“an ingenious idea for a solo viola disc…brought together with considerable sophistication…played with sometimes daunting confidence…the most modern works here are uniformly brilliant…
…All in all, a weird and wonderful trip through the temporal looking-glass.”
Michelle Dulak Thomson, American Record Guide
“will set your toes tapping…”
Carlos Maria Solare, The Strad
“ingenious concept …remarkably insightful…Her playing is agile, intelligent, movingly expressive; her articulation superb.“
Ivana Popovic, theWholeNote
“the kaleidoscopic variety of moods, styles, and textures is fascinating”
Rick Anderson, CD HotList
“The word brilliant should never be thrown around casually, yet it comes naturally to mind when presented with the conceptual strategy Rose Wollman adopted for LOOP.”
Ron Schepper, Textura.org
“an absorbing intimacy…very exciting, sometimes intense manipulation of her instrument in cinematic ways…A very rich, technical and often moving listen, Wollman’s techniques and tonal range makes all 18 tracks here fascinating and even enlightening.”
”the groupings work their magic…Wollman’s elegantly written booklet notes guiding the listener through her thinking, and her no less eloquent playing making a convincing case for this most original recital.”
Carlos Maria Solare, The Strad
Loop: Ligeti’s Inspiration and Legacy
Rose Wollman, viola
World premiere recording: *
I
1. Johann Sebastian Bach, Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: I. Prelude (Arr. for Viola)
2. György Ligeti, Sonata for Viola Solo: I. Hora Lunga
*3. Garth Knox, Ritorno
II
4. Giuseppe Tartini, Violin Sonata XVII in D Major, B. D2: IV. Furlana (Arr. for Viola)
5. György Ligeti, Sonata for Viola Solo: II. Loop
*6. Alexander Mansour, Loop for Solo Viola and Electronics
III
7. Domenico Gabrielli, Ricercar for Solo Cello No. 1 in G Minor (Arr. for Viola)
8. György Ligeti, Sonata for Viola Solo: III. Facsar
*9. Rose Wollman, Wanderlust
IV
10. Arcangelo Corelli, Violin Sonata, Op. 5, No. 6: III. Allegro (Arr. for Viola)
11. György Ligeti, Sonata for Viola Solo: IV. Prestissimo con sordino
*12. Atar Arad, Caprice Fourteen (Gyorgy)
V
13. Georg Philipp Telemann, Fantasia for Violin Without Bass No. 12 in A Minor, TWV 40:25: I. Moderato (Arr. for Viola)
14. György Ligeti, Sonata for Viola Solo: V. Lamento
*15. Melia Watras, Blue Rose
VI
16. Franz Biber, Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas: 16. Passacaglia in G Minor (Arr. for Viola)
17. György Ligeti, Sonata for Viola Solo: VI. Chaconne chromatique
*18. Natalie Williams, Ciklus
Total Time 54:39
Rose Wollman | Cover Art | Press Release | Baroque Suite sheet music, arr. Wollman
“The word brilliant should never be thrown around casually, yet it comes naturally to mind when presented with the conceptual strategy Rose Wollman adopted for LOOP… While the recording features no other instrument than Wollman's, never does the listener feel as if the music's wanting when her viola sound is so rich and her playing so compelling. Technical virtuosity is in abundant display, necessarily so when the eighteen parts demand from the performer a broad arsenal of viola techniques. To that end, the total range of sounds she coaxes from the instrument on LOOP verges on staggering.”
Ron Schepper, Textura.org