Masterpieces for Violin

Written in the year 1775, Mozart's lively violin concerti manifest the young composer's astonishing maturity and command of his craft. An incredible fluency of musical speech ? richness of texture and sheer beauty of melodic line pervade this music (Veims, The Concertos). Indeed, the concerti are the composer's earliest compositions that have maintained a secure position in the world's repertoire. Also a staple of the concert hall is the Sinfonia Concertante, K.364, composed in 1779, and scored for violin, viola, and orchestra. Undoubtedly the most significant work Mozart composed that year, the piece is distinguished by its symphonic sweep, advanced harmonies, and the beautiful slow movement, among Mozart's most moving creations. Now all six masterpieces are available in this convenient, inexpensive edition.

Violin teaching-This volume has been carefully selected for the intermediate violinist. It provides essential repertoire that players will return to time and again. Pieces have been selected by Mary Cohen and include masterpieces by Bach Mozart and Brahms as well as lesser known pieces by Bartok and Wieniawski. A lasting inspiration to violinists everywhere.

Over the years many examination pieces have captured the imagination of teachers and students but the stars of past syllabuses are often forgotten. This collection brings together best-loved grade 1 Violin pieces including Land of the Silver Birch Dvorák’s Largo from the New World Symphony and Gershwin’s Oh Lady Be Good.Containing fresh editions of folk and classical masterpieces alongside contemporary favourites all pieces have been rigorously researched by violin expert Jessica O’Leary. A CD of performance and accompaniment tracks is included as are useful practice tips. This book includes piecesfrom current and past Trinity and ABRSM syllabuses.Jessica O’Leary has a successful career as a teacher professional violinist ABRSM examiner and seminar presenter. She has toured and recorded extensively as a member of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields and has performed with Madonna Led Zeppelin the London Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Opera House. She teaches violin and viola and directs string ensembles at St Paul’s Girls’ School Eltham College and Junior Guildhall London.

Over the years many examination pieces have captured the imagination of teachers and students but the stars of past syllabuses are often forgotten. This collection brings together best-loved grade 2 Violin pieces including Kalinka Got those 3rd Position Blues? (Huws Jones) and Waltz from Sleeping Beauty (Tchaikovsky).Containing fresh editions of folk and classical masterpieces alongside contemporary favourites all pieces have been rigorously researched by violin expert Jessica O’Leary. A CD of performance and accompaniment tracks is included as are useful practice tips. This book includes pieces from current and past Trinity andABRSM syllabuses.Jessica O’Leary has a successful career as a teacher professional violinist ABRSM examiner and seminar presenter. She has toured and recorded extensively as a member of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields and has performed with Madonna Led Zeppelin the London Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Opera House. She teaches violin and viola and directs string ensembles at St Paul’s Girls’ School Eltham College and Junior Guildhall London.

Over the years many examination pieces have captured the imagination of teachers and students but the stars of past syllabuses are often forgotten. This collection brings together best-loved grade 5 pieces including Pleyel’s Sonatina in B flat Fauré’s Sicilienne and Wedgwood’s Survivor.Containing fresh editions of folk and classical masterpieces alongside contemporary favourites all pieces have been rigorously researched by violin expert Jessica O’Leary. A CD of performance and accompaniment tracks is included as are useful practice tips. This book includes pieces from current and pastTrinity and ABRSM syllabuses.Jessica O’Leary has a successful career as a teacher professional violinist ABRSM examiner and seminar presenter. She has toured and recorded extensively as a member of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields and has performed with Madonna Led Zeppelin the London Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Opera House. She teaches violin and viola and directs string ensembles at St Paul’s Girls’ School Eltham College and Junior Guildhall London.

Johann Sebastian Bach's Sonatas and Partitas for Violin Solo are among the most famous masterpieces of their kind. Unlike the closely related Suites for Violoncello Solo the Violin solos have survived in an autograph manuscript of the composer on the basis of which alone a largely reliable musical text is available. However this manuscript is a copy of previous draft copies or even further fair copies of the composer. Wiener Urtext Edition uses an early copyist's copy from Köthen as a secondary source which has not been valued very highly as a source until now. Despite its closeness to the extant autograph one cannot rule out thepossibility that this copy might be traced back to another original manuscript by Bach. At any rate some obvious mistakes of the extant fair copy can be clarified on the basis of its text; in addition it provides a number of articulations not indicated elsewhere (some even with alternatives) which are examples of how these works can be performed according to their time of origin. In the Notes of Interpretation Dagmar Glüxam explains the relationship between the musical-rhetorical contents of Bach's musical text and their adequate performance thus showing how absurd many a performance instruction of established interpretive editions is.

This complete edition of the Mozart sonatas for violin and keyboard has been researched and prepared by Cliff Eisen one of the most distinguished Mozart scholars of our time. Professor Eisen recognizes that many of the apparent inconsistencies and idiosynchrasies of Mozart's notation are perfectly deliberate and that the attempts in many other editions to impose uniformity upon similar phrases or musical paragraphs can bemisguided. As he writes in the preface '...the notion that the classical style represents a model of symmetry balance and clarity is for the most part an 19th-century fiction...it has little to do with Mozart's actual practice which is basedprimarily on variety of both content and articulation.' So in this new edition alternative readings found in parallel passages are preserved rather than being sterilized by a spurious quest for conformity. Naturally all such instances are noted within the Critical Commentary. The highly individual beaming within Mozart's autographs is also respected in the new edition as this often contributes to our aural perceptions of phrase structure and accent. Professor Eisenis is conscious that there is no single 'Urtext' for this music. On the contrary he believes that 'there is compelling evidence that Mozart's later performances of his works were characterized by changes--sometimes substantial changes--in the musical text.' It is the achievement of this edition to indicate how far this freedom of musical expression can extend and as such it is likely to take pride of place in the collections of all those involved in the study and performance of these masterpieces.Contents: Sonatas K296 K376-K380; Andante and Fugue K402 (completed by Stadler); Sonata K403 (completed by Stadler).

