Finale (Introduction and Allegro molto) for 4 violas (op. 36b, 1968/1997)
Movement titles
Introduction and Allegro molto
Instrumentation
4 violas
Duration: 4 minutes
Premiere
6 February 2000,
Hamburg, St Nikolai Church
Stefanie Friess | Andrea Hummel | Till Krause | Christian Stahnke
Autograph
Title: Introduction and Allegro molto (Finale from the Divertimento op. 36) arranged for 4 violas on the occasion of the wedding of Andrea and Thomas on 11 October 1997 with warm wishes of happiness and blessings! - Length: 5 pages (viola parts 8 pages) - Date: 9.10.97 - Location:
Publisher
N. Simrock Hamburg-London (Boosey & Hawkes) Score and parts: ISMN M-2211-1666-6
At the suggestion of his viola-playing daughter-in-law Andrea, Bertold Hummel arranged the final movement(Allegro molto) of his Divertimento for 4 violins or violin orchestra op. 36a for 4 violas. The piece was premiered in Hamburg on 6 February 2000 as an effective finale to a viola concert programme.