The 'Old Viennese Dance Tunes', originally composed for violin and piano, are published in an arrangement for piano duet for the first time. It is thanks to the Viennese charm of this music that the pieces have become well-known all over the world. The three-four time typical of Vienna requires a certain, yet hardly noticeable liberty of tempo interpretation without metronomic constraints.

'Classical Highlights' presents the best-known and most popular performance pieces of the classical repertoire in arrangements for viola and piano. Every viola player looking for a popular classic for lessons or recitals will make a find here. Suitable repertoire for musical accompaniment at weddings and funerals can be found here as well. To make practising easier, backing tracks can be downloaded as MP3 files. The piano accompaniment is available in PDF format. Contents: Bach, Air - Handel, Largo - Mendelssohn, Wedding March - Schumann, Träumerei - Schubert, Ave Maria - Elgar, March from 'Pomp and Circumstance' - Ravel, Bolero - Satie, Gymnopédie No. 1 - Kreisler, Liebesfreud - Liebesleid, and others.

'Classical Highlights' presents the best-known and most popular performance pieces of the classical repertoire in arrangements for flute. Every flautist looking for a popular classic for lessons or recitals will make a find. Suitable repertoire for musical accompaniment at weddings and funerals can be found here as well. To make practising easier, backing tracks can be downloaded as MP3 files. The piano accompaniment is available in PDF format. Contents: Bach, Air - Handel, Largo - Mendelssohn, Wedding March - Schumann, Träumerei - Schubert, Ave Maria - Elgar, March from 'Pomp and Circumstance' - Ravel, Bolero - Satie, Gymnopédie No. 1 - Kreisler, Liebesfreud - Liebesleid, and others.

Apart from the collection of Classical Manuscripts composed by the violin virtuoso Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962) which he had passed off as transcriptions of settings of old masters, the violinist published original works early on as well. Kreisler himself liked to play them as encore pieces, thus sweetening many a concert with this 'musical confectionery'. Famous tunes are, for example, Liebesfreud, Liebesleid and Schön Rosmarin, his old Viennese dance tunes, in which Kreisler evoked the coffee-house atmosphere of his home town with beautiful melodies and mellifluous harmonies. Another wonderful example is his Marche miniature viennoise, with its humorous theme and a rather march-like middle section - and everywhere, Kreisler takes the audience by surprise with a little Viennese snide humour. Kreisler's original compositions are lovely miniatures, lively and catchy, even with a touch of melancholy - yet full of charm and elegance. Arranged for string trio, they are enjoyable to play and worth listening to and a valuable addition to the repertoire - ideal for sociable music-making or as pieces to end a 'serious' concert.