and a cadre of Miami's best players. "Mockingbird" opens with an intro (and later an outro) of the real thing, before launching into a hauntingly beautiful theme, and keyboard and viola solos.

Or, if you are Kim Kashkashian, you can play them on viola. Kashkashian has been exploring ... they offer no hero’s triumph to applaud. Solo Bach is inherently private music, insofar as truly ...

The four sonatas for solo viola are altogether more engaging. Unlike the symphonies, the tone is soulful and highly individual – more classical than neo-classical, with simple but strong ideas ...

The dark, deep sound of a solo viola takes on the role of a pipe organ, in an immensely beautiful and striking performance. The dramatic opening flourishes of Bach’s D minor Toccata and Fugue are one ...