Britten 3 Suiten op 72+80+87

Three Suites Opp. 72,80 & 87 for solo viola. Britten's Three Suites
for Cello transcribed for solo viola by Japanese classical violist
Nobuko Imai.
The Three Suites were orginally a series of three compositions for
solo cello, dedicated to Russian cellist Mstislav Rostropovich, his
great friend and collaborator. The suites were the first original solo
instrumental music that Britten wrote for and dedicated to
Rostropovich, who gave the first performances of each work and
recorded Suites Nos 1 and 2 commercially.
Nobuko Imai is a Japanese classical violist with an extensive career
as soloist and chamber musician. She has been a recipient of numerous
awards including the Avon Arts Award (1993), Japan's Suntory Music
Award (1995) and Mainichi Award of Arts (1996).