Lista de obras y pasajes para las audiciones de las principales orquestas de

EEUU de los ltimos aos. El denominador comn de todas ellas es tocar

un movimiento de una Suit de Bach, principalmente la segunda y un
movimiento con cadencias del Concierto para viola de Stamitz. Las
partituras han de ser de una edicin determinada y original, as como la
cadencia de Stamitz.

- Chamber orchestra of New York:

Viola Solo Works: 1. One movement of an unaccompanied Bach cello suite 2. First movement
of the Stamitz D major concerto with cadenzas 3. One movement of the Schubert Arpeggione
or Brahms sonatas

Excerpts: 1. Beethoven, Symphony No. 5 (II, m. 1, 50, 98) 2. Brahms, Symphony No. 4 (IV, B)

- San Antonio Symphony orchestra:

SOLO WORKS One movement from a concerto of candidates choice and One movement from
a Bach Cello Suite

ORCHESTRAL Brahms Haydn Variations Variations 5 and 7 Brahms Symphony No. 4 4th
Movement: [B] to [D] Bruckner Symphony No. 4 2nd mvt, mm. 51-83 and mm. 155-187
Copland Appalachian Spring Reh. #11-1 bar before reh. 14 Mendelssohn A Midsummer Nights
Dream Scherzo: from [E] to 3 after [I] Mozart Symphony No. 35 1st Movement: mm. 41 - 66
Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 1st Movement: 1 after [15] to [17] Strauss Don Juan Beginning
to 5 before [D] Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 1st Movement: mm. 19 62 Wagner Tannhuser
Overture H-19 before L.

- Detroit Symphony orchestra:

SOLO REPERTOIRE A. The first movement of one of the following concerti (no cadenzas are
required): Bartok, Hindemith, or Walton B. Two contrasting movements from any of the Bach
Cello Suites.

ORCHESTRAL REPERTOIRE BACH Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, Viola 1 Mvt. 1, M54-67; M101-
113 Mvt. 3, M20-end BARTOK Concerto for Orchestra Mvt 1, M 233-248 Mvt 4, M42-60 Mvt. 5,
M300-317; M384-444 BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9 Mvt. 1, M114-120; M235-259 Mvt. 2,
M13-57 Mvt. 3, M24-40 Mvt. 4, M188-207; M541-594; MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 4
(Rehearsal letters refer to Breitkopf and Hrtel edition) Mvt. 1, M233-269; M548-554 Mvt. 2,
beginning through M45 Mvt. 4, M34-56, M133-141, M195-215 MOZART Overture to The
Marriage of Figaro, beginning-M51; M156-172 MOZART Symphony No. 40, Mvt. 4 only
ROSSINI Overture to La Gazza Ladra, M63-147 SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5 Reh #15-#17
Reh #22 through 4 measures after #25 Reh #97 through 7measures after #102 STRAUSS Don
Juan Beginning to 5 measures before D 5 measures before Q to S 14 measures after V to W
RAVEL Mother Goose Suite (For Final Round of Audition Only) Mvt. 5, reh. #2 to reh. #4, solo
line only

POSSIBLE SIGHT READING

- Viola principal Detroit Symphony orchestra:

SOLO REPERTOIRE One movement of one of the following concerti: Bartok, Hindemith (Der
Schwanendreher), or Walton First movement of Stamitz or Hoffmeister Concerto (with
cadenza) One movement from a Bach Cello Suite or Violin Sonata or Partita

ORCHESTRAL SOLOS BARTOK The Miraculous Mandarin, 7 measures after [6] to [8] and [62]
through 4 measures after [64] BERLIOZ Harold in Italy, Mvt. I, 12 measures before [3] to 3
measures after [4] and 20 measures after [6] to 20 measures after [7] ENESCU Romanian
Rhapsody No. 1, 1 measure after [7] to [10] GINASTERA Variaciones concertantes: [32] [39]
STRAUSS Don Quixote, 4 measures after [14] to [18], [26] to 3 measures before [28], and [29]
to [34]

