FRANZ BERWALD (1796-1868) is regarded today not only as one of Sweden's most important composers but also due to his symphonies and his chamber music as a leading figure in the history of Northern European music of the 19th century. His compositions include in addition to four symphonies and the chamber music tone poems for orchestra concertos operas ('Estrella di Soria' and 'The Queen of Golconda') cantatas solo songs with piano accompaniment piano music and much more.Berwald's violin concerto in C sharp minor is the work of a young composer. The autograph score bears the date 1820; Berwald was 24 years old at the time.After the firstperformance the violin concerto fell into oblivion and was as far as we know never again performed in Berwald's lifetime. It was not brought to light again until 1903 when on May 19 the first movement was performed at the Annual Celebration of the Academy of Music of Stockholm.Urtext of the Berwald Complete EditionFull score (BA4905) and Violin & Piano reduction (BA4905-90) available for salePerformance material (BA4905-72) available for hire

Double-Stopping Op.7-?evc k?s complete works cover every area of Violin technique from the elementary level and special exercises on individual technical problems all the way to analytical studies of the standard Violin concertos.His ?Preparatory Trill Studies? deal with the placement of the fingers their pressure on the strings and their action on the fingerboard in elementary positions proceeding from slow movements to trills.This edition is essentially based on the original print published at the outset of the 20th century along with other sources from ?evc k?s posthumous papers. The editor Jaroslav Foltýn is a professor ofViolin at Prague Conservatory as was ?evc k himself.Fundamental pedagogical work by a leading Violin teacherWith methodological notes by the editor (Cz/Eng/Ger)Moderate to advanced level of difficultyAlso available:School of Violin Technique Op.1Book 1: BA 9552Book 2: BA 9553Book 3: BA 9554Book 4: BA 9555School of Bowing Technique Op. 2Book 1: BA 9591Book 2: BA 9592Book 3: BA 9593Changes of Position and Preparatory Scale Studies Op.8 for Violin: BA9557

Zdenek Fibich (1850-1900) together with Bedrich Smetana and Anton n Dvorák is one of the most distinctive composers of the Czech musical Romanticism of the second half of the 19th century.The Sonatina For Violin And Piano in D Minor Op.27 comes from Fibich?s early creative period. The author composed it in 1869 in Paris where he moved to after two years of study at the Leipzig Conservatory to continue his preparations for an artistic career. In the context of Fibich?s chamber music works the Sonatina is one of his most played pieces and has become a permanent part of the Violin repertoire of beginning musicians. TheViolin part (fingering and bowing) was revised by Václav Sn til.

The Celtic was written as David Heath's second work as composer in residence with the BT Scottish Ensemble. It is dedicated to the ensemble's musical director violinist Clio Gould who gave the premiere in 1995.The concerto is in three movements each with its own story. The first movement Ceilidh captures the atmosphere of a ceilidh getting wilder and wilder as everyone gets intoxicated on the 'atmosphere'.The second movement is a Lament for Collessie: during the autumn of 1994 Heath's family had to move back to London and they all really missed Collessie Fife where they had lived for a year. Lament for Collessie is a slow movementwhich expresses these feelings.In 1994 one of the great craftsmen of the century flute-maker Albert Cooper was 70 and Heath wanted to write a piece to celebrate his birthday. Living in Cupar Fife Heath decided to base the piece on an old version of a popular local song 'The Wee Cooper of Fife'. As Albert lives in Clapham (London) it became The Cooper of Clapham.The Celtic has been recorded by Clio Gould & the BT Scottish Ensemble on Linn CKD073 and by Ittai Shapira & the English Chamber Orchestra on Black Box BBM1083

The Viennese violinist Jakob Dont (1815-1888) was far better known as a teacher than as a performer. He was indeed one of the great teachers of the 19th century. One of his pupils was Leopold Auer the renowned Russian violinist and teacher. In addition to his activities as a pedagogue Dont found time to write a number of books of first-class studies two of which - 24 Etudes And Caprices For The Violin and 24 Exercises Preparatory to Kreutzer are used today wherever the violin is seriously taught.

