A piece for this instrument and orchestra contains a movement called "Orgy of the Brigands" and was written at the request of Niccolò Paganini.
In his sonata for this instrument, Dmitri Shostakovich subtitled the final movement adagio "in the memory of Beethoven" and quoted the Moonlight Sonata; that sonata for this instrument was Shostakovich's final composition. A concerto for this instrument has a version completed by the composer's son Peter, though the standard version was edited by Tibor Serly. A William Walton concerto for this instrument, dedicated "to Christabel," was commissioned by Lionel Tertis. A piece for this instrument and orchestra contains a movement called "Orgy of the Brigands" and was written at the request of Niccolò Paganini. The soloist in Harold in Italy plays, for 10 points, what alto-clef instrument that forms a string quartet with two violins and a cello?
In his sonata for this instrument, Dmitri Shostakovich subtitled the final movement adagio "in the memory of Beethoven" and quoted the Moonlight Sonata; that sonata for this instrument was Shostakovich's final composition.
viola [accept (Shostakovich's) Viola Sonata or (Shostakovich's) Sonata for Viola and Piano or (Bartók's) Viola Concerto or (Walton's) Viola Concerto]