"Slapin's magnificent playing says 'Bring it on!'"

Fanfare

"Scott Slapin is great! It's hard to imagine better performances."

Ruggiero Ricci

"Slapin has a rich resonant sound and phrases magisterially."

The American Record Guide

Welcome to the website of violist and composer Scott Slapin. This site features a discography, biography, articles and reviews. His many recordings can be heard here, ranging from his groundbreaking recording of the Bach Sonatas and Partitas on the viola to several others including works from the standard repertoire, premieres by modern composers, as well as some of his own compositions.

Learn more by selecting from the links to the left. The audio below will continue to play except when you click on links in red.

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Viola by Hiroshi Iizuka, bow by Sam Kolstein. Photo by Larry Bentley

Track 1: Scott Slapin's Nocturne for Two Violas (from ''Reflection' and 'Sketches from the New World'. Scott Slapin & Tanya Solomon, violas)

Track 2: Bach's Chaconne (orig. for violin) (from Scott Slapin's second complete recording of the Sonatas and Partitas.)

Track 3: Richard Lane's Third Viola Sonata, Mvt. 1 (from 'Sonatas by Lane, Leclair and Handel'. Scott Slapin, viola & Betty Rosenblum, piano)

Track 4: Paganini's Caprice No. 3 (originally for violin) (from 'Recital On the Road'. Scott Slapin, viola)

Track 5: Richard Lane's Four Duos, Tango (from 'Sketches from the New World'. Scott Slapin & Tanya Solomon, violas)

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Photo from video recording session of Frank Proto's First Soundscape. March 12, 2008 Cincinnati, Ohio

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