Gypsy Jazz sets off on an exotic tour of folk culture concentrating on Eastern Europe. Adventurous violinists will travel as far afield as Hungary Turkey Russia and Romania and bring back an interesting and exciting bag of musical souvenirs. For the developing violinist this music opens up a world of contrast and colour shade and style. These pieces with their flavour of gypsy/folk and cafe music call for a flamboyant heart-on-sleeve style of playing.Gypsy Jazz Intermediate Level is a fantastic book introducing styles from across Europe with pieces for Violin with Piano Accompaniment which have been selected edited and arranged byPolly Waterfield and Timothy Kraemer. With accessible piano accompaniments the seven contrasting pieces in this book are a must for all violinists.The solo violin part is also included on a separate insert.

Par IGUDESMAN ALEKSEY. Aleksey Igudesman has again been on his travels – this time he takes the developing violinist to wonderful Venice. For Igudesman, Venice is clearly a source of inspiration and he takes us from central Venice to the island of Guidecca and to San Marco. These four pieces, each inspired by the beauty of Venice will make an excellent choice for the concert platform. Four atmospheric compositions by Aleksey Igudesman Easy to intermediate-level pieces for violin and piano Suitable as teaching material, for competitions and for the concert platform/ Recueil / Violon et Piano