Edition Schott
3 Preludes. viola and piano.

The melodies from George Gershwin's (1898-1937) musicals, we all know them ! But the career of the young musician started as a pianist in a music publishing house where he was to encourage customers to buy music by playing it. Soon he began to compose music himself and caught the attention of the Broadway. Inspired by Chopin's 24 Préludes, he began to write his own 'Preludes' for the piano in the mid-1920s.
These 'Preludes' combine classical moments and jazz elements into an effective whole and can be played individually or as a little jazz sonata. Besetzung : viola and piano