Re: Bad repertoire? I do violin exams instead of viola because the violin pieces are better ...
--- The difference between an amateur and a professional: the amateur practises until it's right; the professional practises until it never goes wrong.
Re: Bad repertoire? One of my ambitions is to write a viola concerto! Though that'll have to wait several years ...
--- The difference between an amateur and a professional: the amateur practises until it's right; the professional practises until it never goes wrong.
Re: Bad repertoire? I think the main flaw in the repertoire is anti-modernist reactionaries that seem to govern music pedagogy at the moment. The viola doesn't have vast amounts of music from the 18th and 19th centuries, so it's best repertoire is out of the "common practice period".
PS: Weirdly, I have no memory of starting this thread.
Re: Bad repertoire? Although Marchenbilder is quite a good set of pieces ... even though there are only 4 ...
--- The difference between an amateur and a professional: the amateur practises until it's right; the professional practises until it never goes wrong.
