Original Compositions Arrangements Cadenzas and Editions-World-famous violinist Rachel Barton Pine compiled a collection of 19 pieces mainly for unaccompanied Violin ranging from her original compositions and cadenzas to new arrangements of existing Violin staples.Pine was inspired to create it when she was asked to write a cadenza for Meude-Monpas' Concerto No.1 in D Major a rediscovered concerto that had not been played since the composer's lifetime in the eighteenth century.Highlights include an original cadenza for Paganini's Violin Concerto No.2 in B Minor a new arrangement of The Star-Spangled Banner and many others. The book also contains a lengthy introductiondiscussing her love of composition and arrangements.Fans and budding virtuosos alike will delight in this unique and personal collection.Piano accompaniment is included on the CD in PDF format.

This solo work for violin was premiered on May 12 at Mount Holyoke College and performed by Rachel Barton Pine.

Nocturne was written in early 1994 and dedicated to the memory of the Polish composer Witold Lutoslawski. The piece is an exploration of early ideas for Kaija Saariaho's violin concerto Graal Thé tre which was premiered inLondon at the 1995 BBC Promenade Concerts by Gidon Kremer. The first performance of Nocturne was by John Storgårds on 16 February 1994 in Helsinki. Nocturne lasts around 6 minutes.

Bohuslav Martinu's Rhythmische Etuden is an exciting study for the Violin with Piano accompaniment.