? anthology of graded repertoire selected from 60 years of ABRSM violin examinations ? offers a wide variety of pieces, including editions of eighteenth and nineteenth century works, arrangements of classical pieces, and original compositions Contents March in D [C. P. E. Bach] Angela?s Tune [Lesley Bamford] Queen?s Masque [Lesley Bamford] The Wonder-Blossom [Beethoven] Romance [Percy C. Buck] A Snowy Day [Dorothy Howell] A Croon [Herbert Howells] The Bogey Man [Herbert Kinsey] Rest Time [Herbert Kinsey] Waltz [Perceval] Meditation [Perceval] Jollity [Richards] The Miller?s Flowers [Franz Schubert] Choral [Robert Schumann] Cradle Song [Felix Swinstead] A Reverie [Waddington]

'. . .the quartet is a highly distinctive work a welcome addition to Simpson's significant contribution to the British twentieth-century string quartet.'Trevor Bray Music and Letters Vol. 68 3 April 1989

pour violon et piano. This volume in the series ?Les éditions originales Durand ? Salabert ? Eschig? contains a selection of sonatas for violin and piano composed between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th. The original engravings are reproduced, giving musicians a valuable record of how these major works were first published, whether in the composer?s lifetime or posthumously.

with marked and unmarked string part-Just like many other violin virtuosos of the 19th century Pablo de Sarasate also composed a series of pieces for violin and piano (or orchestra) for his own concert use. Highly virtuosic salon pieces with echoes of national folkmusic traditions from all over Europe are at the centre. Sarasate published his eight Spanish dances in four books between 1878 and 1882. They alternate between fiery passion and a yearning expressiveness and are undoubtedlyamong his most successful compositions. In masterly fashion Sarasate here mixes up Spanish folk tunes with arrangements of popular compositions of the time. As in the case of the Henle Urtext edition of Sarasate???s Zigeunerweisen(HN 573) a violin wizard of our own time is responsible for the fingerings and bowings: Ingolf Turban.

Brahms composed his ?Violin Sonata In D Minor? during the summer of 1886. The work quickly became part of the standard repertoire and has remained so until today. It is presented here in a fine Bärenreiter Urtext edition and comes with an unmarked Urtext part as well as a second part marked with fingering and bowing by Clive Brown which are based on the practices of Brahms? contemporaries.An important part of this edition is the extensive preface. Firstly it informs about the works? origins its compositional process pre-publication performances its publication history as well as early reception. Truly remarkable is theunique Performance Practice Commentary. Here the editors take the premise that already a few decades after Brahms? death a widening gulf developed between the composer?s expectations and the performance practices of the early 20th century. In a very concrete and practical way the editors summarize some of the key issues in understanding Brahms? notation with regard to rhythm and timing dynamics and accentuation dots and strokes slurring and non legato Piano pedalling and overholding Piano arpeggiation and dislocation string instrument fingering string instrument harmonics and vibrato. In this way the edition offers an exciting and often surprising insight in Romantic musical interpretation.A pioneering Urtext edition.With an unmarked Urtext part.With a second part including fingering and bowing based on the practices of Joseph Joachim and other contemporaries of Brahms.With an extensive Performance Practice Commentary.For further information on Romantic performance practice we recommend: ?Performance Practices in Johannes Brahms? Chamber Music? text booklet BA 9600.

'Quartet In C Minor' is in four movements with a total duration of about 25 minutes. The opening Allegro is similar in style to Dvorak in its lyricism though there is a darker more brooding atmosphere towards the close. It is tempting to detect a hint of folk-song in the theme of the Andantino played by the viola but that may be stretching hindsight too far. The movement has a wistful melancholy that carries over into the following Intermezzo a song-like episode containing some of the most virtuosic writing in the work. The last movement is a theme and six variations with a fugal ending. The theme is ballad-like with a suggestion of 18th-century elegance. Modalitycreeps into the second Adagio variation and there is rhythmic exhilaration in the succeeding Presto. What can be admired in this attractive quartet is its conciseness. This String Quartet was his first major composition of any kind.