ORCHESTRAL EXCERPTS BARTOK Music for Strings, Percussion and Celeste, Viola I: measures
324 400 BRAHMS Symphony No. 4 Mvt. II, measures 64 71 Mvt. III, beginning to [A],
measures 125 139, and measures 294 317 Mvt. IV, measures 41 80 BEETHOVEN
Symphony No. 3, Scherzo, beginning to measure 166 Symphony No. 5, Mvt.II COPLAND
Appalachian Spring (full orchestra version), [6] to [10] MENDELSSOHN Midsummer Nights
Dream, Scherzo MOZART Symphony No. 35, Mvt. I, measures 41 66 & Mvt. IV, measures 134
181 RAVEL Daphnis and Chloe, [158] [170] and [212] to one measure after [216]
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5, Mvt. I, [15] to [17] STRAUSS Ein Heldenleben, [77] to 4
measures after [79], 1 measure before [85] to 6 measures after [85], and 1 measure before
[94] to 2 measures after [97] TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6, Mvt. I, measures 19 38 and
measures 50 62

ORCHESTRAL SOLOS & CHAMBER MUSIC (For Finals Only) BACH Brandenburg Concerto No. 6,
1st viola Mvt. I, beginning to downbeat of measure 25 Mvt. II, beginning to measure 30
BRAHMS String Quartet in B flat, op. 67 Mvt. III, Agitato (Allegretto non troppo) RAVEL Mother
Goose Suite, Mvt. 5, [2] [4]

POSSIBLE SIGHT READING

- Victorias symphony orchestra:

One movement from a concerto candidate's choice Richard Strauss, Don Juan, op. 20,
beginning to letter B Shoshtakovich, Symphony No. 5 ,1 measure after (15) to (17) Berlioz,
Roman Carnival Overture pick up to 3 after rehearsal #1 to 1 after rehearsal #4 Brahms, Haydn
Variations, Var. V Mozart, Symphony No. 35, 1st Movement: beginning to m. 66, 4th
Movement: mm.1-31 and mm.134-181
Section Viola Solo Candidates choice, not to exceed 5 minutes Mozart Symphony #35 - Mvt. 4
beginning to bar 30 Glinka Overture to Russlan und Ludmila - Beginning to A Berlioz Roman
Carnival Overture -Pickup to 8 before #2 to downbeat of #3 Brahms Variations on a Theme of
Haydn - Variation 8 Strauss Don Juan - First page

- New York City Ballet Orchestra:

SOLOS

MOZART Symphonie Concertante 1st mvt

Barenreiter Edition:

1. Play from the beginning of the solo at bar 72 through the downbeat of bar 158.
2. Play from bar 187 through the downbeat of bar 223.

International Edition:

1. Play from Letter B through the downbeat of 16 bars after Letter E

2. Play from Letter G through the downbeat of 8 bars before Letter I.

MOZART Symphonie Concertante 2nd mvt

Barenreiter Edition:

1. Play from the beginning of the solo at bar 16 until the downbeat of bar 53.

International Edition:

1. Play from the beginning of the solo until 14 bars after Letter B.

Viola Concerto of your choice First Movement ONLY

(NOTE: There will NOT be a pianist at the audition.)

EXCERPTS

MENDELSSOHN Scherzo

1. Play from bar 17 until letter D

2. Play from letter E until letter G
3. Play from letter K until letter L

TSCHAIKOVSKY Serenade for Strings

1. 3rd mve. Play from 4 bars before letter B until downbeat of 10 bars after letter B
2. 2nd mve Play from 4 bars after letter D until letter E

TSCHAIKOVSKY Symphony #3 5th Mve

1. Play bar 153 through 164.

TSCHAIKOVSKY Nutcracker

1. No. 4 Scene dansante, play from 7 bars before 30 through 4 bars after 30

PROKOFIEV Prodigal Son

1. Play from 5 bars after 70 through 4 bars after 71

2. Play from 82 through downbeat of 86

STRAVINSKY Apollo (Coda)

1. Play from number 71 until 1 bar after number 79

2. Play from the 3rd bar of number 86 until 1 bar before 93

STRAVINSKY Agon

1. Play from bar 539 until bar 552

STRAVINSKY Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra

1. Play from upbeat to number 70 to number 75

2. Play from one bar before umber 78 to two bars before 80

HINDEMITH Thema with 4 Variations B 1st variation Melancholy (con sordino)

