Pablo de Sarasate (1844-1908), sans doute, est l'un des virtuoses du violon les plus importantes et les plus prospères de la seconde moitié du 19ème siècle et est devenu immortel à travers ses morceaux de bravoure virtuose et très expressive dans le monde de jouer du violon. Son programme de concerts se composent essentiellement de ses propres compositions, même si pas mal de quelques travaux avaient été consacrés à lui par des compositeurs collègues et fait sur mesure pour lui: par exemple, 'Symphonie espagnole' de Lalo, 'Scottish Fantasia 'de Bruch et des oeuvres pour violon de Saint-Saëns et Wieniawski. En dehors des oeuvres de son propre Sarasate a également organisé d'autres oeuvres pour son propre usage, comme les deux 'Nocturnes' de Frédéric Chopin. Pour les pianistes, il peut sembler comme un sacrilège d'organiser ces chefs-d'oeuvre, mais Sarasate voulu souscrire certaines des plus belles mélodies et les plus tendres pour le violon qu'il a vu avant tout comme un instrument vocal. Ou il aurait regretté que Chopin n'avait pas écrit une oeuvre originale pour violon et piano - mais voici arrangement de Sarasate pour compenser ce manque. / Violon Et Piano

The 11th volume in the Pop for Violin series presents more classic rock songs, current pop hits and some oldies. Including 10 popular tracks with playalongs, from The streets of London to Hallelujah and Every Breath You Take to the chart topper Shallow which all shine on the violin in these easy to play arrangements for 1-2 players. A great, fun addition for lessons or enjoying at home. / Niveau : Facile / Recueil / Violon

Edition : Paris, l'Auteur, Boivin, Leclair, 1743.Présentation par Jean Saint-Arroman : L'agrémentation de concertos de Leclair.Edition originale en parties séparées : Violino di concertino - Violino primo - Violino secondo - Alto viola - Basse continue.En deux volumes, les douze très célèbres concertos opus VII et Opus X de J.M. Leclair, pour violon et orchestre à cordes. Le troisième concerto de l'opus VII peut se jouer à la flûte ou au hautbois. Les deux préfaces divisent les éléments d'interprétation (terminologie, agrémentation, effectif). / Violon Et Orchestre A Cordes / 128 pages / niveau : 1 / Fac-Similés - Format: 24 X 33

Le Concerto pour violon opus 82 est l'une des oeuvres les plus connues de Glazounov. Depuis la première représentation en 1905 mené par le compositeur, quand Leopold Auer était le soliste, pratiquement tous les violonistes grands il eu dans leurs répertoires. La structure de le oeuvre était assez peu conventionnelle pour son époque. Le premier mouvement romantique et lyrique est suivi sans interruption (Andante) le deuxième mouvement, frappant et virtuose, avec sa caractéristique ' alla caccia 'thèmes. / Violon Et Orchestre

Par ALAKOTILA TIMO. Composer, musician Timo Alakotila (b. 1959) is a distinguished, active and versatile talent in the Finnish music scene whose long career working with different genres of music ? folk music in particular ? has been ground-breaking. Alakotila?s works showcase his versatility: he has produced highly acclaimed classical music compositions and arrangements for Pekka and Jaakko Kuusisto, the Meta4 quartet, the Kamus and Tempera quartets, Eeva Oksala, Dalia Stasevska and Jorma Hynninen, among others. Timo Alakotila's Hope 2021 was commissioned by Kaustinen Chamber Music Week and its artistic director, violinist Kaija Saarikettu. The topic of the work invokes the hope for brighter future after the pandemic. It is scored for string quintet (two violins, viola, cello and double bass) and piano. The middle section, a wistful minuet with folk music features is enveloped with hopeful melody both opening and closing the work. Duration: c. 4' This product includes the full score (=piano part) and the string parts (2 violinis, viola, violoncello, double bass). / Date parution : 2023-01-24/ Répertoire / Quintette à Cordes et Piano