Für Violine und Orchester Op. 64-Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto op. 64 is a key work of the 19th century adhering to the classical style of Beethoven while pointing the way to the romantic ethos of Brahms. It has long been known that Mendelssohn performed the work with three soloists in succession: Ferdinand David who worked closely with the composer during its composition and played it at the premi?re; the ‘child prodigy’ Joseph Joachim; and Hubert L?onard a young Belgian virtuoso about whom little is known.As proof sheets for the Violin Concerto in E minor were long considered lost it could be described as somewhat of a sensation when proofs for the soloviolin part resurfaced together with a letter from Mendelssohn to L?onard.The letter informs us that the composer invited L?onard to his home in Frankfurt in order to make his acquaintance. It was already known that Mendelssohn had given proof sheets to David; now we know that he also gave some to L?onard.The recently discovered proofs reveal how L?onard played the concerto with Mendelssohn on that memorable evening in February 1845. Besides containing bowing marks and fingering they also show how L?onard executed shifts of position and where he employed open strings. Furthermore modifications made to dynamic markings and additional legato bowing are shown.It is safe to assume that all of this was done with Mendelssohn’s approval. That the young violinist made a positive impression on the composer is confirmed in the latter’s correspondence following their joint performance. Mendelssohn is full of praise for L?onard’s playing and offers to lend his support in finding employment in Germany.This revised edition of the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto (only the orchestral parts remain unchanged) includes a separate booklet on performance practice.The editor Clive Brown is an acknowledged expert on Romantic performance practice.- New source situation owing to recently rediscovered proofs- Revised Urtext edition- With a separate booklet on performance practice (BA9060) (Eng/Ger)- Full score in the revised early and late (popular) versions (BA9099)

The Violin Play-Along series will help you play your favorite songs quickly and easily. Just follow the music, listen to the online audio to hear how the violin should sound, and then play along using the separate backing tracks. With the melody and lyrics included in the book, you may also choose to sing along. The audio includes PLAYBACK features that allow you to loop passages, change the tempo, and more. This volume includes: Colors of the Wind · Dearly Beloved · Dragonborn (Skyrim Theme) · Fairy Tale Theme · Game of Thrones · He\'s a Pirate · Last of the Mohicans (Main Theme) · Sadness and Sorrow.
1. Colors Of The Wind (from POCAHONTAS)
2. Dearly Beloved (from KINGDOM HEARTS)
3. Dragonborn (Skyrim Theme)
4. Fairy Tail (from the television series FAIRY TAIL)
5. Game Of Thrones (Theme from the HBO Series GAME OF THRONES)
6. He\'s A Pirate (from PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL)
7. Last Of The Mohicans (Main Theme) (from the Twentieth Century Fox Motion Picture THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS)
8. Sadness And Sorrow (from the television series NARUTO)
/ Partitions variété - pop - rock / Variété internationale / Cordes / HAL LEONARD

This comprehensive book is a facsimile edition of the original collection published in 1883. It has survived over the years because it is one of the richest and most interesting of the 19th century instrumental collections as wellas a resource for students of American vernacular music. Examining the cultural exchange between minstrel show ethnic music and even classical music influenced some of the genres of what we now call American music. 'Ryan'sMammoth Collection' contains a significant number of reels jigs hornpipes clogs walk-arounds essences strathspeys highland flings and contradances that are still played by both traditional and professional fiddlers. Aspecial section containing historical notes and comments is included.

Sonate fur Violine und Klavier-Lubos Fiser (1935-1999).The work of Lubos Fiser (1935-99) one of the most prominent Czech composers of the second half of the twentieth century is a synthesis of various musical trends.He wrote music of great concision that does not overly elaborate either the chosen subject or the compositional procedures and often works with sharp contrasts and striking instrumental colours.All these attributes are present in his Sonata For Violin And Piano titled Ruce (Hands) from 1961. This work was published for the first time in 1964 and is now being printed for the third time without change. The Violin part isedited by Prof. Ivan Straus.