Violin Sonata No. 1 in E minor op. 73

Sonata no.2 in d minor op.121 for Violin and Piano-Schumann?s second violin sonata was written in October/November 1851 only a few weeks after the first work for this combination of instruments (HN 428). The highly virtuosic sonata especially in the finale is characterised bythe close thematic dovetailing of the single movements. Wilhelm Joseph von Wasielewski who later became the composer?s biographer reported that ?smiling in his kind-hearted manner? the composer had said to him: ?I did not likethe first violin sonata; so I then wrote a second one which is hopefully better.? Schumann was apparently referring to the great differences in the expressive content: Whereas the first sonata with three movements seems rathermelancholy and dark overall the second ?Great Sonata? with four movements is bursting with energy and ends in vibrant D major.

Peters Urtext editions of Handel's Violin Sonatas in G Minor D Minor A D Minor A and E.

Sonata no. 1 in d minor op. 75 for Piano and Violin-Violin Sonata No. 1 D Minor Op. 75 was originally planned only as a little duo for Violin and Piano the composition grew into a Sonata in autumn 1885.Saint-Saëns implied that the Violinpart could only be played by a mystical figure. Violin Sonata No. 1 D Minor Op. 75 has lost its horrors and is now one of the best loved chamber music works by the French master.

Debussy wrote his solitary Violin Sonata in the closing days of his life plagued by the distress of the ongoing Great War financial difficulties and health issues of a terminal cancer. Shortly afterits completion in April the first performance took place on May 5th 1917 with Debussy himself at the Piano. This was the composer?s last public appearance before his death in 1918.The Sonata For Violinand Piano was the third and final composition in a cycle intended to consist of six sonatas for various instruments. It has an overall atmosphere of melancholy while also capturing contradictory characteristics such asjoy and silliness presented in a form closer to a fantasia than a sonata. The three expressive movements (Allegro vivo Intermede and Finale) are written in a French nationalistic spirit withdistinctive influences from Spanish and gypsy music throughout. This ambiguousness and ambivalence in form sound and character all attribute to Debussy?s innovative language of ?musical impressionism? which has become afavourite of musicians and audiences alike.The comments at the end of this Urtext edition provide detailed information on the sources and alternative readings while the preface by François Lesure in German English andFrench gives historical and biographical context. Two copies of the Violin solo are included as separate inserts.

Robert Schumann’s Sonata For Piano And Violin In A Minor Op. 105 (also known as Violin Sonata No. 1) was written in only a few days in September 1851. It consists of three movements 1. Mitleidenschaftlichem Ausdruck (dotted quarter=68) 2. Allegretto (eighth note =96) and 3. Lebhaft (quarter note = 94) with the main theme present in all of them linking the whole sonata together.Thewealth of imagination energy of sentiment and depth of thought in the sonata was acknowledged by Wasielewski fellow musician and Schumann’s first biographer. This publication takes the composer’s personal copy of thescore and the separate Violin part as its principal sources coming as close to the original intentions of Schumann as possible. An editorial preface by Wiltrud Haug-Freienstein is also included in German English andFrench.This Sonata is challenging but rewarding for both Piano and Violin. Total performance time is approximately 18 minutes.

Solo Violin Sonatas and Partitas 4 Concertos and Arioso-This volume from Schirmer's Library Of Musical Classics contains J.S. Bach's Complete Sonatas and Partitas (BWV 1001-1006) Concerto in A minor BWV 1041 Concerto in E Major BWV 1042 Concerto for TwoViolins in D minor BWV 104  Arioso from Ich steh mit einem Fuss im Grabe BWV 156 and Concerto in G minor BWV 1056R.

for Violin and Piano-Brahms had already announced his ?retirement? from composition when in the spring of 1894 he played chamber music with the cellist Robert Hausmann and the clarinettist Richard Mühlfeld. This encounter apparently renewed his enthusiasm for Mühlfeld?s much admired playing and inspired him to write two Clarinet sonatas in the summer of the same year.Brahms conceived an alternate version of the works for Viola from the beginning and already before the publication of these two versions he intended to do another one for Violin a version which was to require changes and was to result in an independent edition. While the Clarinet and Viola versions havedeveloped a rich performance tradition the Violin version is almost unknown. Yet for the Violin version the composer revised the original Clarinet part much more extensively than he did for the Viola version and also rewrote the Piano part to achieve a thoroughly convincing Violin and Piano idiom. This Bärenreiter edition aims to bring the neglected Violin Sonatas Op. 120 back into players? hands.An important part of this edition is the extensive preface. Firstly it informs about the sonatas? origins their compositional process pre-publication performances their publication history as well as early reception. Truly remarkable is the unique Performance Practice Commentary. Here the editors start from the premise that already a few decades after Brahms' death a widening gulf developed between the composer's expectations and the performance practices of the early 20th century. On the basis of manifold sources which include memoirs by pupils and chamber music partners treatises and essays early instructive editions and historical recordings the editors deal with key issues in understanding Brahms' notation. By a section-by-section analysis of rhythm and timing dynamics and accentuation dots and strokes slurring and non legato Piano pedalling and overholding Piano arpeggiation and dislocation string instrument fingering string instrument harmonics and vibrato the editors provide an indispensable assistance for a historically informed interpretation of the works.At the same time the edition offers an exciting and

George Frideric Handel's Sonatas Volume 1 for Violin solo and Piano accompaniment. Includes the works Sonata in A Major for violin and continuo HWV361 Op. 1 No. 3 Sonata in F major for violin and continuo HWV370 Op. 1 No. 12 and Sonata in G minor for violin and continuo HWV368 Op. 1 No. 10.

Separate bass part for performance e.g. with cello accompaniment.Schott Violin Library includes eleven contrasting Baroque sonatas for violin and continuo bass. Besides popular and well-known sonatas by Corelli, Vivaldi, Handel and Telemann there are also delightful less familiar compositions by Dall'Abaco, Pepusch and Finger, among others. All these pieces are at lower to intermediate level. Some of them can be played in first position throughout, while others require just a few position changes, but the sonatas by Dall'Abaco, Kirchhoff, Vivaldi and Handel require fluent use of the first three positions. The pieces brought together in this book are the best-loved works from the popular series Schott Violin Library (VLB) and other violin repertoire published by Schott. / Violon Et Basse Continue

?I think Bach would have forgiven me for embarking on these transcriptions. Whether he would have forgiven the way I did it is, of course, another matter.? (Gustav Leonhardt)

The harpsichordist, conductor and organist Gustav Leonhardt was considered a pioneer of historical performance practice. Between 1968 and 1978 he made harpsichord transcriptions of several of Bach?s compositions for unaccompanied violin or violoncello. Now these transcriptions are being made available to us by his pupil, the famed harpsichordist Siebe Henstra, based on the handwritten notes that Leonhardt used for his own performances.

- Informative Foreword by early music specialist Skip Sempé (Ger/Eng)
- Editorial notes by the editor Siebe Henstra / Classique / Partition /

Eleven pieces for Violin and Piano edited by Richard Jones for the ABRSM. Includes works by Tartini Vivaldi and Albinoni.

Now available individually, this piano accompaniment for Suzuki Violin School Volume 8 (Unrevised) was previously included in Suzuki Violin School Piano Accompaniments Volume B, which included Volumes 6-10 (Unrevised). / Violon