COMPOSERS: Bacharach,Dvorak,Gershwin,Grainger,Ravel
LABELS: Cala
PERFORMER: 48 violas of the ASMF, BBC SO, London Philharmonic, ENO/Geoffrey Simon
CATALOGUE NO: CACD 0106 DDD
Here’s a spirited riposte to all those scurrilous viola player jokes. Forty- eight violists from top London orchestras swoon, stomp and boogie their way through lush arrangements of Ravel, Grainger, Gershwin, Dvorák, Bacharach and much more. No sniggering at the back, please. Barry Millington