1. Play from 7 bars before number 17 until number 18

2. Play from 4 bars before number 19 until 4 bars after number 19
3. Play from 10 bars before number 21 until 4 bars before number 21

SHOSTAKOVICH Concerto for Piano and Orchestra Op. 35 4th mve

1. Play from 5 bars before 58 until 2 bars before 59

2. Play from number 65 until 7 bars after 65
BRITTEN Young Persons Guide to the Orchestra

Variation F

DELIBES Coppelia

Act 3 Viola solo

BERNSTEIN Fancy Free

Play from bar 599 to 634

CHAMBER MUSIC

HAYDN Op.76 No. 5 , (1st mve.)

BORODIN String Quartet No. 2 Nocturne (3rd mve) up to Letter D.

- Boston Symphony orchestra:

Solos (need not be memorized) Bach One movement from Suites III, IV, V, or VI Mozart
Sinfonia Concertante Mvt. I Candidates may prepare the Concerto of their choice (first
movement) from the three below: Bartk Viola Concerto Mvt. I, OR Hindemith Der
Schwanendreher Mvt. I, OR Walton Viola Concerto Mvt. I

Orchestra Passages: Beethoven Symphony No. 5 Brahms Symphony No. 2 Brahms Symphony
No. 4 Brahms Variations on a Theme by Haydn Variations V, VII, and VIII Mendelssohn A
Midsummer Nights Dream Scherzo Mozart Symphony No. 35 Mvts. I & IV Ravel Daphnis &
Chloe Suite No. 2 Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 Mvt. I Strauss Don Juan Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 6 Mvt. I

Chamber Music (Those applicants in the final round may be asked to play chamber music with
BSO members as part of the audition.) Mozart Quintet in G minor Mvt. I (1st viola) IV. Sight
Reading

- California Symphony Orchestra:

Solo Repertoire: Bartok Concerto - 1st movement (no piano required) Bach Cello Suite No. 2 in
D minor

Prelude Orchestral solos: Ginastera! ! Variaciones Concertantes - Reh. #32 - #35 Ravel! ! !
Mother Goose Suite - last movement solo Strauss! ! Don Quixote ! ! ! 4 bars after reh. #14 - 2
bars before reh. # 18 ! ! ! 1 bar after reh. #29 - downbeat, 2 bars before reh. #34 ! ! ! Reh. #26 -
3 before reh. #28 Orchestral repertoire: Beethoven! ! Symphony No. 5 ! ! ! Mvt. II: Beginning to
m. 10, m. 50 - 59, m. 98 - 106 ! ! ! Mvt. III: Scherzo: Trio Brahms ! ! Haydn Variations ! ! !
Variation V, VII, VIII Mahler! ! Symphony #10 ! ! ! Mvt. I: Beginning to reh. #, 1 before reh. #4 -
#5, reh. #12 - #13 Mendelssohn!! Scherzo from A Midsummer Nights Dream ! ! ! Reh. B - reh.
D Prokofiev ! ! Symphony No. 1 Classical ! ! ! Mvt. 1 and Mvt. IV Tchaikovsky! ! Symphony No.
6 ! ! ! Mvt. I: Beginning - m. 88

- Los angeles Philarmonic orchestra:

Solo works HOFFMEISTER or STAMITZ 1st and 2nd mvt (with cadenzas) and Any modern
concerto 1st and 2nd mvt
Orchestral Excerpts BERIO * Folk Songs Mvt. 1 from the beginning to reh #2 #6 to the end
BEETHOVEN Symphony #5 Mvt. 2 mm 1-10 mm 72-106 BRAHMS Variations on a Theme by
Haydn Var. VII complete Var. VIII complete MAHLER * Symphony No. 10 Mvt. 1 opening
to Adagio (mm 1-16) MENDELSSOHN Midsummer Nights Dream Scherzo From the beginning
to 5 mm before K MOZART Symphony No. 35 (Haffner) Mvt. 1 mm 41 - 66 Mvt. 4 mm 134 -
181 RAVEL Mother Goose Suite Mvt. 5 reh #2 to reh #4 SHOSTAKOVICH * Symphony No. 5
Mvt. 1 2 mm after reh #15 to reh #17 reh #32 to reh #39 STRAUSS Don Quixote Complete
STRAUSS Ein Heldenleben reh #77 to 2 mm before reh #80 Pickup to reh # 85 to 6 mm after
reh #85 Pickup to reh #94 to 6 mm after reh #98 TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony #6 Mvt. 1 - from the
beginning to reh #3 (m 63)

