Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert & Others: Works for Viola & Piano (Live)

Featuring

Bernard Zaslav
Naomi Zaslav
Pietro Nardini
Franz Schubert
Ludwig van Beethoven
Robert Schumann

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Max Bruch

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Album & Artwork

The front cover of the album features a sketch of the Zaslav Duo by Kris Yenney.

Performer Biography

Bernard Zaslav, the violist on this recording, retired from teaching at Stanford University in 1993, though he continued to perform with the Zaslav Duo.

Recording & Production

This album is a re-engineered recording of a 1986 recital by the Zaslav Duo, Bernard Zaslav (viola) and Naomi Zaslav (piano), which was previously unreleased due to damaged original recordings.

Performer Biography

Naomi Zaslav, the pianist of the Zaslav Duo, continues to play her Mason and Hamlin piano daily in her 93rd year, favoring Chopin, Schubert, and Haydn.

Instruments

Bernard Zaslav's viola was crafted in 1781 by J.B. Guadagnini in Turin, Italy, and is known as the 'ex-Villa,' being one of only nine violas attributed to the master.