Genre: viola

Parent Genre: classical

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Viola music is a classical music genre that features the viola as the primary instrument. The music is often characterized by its rich, warm, and mellow tone, which is distinct from the brighter sound of the violin. Viola music is typically played in orchestras, chamber ensembles, and solo performances. It has a long history dating back to the Baroque era, but has continued to evolve and grow in popularity. Today, there are many talented musicians who specialize in playing the viola, including some of the most renowned performers in the world.

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Winterreise, Op. 89, D. 911 (arr. T. Zimmermann and H. Holl): No. 21. Tauschung

Tabea Zimmermann

Styx

Maxim Rysanov

In Teaching Others We Teach Ourselves

Nadia Sirota

Tempelhof (Arr. for Viola & Piano)

Adrien La Marca

Fantaisie Pour Alto Et Orchestre

String Quartet No. 2 in D Major: III. Nocturne (arr. W. Primrose)

William Primrose

Schwanengesang, D. 957 (arr. A. Pillai): No. 4. Standchen

Ashan Pillai

16 Fantasy Etudes: No. 3. Piacevole: Allegro moderato

Lillian Fuchs

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Most popular albums in viola genre

Schubert/Mendelssohn/Schumann: Without Words

Nils Mönkemeyer

2009

The Art of Lionel Tertis

Lionel Tertis

2014

A Private Life | Works for Solo Viola

Marc Sabbah

2018

J.S. Bach Six Cello Suites

Patricia McCarty

2000

Viola Sola

Atar Arad

2015

Short Stories: Original Music by Scott Slapin

Scott Slapin

2019

Compositors Catalans del Segle XX, Vol. 6

Ashan Pillai

2008

Boys Turning 13 a Guide for Teenage Emotional Growth

Matthew Jones

2022

Intégrale des enregistrements Vocalion (1919-1924)

Lionel Tertis

2006

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List of viola artists

Here is a list of viola artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the viola genre. You can find out what viola genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

