2me Polonaise brillante pour violon avec acompagnement de piano op.21 Henryk Wieniawski wrote only two polonaises. The first one, op. 4 in D minor, is one of his youthful works; the other, op. 21 in A major, is one of the last works he composed. Moreover, H. Wieniawski is the co-author of another polonaise, op. 8, for violin and piano, which he wrote with his brother Józef Wieniawski, a pianist. The latter polonaise, like the Polonaise in D minor op. 4, is also a youthful composition (1852). The polonaise as a genre, therefore, does not occupy much space in Wieniawskis heritage. Nonetheless, both polonaises, in D minor and A major, constitute an essential part of his artistic inheritance. Likewise, both polonaises had been composed in two versions: for violin and orchestra, and for violin and piano. The Polonaise in A major was completed in 1870. It is not known precisely which of the versions, the one with the piano, or the one with the orchestra first came into being. It was the version with orchestra that the composer performed for the first time on 17 March 1870, in the Grand Theatre in St. Petersburg. But merely two months later he performed the Polonaise in Warsaw, accompanied by his brother Józef at the piano. It is quite possible that Wieniawski had already performed this version of the Polonaise. It is certain, nonetheless, that both versions either appeared simultaneously, or one was composed shortly after the other. From its first public performance until the end of his concert career, Wieniawski often included this Polonaise in his concert repertoire, playing one version or another, the choice depending on the needs and circumstances. Just to mention one occasion, he played the orchestral version during a concert tour of Sweden in 1870, when he dedicated and presented a manuscript of this piece to King Charles XV of Sweden. The dedication, however, was changed in print, and both versions were eventually dedicated to François van Hal. Both versions were published simultaneously, by Schott Publishers in Mainz, with the same plate number, though the orchestral version appeared only in parts, which was a common practice in those days. The piece was most probably not published earlier than 18751. The Polonaise was praised by the critics. The reviews reported that it was a magnificent piece2, and this opinion was shared by later critical reviews, both Russian and West European. The Polonaise remained popular after the composer had died, which is evident from the number of later editions of the piece (more than ten) issued by different publishers, mostly German, and prepared by different editors. In Poland, the Polonaise was published twice after the Second World War. All the editions introduced some more or less significant changes into the text, mostly concerning performance indications, but in a sense blurring the composers intentions. All those changes were pertinent to the violin and piano version, and it was mostly in this form that the piece appeared in concert and teaching repertoires. The performances with an orchestra were much more seldom which was, among other factors, due to limited availability of the orchestral version, as it had never been published again after the first edition, until now. The Polonaise in A major was composed approximately at the same time as the Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor3. This convergence in time had influenced a certain similarity with regard to both composition and technical means, and also to the themes. In particular, the similarity becomes quite obvious in the second theme of the Allegro in the Concerto, and in the theme of the Polonaise. The Polonaise in A major is also in a certain way similar to the first Polonaise (in D minor), the motifs of the themes in both polonaises are alike. However, both pieces differ in style. The Polonaise in D minor shows the composers fascination with technical writing. Wieniawski makes the most of double-stops, chords, and all other sophisticated virtuoso techniques. The Polonaise in A major, written 18 years later, is much more mature. Although it is a virtuosic piece as well, the techniques used are somewhat more limited and subordinated to the expression. The virtuoso character of this piece is more fragile, much closer to the brillant style. At the same time, the Polonaise is typical of Wieniawskis violin playing technique. Here the composer uses the means regarded by his contemporaries to be typical of him, e.g., long staccato fragments played with one bow. The Polonaise is a concert piece in one movement extended form with a considerably abbreviated return of the first section at the end. The middle section is contrasting in character, due to the modulation to F major, change of tempo (meno mosso) and the reduction in the number of instruments (in the orchestral version). All the sections show thematic similarity. The first section, too, consists of three subsections, including a contrasting middle subsection (in E major). Zofia Chechlińska Footnotes 1. See The Critical Commentary, p. ? and onward. 2. See V. Grigoriev, Henryk Wieniawski. Życie i twórczość. [Life and Work] Warszawa - Poznań 1986, p. 184. 3. The first version of the Concerto No. 2 in D minor was completed in 1862, but in 1870, i.e., not until the Polonaise in A major was completed, Wieniawski had been working on the Concerto and implemented quite a few changes. Publisher: PWM/Towarzystwo Muzyczne im. Henryka Wieniawskiego w Poznaniu Series: Henryk Wieniawski - Complete Works Cover: softback Nr ISMN: 979-0-2740-0753-9 Number of pages: 34+8 Format: N4 stoj. 235x305 Language version of text: pol., Eng.

