Yizkor for viola and string orchestra, was composed in 1946 under the tragic influence of the Holocaust and it is, indeed, dedicated to the memory of its martyrs. The work is in one movement, with the solo viola part serving as a sort of precentor's prayer echoed by the introverted orchestral accompaniment.

The principal theme with which the viola starts out is dominated by the interval of the fourth; it draws its inspiration from Eastern European Jewish liturgical music. This theme, and quot...