2me Polonaise brillante pour violon avec acompagnement de piano op.21 Henryk Wieniawski wrote only two polonaises. The first one, op. 4 in D minor, is one of his youthful works; the other, op. 21 in A major, is one of the last works he composed. Moreover, H. Wieniawski is the co-author of another polonaise, op. 8, for violin and piano, which he wrote with his brother Józef Wieniawski, a pianist. The latter polonaise, like the Polonaise in D minor op. 4, is also a youthful composition (1852). The polonaise as a genre, therefore, does not occupy much space in Wieniawskis heritage. Nonetheless, both polonaises, in D minor and A major, constitute an essential part of his artistic inheritance. Likewise, both polonaises had been composed in two versions: for violin and orchestra, and for violin and piano. The Polonaise in A major was completed in 1870. It is not known precisely which of the versions, the one with the piano, or the one with the orchestra first came into being. It was the version with orchestra that the composer performed for the first time on 17 March 1870, in the Grand Theatre in St. Petersburg. But merely two months later he performed the Polonaise in Warsaw, accompanied by his brother Józef at the piano. It is quite possible that Wieniawski had already performed this version of the Polonaise. It is certain, nonetheless, that both versions either appeared simultaneously, or one was composed shortly after the other. From its first public performance until the end of his concert career, Wieniawski often included this Polonaise in his concert repertoire, playing one version or another, the choice depending on the needs and circumstances. Just to mention one occasion, he played the orchestral version during a concert tour of Sweden in 1870, when he dedicated and presented a manuscript of this piece to King Charles XV of Sweden. The dedication, however, was changed in print, and both versions were eventually dedicated to François van Hal. Both versions were published simultaneously, by Schott Publishers in Mainz, with the same plate number, though the orchestral version appeared only in parts, which was a common practice in those days. The piece was most probably not published earlier than 18751. The Polonaise was praised by the critics. The reviews reported that it was a magnificent piece2, and this opinion was shared by later critical reviews, both Russian and West European. The Polonaise remained popular after the composer had died, which is evident from the number of later editions of the piece (more than ten) issued by different publishers, mostly German, and prepared by different editors. In Poland, the Polonaise was published twice after the Second World War. All the editions introduced some more or less significant changes into the text, mostly concerning performance indications, but in a sense blurring the composers intentions. All those changes were pertinent to the violin and piano version, and it was mostly in this form that the piece appeared in concert and teaching repertoires. The performances with an orchestra were much more seldom which was, among other factors, due to limited availability of the orchestral version, as it had never been published again after the first edition, until now. The Polonaise in A major was composed approximately at the same time as the Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor3. This convergence in time had influenced a certain similarity with regard to both composition and technical means, and also to the themes. In particular, the similarity becomes quite obvious in the second theme of the Allegro in the Concerto, and in the theme of the Polonaise. The Polonaise in A major is also in a certain way similar to the first Polonaise (in D minor), the motifs of the themes in both polonaises are alike. However, both pieces differ in style. The Polonaise in D minor shows the composers fascination with technical writing. Wieniawski makes the most of double-stops, chords, and all other sophisticated virtuoso techniques. The Polonaise in A major, written 18 years later, is much more mature. Although it is a virtuosic piece as well, the techniques used are somewhat more limited and subordinated to the expression. The virtuoso character of this piece is more fragile, much closer to the brillant style. At the same time, the Polonaise is typical of Wieniawskis violin playing technique. Here the composer uses the means regarded by his contemporaries to be typical of him, e.g., long staccato fragments played with one bow. The Polonaise is a concert piece in one movement extended form with a considerably abbreviated return of the first section at the end. The middle section is contrasting in character, due to the modulation to F major, change of tempo (meno mosso) and the reduction in the number of instruments (in the orchestral version). All the sections show thematic similarity. The first section, too, consists of three subsections, including a contrasting middle subsection (in E major). Zofia Chechlińska Footnotes 1. See The Critical Commentary, p. ? and onward. 2. See V. Grigoriev, Henryk Wieniawski. Życie i twórczość. [Life and Work] Warszawa - Poznań 1986, p. 184. 3. The first version of the Concerto No. 2 in D minor was completed in 1862, but in 1870, i.e., not until the Polonaise in A major was completed, Wieniawski had been working on the Concerto and implemented quite a few changes. Publisher: PWM/Towarzystwo Muzyczne im. Henryka Wieniawskiego w Poznaniu Series: Henryk Wieniawski - Complete Works Cover: softback Nr ISMN: 979-0-2740-0753-9 Number of pages: 34+8 Format: N4 stoj. 235x305 Language version of text: pol., Eng.

Opus 81 has long been one of the pieces of chamber music most frequently played internationally.

The present edition is based on the ?Complete Edition of the Works of Antonín Dvorák?, the new detailed foreword is by David Beveridge.

? One of the most frequently played chamber music works
? New detailed foreword by David Beveridge (Cz/Eng/Ger) / [Quintet pour Piano La Majeur Opus 81] / Classique / Partition / Agrafé /