Britten - Peter Grimes  London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra - Sir Colin Davis  London and New York :: January 2004 The New Yorker Paul Silverthorne's impassioned viola solo... Opera ...but nothing touched me more than Paul Silverthorne's eloquent solo viola In the Passacaglia. Musicweb As the act evaporates, it leaves a haunting viola solo in its wake, here delivered with complete authority and passion by Paul Silverthorne.