Concerto

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Viola — N.B.xa0 Soloists should be aware that the Viola version of the Concerto has a few octave changes from the original Brahms. xa0However, for rehearsal purposes, the Piano part from the original Sonata may be used. Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra violist Randolph Kelly had premiered Adler's Viola Concerto in 2000, but the orchestra's artistic management preferred that he not perform a contemporary work for his next solo appearance. With that guideline, Kelly contacted Adler, the master of orchestration, to arrange the Brahms Sonata in F minor, Opus 120 for viola and orchestra. In this new setting, "The piece promises to bring the lush romantic strains of the famous sonata to a larger audience without upsetting the purists." (Andrew Druckenbrod, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Classical Music Critic)