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“Mr. Lipman demonstrated a rich tone and elegant phrasing in the slow opening movement, with its elegiac, wandering melodies, and a fleet-fingered technique in the vivacious second movement.”

The New York Times

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Repertoire

Bach 

Brandenburg Concerto no 6 in B flat major, BWV 1051

Bartók 

Concerto for Viola and Orchestra, Sz 120/BB 128

Berlioz 

Harold en Italie

Bloch 

Suite Hebraique

Suite for Viola and Orchestra (1919)

Britten 

Double Concerto for Violin and Viola (1932)

Lachrymae for Viola and Strings, Op. 48a

Bruch 

Concerto for Clarinet and Viola in E minor, Op. 88

Romance for Viola and Orchestra, Op. 85

Casadesus 

Concerto for Viola in C minor in the style of Johann Christian Bach

Concerto for Viola in B minor in the style of George Frideric Handel

Hindemith 

Der Schwanendreher

Kammermusik No. 5

Trauermusik for Viola and Strings

Hoffmeister 

Concerto for Viola in D major


Hummel 

Potpourri for Viola and Orchestra in G minor, Op. 94 "Fantasia"

Mozart 

Sinfonia concertante for Violin and Viola in E flat major, K 364 (320d)

Concerto for Viola and Orchestra, K. 622 (Arr.)

Paganini

Sonata per la Grand Viola

Penderecki 

Concerto for Viola

Schnittke 

Concerto for Viola

Shulman 

Theme and Variations for Viola and Strings

Stamitz 

Concerto for Viola in D major, Op. 1

Telemann 

Concerto for Viola in G major, TV 51 no G 9

Walton 

Concerto for Viola

Weber 

Andante and Rondo Ungarese for Viola and Orchestra in C minor, J. 79


Assad (Clarice) 

Metamorfose (Commission)

Bach 

Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord no 1 in G major, BWV 1027

Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord no 2 in D major, BWV 1028

Bax 

Sonata for Viola and Piano

Bloch 

Suite hébraïque

Suite for Viola

Boccherini 

Sonata for Cello no 6 in A major

Bowen 

Phantasy Op. 54

Sonata for Viola and Piano no 1 in C minor, Op. 18

Brahms 

Sonata for Viola and Piano no 1 in F minor, Op. 120 no 1

Sonata for Viola and Piano no 2 in E flat major, Op. 120 no 2

Scherzo for Violin and Piano in C minor, WoO 2 "FAE Sonata" (Sonatensatz)

Bridge 

Pieces (2) for Viola and Piano

Britten 

Lachrymae for Viola and Piano, Op. 48

Chopin 

Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. posthumous

Clarke 

Sonata for Viola/Cello and Piano

Morpheus

Enescu 

Concertstück for Viola and Piano

Glinka

Sonata for Viola and Piano in D minor



Hindemith 

Sonata for Viola and Piano in F major, Op. 11 no 4

Sonata for Viola and Piano Op. 25 No. 4

Sonata for Viola and Piano (1939)

Kreisler 

Praeludium and Allegro in the style of Pugnani

Marais 

Vielles danses françaises (5)

Paganini

La Campanella

Sonata per la Grand Viola

Prokofiev 

Selections from "Romeo and Juliet"

Rachmaninov 

Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14

Schubert 

Litanei auf das Fest aller Seelen, D 343

"Die Winterreise" (Arr. for Viola)

Sonata in A minor, D 821 "Arpeggione"

Schumann 

Fantasiestücke, Op.73

Sonata No. 1 in A minor, Op. 105

Märchenbilder for Viola and Piano, Op. 113

Shostakovich 

Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147

Tchaikovsky 

None but the Lonely Heart, for viola and piano Transcribed by Primrose

Melodie

Vieuxtemps 

Elegie for Viola and Piano, Op. 30

Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. posth no 14

Waxman 

Carmen Fantasie

Zimbalist 

Sarasateana



Askim (Peter)

Inner Voices

Bach 

Chromatic Fantasia, BWV 903 (Transcribed by Kodaly)

Sonata for Violin solo no 1 in G minor, BWV 1001

Sonata for Violin solo no 2 in A minor, BWV 1003

Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004

Suite for Cello solo no 1 in G major, BWV 1007

Suite for Cello solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1008

Suite for Cello solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1009

Suite for Cello solo no 4 in E flat major, BWV 1010

Suite for Cello solo no 5 in C minor, BWV 1011

Suite for Cello solo no 6 in D major, BWV 1012

Hindemith 

Sonata for Viola solo, Op. 11 no 5

Sonata for Viola solo, Op. 25 no 1

Sonata for Viola Solo, Op. 31 No. 4

Sonata for Viola Solo (1937)

Kishino (Malika)

Monochromer Garten VI (2015)

Knox 

Fuga libre (2007)

Kurtág 

Signs, Games and Messages



Maxwell Davies 

Six Sorano Variants for Solo Viola

Montgomery (Jessie)

Rhapsody No.2 (2020)

Ngwenyama (Nokuthula)

Sonoran Storm (2017)

Penderecki 

Cadenza for Viola solo

Reger 

Suite for Viola Solo no 1 in G minor

Suite for Viola Solo no 2 in D Major

Telemann

12 Fantasias for Violin Solo TWV 40:14-25

Tillis (Frederick)

Three Pieces for Viola

Vieuxtemps 

Capriccio for Viola solo, Op. posth. no 9

Zwilich

Fantasy for Solo Viola (2014)


reviews

“Mr. Lipman demonstrated a rich tone and elegant phrasing in the slow opening movement, with its elegiac, wandering melodies, and a fleet-fingered technique in the vivacious second movement.”

The New York Times

“splendid technique and musical sensitivity...a warm, burnished, singing tone... Mark well Matthew Lipman's name: You'll be hearing a lot more of him in the years to come.”

The Chicago Tribune

“Matthew Lipman commands attention with his authoritative phrasing and attractive sound...most impressive, well recorded and lovingly presented recital.”

THE STRAD

“Throughout the recital Lipman’s playing is warm-toned and expressive, as well as agile and focused.”

Gramophone Magazine

“remarkable and vibrantly deep, chocolate tone.”

Audiophile Audition

“superb: in particular, the violist Matthew Lipman, who did such a fine job of negotiating the center of the music...”

National Review