Gerard Causse - Gerard Causse: Viola Legend - Erato Years

Playing the viola means making it sing - making myself sing" declares Gérard Caussé, who makes this instrument, with it's special voice - deep, nostalgic and melancholy - sing like no one else does. This box set, which brings together an incredibly wide repertoire, bears witness to the remarkable career that has made Caussé a viola legend. - 2018 marks Caussé's 70th anniversary. This box highlights the wide range of the viola repertoire he recorded from 1979 to 2010 surrounded by first class artists. - It includes Quintets by Mendelssohn with Quatuor Viotti which are here released for the first time on CD. - All wallets are based on original album covers. - The booklet includes an essay written by Gérard Caussé in 2018.