Of the violin concertos by Belgian composer and violinist Jean Baptiste Accolay the first in A minor has become a poular audition piece under the title 'Concertino I'. This single-movement work is appealing and effective but not too difficult. As a 'student concerto' it has established itself in secondary-school teaching as well as in international competitions such as 'Jugend Musiziert' in Germany.Als „Schülerkonzert“ hat es sich im Mittelstufenunterricht wie auch bei internationalen Wettbewerben etabliert so in Deutschland bei „Jugend musiziert“.Die Violinpädagogin Franziska Matz die bereits mehrere Schülerkonzertein der Edition Peters vorgelegt hat hat ihre langjährige Unterrichtserfahrung auch in diese Ausgabe einfließen lassen. Bei der Einrichtung der Violinstimme wurde besonderes Augenmerk auf praktikables Umblättern gelegt.

Bärenreiter's Easy Concertos is a new series of the most popular short concertos for violinists who want to begin performing in public. The series begins with works by the composers Rieding Seitz and Vivaldi which are clear favourites amongst the first solo concertos played.The editions include a solo Violin part and a Piano reduction for the accompanist. The series is edited by Kurt Sassmannshaus the internationally renowned Violin teacher and co-author of the Sassmannshaus Violin school tradition. His forewords introduce these little gems and include tips to ensure successful first concerts.These volumes form an ideal continuation of theSassmannshaus school editions and can be used in parallel from volume three onwards: They can also be used to supplement any Violin method. This series will be continued and will introduce students to more demanding repertoire with an increasing level of difficulty.