Bridge: 2 Pieces, H. 56a, H. 82 For Viola And Piano

Category: Viola and Piano ** Title: Two Pieces, H. 56a and H. 82 ** Composer: Bridge, Frank ** Publisher: Stainer and Bell Publication ** Difficulty: ASTA grade 4.

English composer Frank Bridge's music has been sadly underrated. A student of Charles Villiers Stanford, he in turn became the teacher of Benjamin Britten. His style is difficult to characterize: his early works are Romantic in sound and scope, while the later ones are more dissonant and structured. 'Two Pieces for Viola and Piano' is made up of two separate works for viola and piano: "Pensiero" from H. 53, and "Allegro Appassionato" (H. 82), both written between 1905 and 1908.