Instrumentation: Vln?Pf Editor: Eisen ISMN: M-57708-560-9 Format: Sheet Music Details: Contents: Sonatas K296, K376-K380; Andante and Fugue K402 (completed by Stadler); Sonata K403 (completed by Stadler). Contents: This complete edition of the Mozart sonatas for violin and keyboard has been researched and prepared by Cliff Eisen, one of the mostdistinguished Mozart scholars of our time. Professor Eisen recognizes that many of the apparent inconsistencies and idiosynchrasiesof Mozart's notation are perfectly deliberate, and that the attempts in many other editions to impose uniformity upon similar phrases or musical paragraphs can bemisguided. As he writes in the preface, '...the notion that the classical style represents a model of symmetry, balance and clarity is for the most part an 19th-centuryfiction...it has little to do with Mozart's actual practice, which is based primarily onvariety of both content and articulation.' So in this new edition, alternative readingsfound in parallel passages are preserved, rather than being sterilized by a spurious quest for conformity. Naturally all such instances are noted within the Critical Commentary. The highly individual beaming within Mozart's autographs is also respectedin the new edition, as this often contributes to our aural perceptions of phrase structure and accent. Professor Eisenis conscious that there is no single 'Urtext' for this music. On the contrary, hebelieves that 'there is compelling evidence that Mozart's later performances of his works were characterized by changes--sometimes substantial changes--in the musical text.' It is the achievement of thisedition to indicate how far this freedom of musical expression can extend, and as such it is likely to take pride of place in the collections of all those involved in the study and performance of these masterpieces.

Expanded versions of ten classical masterpieces as featured in classic British television commercials. Arranged for Violin and Piano. Grade: 4 - 6

Play Mozart contains a selection of the best-known works and themes from the man who was arguably the greatest composer of all time. These pieces have been adapted with respect for the original masterpieces while bearing in mind the requirements of the particular instrument. The specially recorded CD of backing tracks makes it easy for you to play along!

In 1922 Maurice Ravel heard the young Hungarian violin virtuoso and niece of Joseph Joachim Jelly D?Aranyi in concert in London. Following the performance Ravel spent the remainder of the evening requesting D?Aranyi to play numerous gypsy tunes on her violin probing her on the technical limits of the instrument. The result of this encounter is Ravel?s virtuoso classic ?Tzigane?. Written originally for violin and piano or luthéal (a mechanism invented in 1919 that attaches to a piano producing a sound similar to the rich overtones of the Cimbalon) the premiere took place in London in April 1924. The composer had finished the work only days beforehand. Ravel laterorchestrated ?Tzigane? and both versions remain a ?must? for music-lovers and aspiring violinists today. Jelly D?Aranyi performed both versions regularly throughout her long career. This Urtext edition presents the first scholarly-critical edition of Ravel?s masterpiece. It is published both in the orchestral version complete with full score and performance material as well as in the composer?s earlier version for violin and piano. All known sources including letters have been drawn on for the new edition; one of the available sources consulted for the first time was a copy of ?Tzigane? from the estate of Jelly D?Aranyi which is today part of a private collection. The version for piano and violin contains besides the Urtext part a second violin part as a facsimile with performance instructions by Jelly D?Aranyi. D?Aranyi?s alterations and fingering reflect how Ravel must have heard the work in rehearsals and performance and as such are a document of early 20th century performance practice. The cooperation between Ravel and D?Aranyi is comparable to that of Brahms and Joachim working on the Brahms violin concerto.First scholarly-critical Urtext edition of the work Presented are both versions: for violin and orchestra and for violin and pianoIncludes Jelly D?Aranyi?s fingering

Performed by Geoffrey Applegate violin Accompaniment: Stuttgart Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Emil Kahn Max Bruch's sumptuous Romantic masterpiece has remained an audience favorite since it was published in 1868. Its dedicatee the great violinist Joseph Joachim had considerable input and as in the Brahms concerto his contributions add to its unstoppable lustre. In typical three-movement form it is a spectacularly lush concerto of the highest order and its intoxicating spell usually takes a firm grip on even the most jaded cynics. Guaranteed to please both player and audience! Contains a printed score and a compact disc featuring the concerto in split-channel stereo withthe violinist on the right channel; then again in a stereo accompaniment version minus the solo violin part.

Music Minus One Violin-Sibelius' 20th-century masterpiece is unique in its beauty and is a favorite in concert halls worldwide with its Scandinavian Romantic themes. A must for the serious violinist! Includes a high-quality printed music score and a compact disc containing a complete version with soloist in split-channel stereo (soloist on the right channel) then a second version in full stereo of the orchestral accompaniment minus you the soloist. Performed by Geoffrey Applegate violin Accompaniment: Vienna Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Franz Litschauer