- Nuevo Mxico Philarmonic orchestra:

Required Solos: Preliminary round BACH Cello Suite #2 (d minor): Prelude Final round Any
major viola concerto, 1st movt. (exposition) OR any major viola solo piece NO
ACCOMPANIMENT

Required Orchestra Excerpts: Beethoven Symphony No. 5, Op.67, c minor (2nd movement) m.
1-10 m. 49-59 m. 98-105 Berlioz Roman Carnival m. 38-61 (include pickup) Brahms Symphony
No. 3, Op. 90, F Major (1st movement) E-G L-M Mozart Symphony No. 35, K. 385, D
Major Haffner (4th movement) 10th bar of D to E Rossini La Gazza Ladra Overture m.
63-115

- San Diego Philarmonic orchestra:

S O L O r e p e r t o i r e Select one of the following: a. First movement of Bartoks Concerto for
Viola b. First movement of Hindemiths Der Schwanendreher (solo) c. First movement of
Waltons Concerto for Viola

O R C H E S T R A L r e p e r t o i r e *1) Bartk: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta Viola 1:

Movement II: Measure 324 through measure 392 2) Brahms: Variations on a Theme of Joseph
Haydn, Op. 56a Variation 5 Variation 7 Variation 8 3) Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 in E-flat Major:
Romantic (Kalmus Edition) Movement II: Measure 51 through measure 83 Movement II:
Measure 155 through measure 187 *4) Kodly: Hry Jnos Suite Movement III: Measure 1
through measure 12 *5) Mahler: Symphony No. 10, Adagio (Ratz edition) Beginning to
rehearsal 1 Rehearsal 12 to rehearsal 13 Rehearsal 19 through the 2nd beat of rehearsal 20
Rehearsal 35 through the third bar of rehearsal 37 6) Mendelssohn: Scherzo from A
Midsummer Nights Dream, Op. 61 8 measures before rehearsal A to the 1st bar of rehearsal O
7) Mozart: Symphony No. 35 in D Major, K. 385: Haffner Movement I: Beginning through the
downbeat of measure 66 Movement I: Measure 129 through the downbeat of measure 172
Movement IV: Measure 1 through the downbeat of measure 164

- Sant Lous Philarmonic orchestra:

SOLOS BARTK, WALTON, or HINDEMITH Der Schwanendreher concerto 1st Movement AND
First Movement of a BACH cello suite, or BACH violin partita or sonata
ORCHESTRAL EXCERPTS BERLIOZ Roman Carnival Overture: 1 m. after [1] downbeat of [3]
BRAHMS Variations on a Theme of Josef Haydn: Variations V and VIII COPLAND Appalachian
Spring Suite (full orchestra version): [6] 1 m. before [14] MOZART Symphony No. 35,
Haffner: I: mm. 4166 IV: mm. 134181 RAVEL Daphnis et Chlo (rehearsal numbers the
same in complete ballet and Suites): [158] [166]; and [196] 2 m. before [197]; and 3 m.
after [212] 2 m. after [216] (play top line) RAVEL Mother Goose Suite, V: solo 4 m. after [2]
3 m. after [3] SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5, I: [15] [17] STRAUSS Don Quixote: solo mm.
142160; and mm. 262320 STRAUSS Ein Heldenleben: [77] 2 m. before [80]; and 1 m.
before [94] 6 m. before [98] TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6, I: m.19 (Allegro non troppo)m.
63 (Play top line) CHAMBER MUSIC (for Final Round only, to be performed with members of
the STL Symphony) BRAHMS String Quartet in B flat, op. 67: III. Agitato (Allegretto non troppo)