so these are included for reference in the viola cue stave in the piano score; the viola part itself is left «clean» for performers to make their own decisions. In 1943 Tertis premiered [A Mosaic in Ten Pieces] in the version for viola and orchestra in a concert broadcast by the BBC. The performance was reviewed in the Musical Times: «It is the work of a happy craftsman, genial, jesting (so few composers joke now). In a slow movement Walthew is at his serene best. Brahms would have enjoyed the Valsette, and Elgar beamed upon other parts. Tertis's phrasing is the best lesson I can imagine for any young musician...»

Preface, publisher's note - Biographical note - Préface - Note de l'editeur, note biographique - Vorwort - Anmerkung des Verlegers, Kurzbiografie - Walthew: A Mosaic in Ten Pieces (with Dedication) - I (Presto) - II (Tempo di Valse, Poco più mosso, Tempo I) - III (Allegro, Allegretto) - IV (Andante semplice, Poco più mosso, Tempo primo) - V (Allegro ma non troppo, Poco più mosso, Tempo primo) - VI (Allegretto con grazia) - VII (Presto) - VIII (Allegretto con grazia, Più mosso, Tempo primo) - IX (Molto allegro e agitato) - Dedication (Lento a piacere, Andante tranquillo, Poco animando)

Duet

• Boosey & Hawkes, 2017