William H. Potstock (1872-1941) was best known as the German American musician and composer of Souvenir de Saraste. This piece combines various techniques such as left hand pizzicato and double stops which makes it a popular musical piece for violinists.

Par LACOURT-WOLFF H.. / Niveau : Assez Facile / classique / Répertoire / Violon et Piano

Johannes Brahms' Violin Concerto written for his friend Joseph Joachim has remained a standard in the concert literature since its first performance. No scholarly critical edition of this work has ever been published and therefore the many sometimes conflicting sources have never been evaluated for a critical performing edition. Not only Brahms' autograph score solo part and autograph Piano reduction but also his personal copies of the first edition score as well as the first edition orchestral parts have all been consulted. Clive Brown’s edition offers insights into the genesis of the composition and the working relationshipbetween Brahms and Joachim. The critical commentary comments on all discrepancies in the sources. The critical edition of Brahms' own Piano reduction is at the same time a performing edition and includes an informative introduction as well as comments on performance practice. In addition the Piano reduction includes a separate brochure with not only the well known Joachim cadenza but also those by J. Halir H. Heermann L. Auer and F. Busoni. An informative preface (Ger/Eng) with references to performance practice and a critical commentary are included in the edition First scholarly critical edition of this standard work Critical commentary (Eng) Insightful comments on performance practice An Urtext Violin part and an additional Violin part marked with fingering and bowing suggestions by Joseph Joachim Valuable cadenza brochure with cadenzas by Joachim Halir Heermann Auer and Busoni Full score critical commentary & parts (BA9049) and Violin & Piano reduction (BA9049-90) and study score (TP949) available for sale

With marked and unmarked string parts.The genesis of Berg's Violin Concerto in 1935 is shrouded in tragedy. He had only just finished making the first sketches when Manon Gropius - the daughter of Walter Gropius and AlmaMahler with whom Berg was friends - died of polio.He dedicated the concerto 'To the memory of an angel' in her memory. Then Alban Berg died in 1935 so he no didn't live to see it printed or performed. Henle's edition -Violin part and Piano reduction - follows the score edited by Michael Kube which is being published simultaneously by Breitkopf & Härtel together with the orchestral parts and pocket score.The illustrious violinist FrankPeter Zimmermann has provided fingerings and bowings for the violin part.

Sonatas for Piano and Violin-Johannes Brahms s?int?ressa tr?s t?t au genre de la sonate pour violon. ? l?automne 1853 il proposa ? un ?diteur de Leipzig une sonate pour violon en la mineur. L??uvre ayant ?t? refu-s?e il semble que le compositeur tr?s critique envers lui-m?me l?ait ensuite d?truite de ses propres mains. Ses trois grandes sonates datent de sa maturit? l?op. 78 des ?t?s 1878 et 79 les opus 100 et 108 de l??t? 1886. Le scherzo en ut mineur constitue la contribution de Brahms ? la sonate pour violon ?crite conjointement avec Robert Schumann et Albert Dietrich en 1853 en guise de cadeau surprise pour le violoniste Joseph Joachim. Elle est connue sous le nom de sonate F-A-E(fa-la-mi). Avec ses contrastes marqu?s entre l?Allegro v?h?ment et le Pi? moderato d?une grande sensibilit? ce mouvement de scherzo constitue un morceau de bravoure tr?s appr?ci?.

Camille Saint-Saëns Havanaise op. 83 Editeur: Christiane Strucken-Paland Doigtés: Klaus Schilde Doigtés vl.: Ingolf Turban Edition Urtext, reliure paperback partie de corde avec ou sans indications de doigté Matériel d'orchestre chez Breitkopf

La collection Selected Studies rassemble des études composées par de grands pédagogues des deux siècles passés tels que F. Wohlfahrt, H. Sitt et H. Kayser. Vous y trouverez des exercices faciles autour de la technique d?archet et du jeu en doubles cordes. Chaque recueil dispose de deux CDs d?accompagnement. Chaque étude est enregistrée dans trois versions : une version intégrale, et deux versions d?accompagnement (au tempo normal d?abord, au tempo d?étude ensuite).Selected Studies 3: Études d'Henri Vieuxtemps, Federico Fiorillo, Pierre Rode, Rodolphe Kreutzer, Jacob Dont, Pierre Gaviniès, Jacques Féréol Mazas et Niccolò Paganini, etc. Main droite : accords, ricochet, détaché, démanchés, staccato, legato, spiccato, sauts d?octaves, cantilena. Main gauche : positions élargies, extensions, doubles cordes, sauts d?octaves, accords, positions sur la corde de Sol, pizzicato, notes harmoniques, trilles, vélocité, chromatismes, ornements.