Henryk Wieniawski: Polonaise Brillante Op. 21 No. 2: Violin: Instrumental Work

Polonaise de Concert-In 1848 the thirteen year old Henryk Wieniawski wrote the first sketches to his Polonaise in D major. The composition was published in Germany in 1853 as Polonaise de Concert in D major op. 4 for violin with piano or orchestra accompaniment. When the work was re-published in Paris (1858) the title changed to Polonaise Brilliante. Tremendously popular already during the composer's life time this work has been on the repertory of virtually every virtuoso violinist ever since. This new Critical Urtext Edition corrects obvious misprints while keeping the format of the 1853 first edition printing the textural changes on the Paris version as foot notes.

The present collection contains some of the most brilliant and beautiful compositions for violin and piano by Henryk Wieniawski. It consist of the following works: ''Kujawiak a-moll'', ''Polonaise brillante D-dur'', ''Souvenir de Moscou'' as well as three caprices: ''Prélude'' from Op. 18, ''La Vélocité'' from Op. 10 and ''Le Chant du Bivouac'' from Op. 10.

This Critical Urtext Edition is based on the composer's manuscript and the first printed edition (Schott 1875).