#	name	popularity	followers	instrumentalness	danceability	energy	acousticness	Happiness	tempo
1	Tabea Zimmermann	38	5800	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Yuri Bashmet	34	4173	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Antoine Tamestit	29	3604	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Kim Kashkashian	28	6935	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Garfield Jackson	30	38	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Timothy Ridout	30	1112	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Enikő Magyar	28	72	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Nobuko Imai	27	3988	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	David Aaron Carpenter	26	2754	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Maxim Rysanov	26	2564	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Nadia Sirota	23	5157	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Adrien La Marca	23	858	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Ladislav Kyselák	23	179	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Gérard Caussé	20	1262	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Paul Neubauer	19	346	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Helen Callus	19	819	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Garth Knox	18	1108	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Richard O'Neill	18	207	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	Rachel Roberts	17	120	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	Bruno Pasquier	17	48	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	Hartmut Rohde	15	165	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	Hariolf Schlichtig	15	263	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	Nils Mönkemeyer	14	1720	71	29	8	99	18	108
24	Philip Dukes	14	285	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	William Primrose	10	1585	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	Ashan Pillai	13	358	44	32	3	99	32	142
27	Lillian Fuchs	9	418	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	Roberto Díaz	8	516	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	Lars Anders Tomter	12	274	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	Peijun Xu	11	172	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	Veit Hertenstein	10	93	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	Victoria Chiang	9	99	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	Brett Dean	6	895	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	Tatjana Masurenko	8	604	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	Matthew Jones	8	213	32	82	55	48	73	139
36	Péter Bársony	7	21	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	Massimo Paris	7	74	0	0	0	0	0	0
38	Lise Berthaud	6	230	0	0	0	0	0	0
39	Ettore Causa	6	325	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	Cynthia Phelps	6	106	0	0	0	0	0	0
41	Lionel Tertis	2	325	87	22	18	99	27	84
42	Hiyoli Togawa	5	164	0	0	0	0	0	0
43	Rivka Golani	5	451	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	Matthew Lipman	5	228	0	0	0	0	0	0
45	Sarah-Jane Bradley	5	43	0	0	0	0	0	0
46	Hagai Shaham	4	176	0	0	0	0	0	0
47	Vidor Nagy	4	33	0	0	0	0	0	0
48	Martin Stegner	4	260	0	0	0	0	0	0
49	Lawrence Power	4	887	0	0	0	0	0	0
50	Hong-Mei Xiao	4	90	0	0	0	0	0	0
51	Roger Chase	4	79	80	30	4	97	25	95
52	Geraldine Walther	3	58	0	0	0	0	0	0
53	Pierre Lénert	3	102	0	0	0	0	0	0
54	Paul Cortese	3	178	0	0	0	0	0	0
55	Grigori Zhislin	3	93	0	0	0	0	0	0
56	Esther Apituley	3	242	0	0	0	0	0	0
57	Doris Lederer	3	120	0	0	0	0	0	0
58	Diederik Suys	3	46	0	0	0	0	0	0
59	Bridge Duo	3	121	0	0	0	0	0	0
60	Martin Outram	3	118	0	0	0	0	0	0
61	Dana Zemtsov	3	467	0	0	0	0	0	0
62	Yuko Inoue	3	220	0	0	0	0	0	0
63	Ellen Nisbeth	2	91	0	0	0	0	0	0
64	Marina Thibeault	2	258	0	0	0	0	0	0
65	Mate Szucs	2	110	0	0	0	0	0	0
66	Melia Watras	2	126	0	0	0	0	0	0
67	Jan Pěruška	2	28	0	0	0	0	0	0
68	Jitka Hosprová	2	191	0	0	0	0	0	0
69	Frederick Riddle	2	19	0	0	0	0	0	0
70	Paul Silverthorne	2	353	0	0	0	0	0	0
71	Tanya Solomon	1	114	0	0	0	0	0	0
72	Hsin-Yun Huang	1	79	0	0	0	0	0	0
73	Barbara Westphal	1	136	0	0	0	0	0	0
74	Zahari Tchavdarov	1	29	0	0	0	0	0	0
75	Barbara Buntrock	1	64	0	0	0	0	0	0
76	Cathy Basrak	1	17	0	0	0	0	0	0
77	Steven Dann	1	47	0	0	0	0	0	0
78	Jeanne Mallow	1	33	0	0	0	0	0	0
79	Vladimir Bukac	1	23	0	0	0	0	0	0
80	Marc Sabbah	1	276	59	50	10	100	89	101
81	James Creitz	1	50	0	0	0	0	0	0
82	Eliesha Nelson	1	266	0	0	0	0	0	0
83	Heinrich Koll	1	17	0	0	0	0	0	0
84	Shawn Snider	0	36	71	16	47	99	32	83
85	Scott Slapin	0	160	0	0	0	0	0	0
86	Robert Vernon	0	21974	0	0	0	0	0	0
87	The Zaslav Duo	0	120	0	0	0	0	0	0
88	Annette Bartholdy	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0
89	Tertis Viola Ensemble	0	44	0	0	0	0	0	0
90	Patricia McCarty	0	72	88	41	7	100	89	101
91	Marcus Thompson	0	33	0	0	0	0	0	0
92	Karen Dreyfus	0	53	0	0	0	0	0	0
93	Emanuel Vardi	0	132	0	0	0	0	0	0
94	Robin Ireland	0	73	0	0	0	0	0	0
95	Lois Martin	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
96	Marek Konstantynowicz	0	38	0	0	0	0	0	0
97	Christophe Desjardins	0	114	0	0	0	0	0	0
98	Spencer Martin	0	32	0	0	0	0	0	0
99	Alfonso Leal del Ojo	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
100	Dimitri Murrath	0	65	0	0	0	0	0	0

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