Violin and Piano

SKU: AP.36-60710004

For Violin and Piano. Arranged by Maurice Ravel and ed./arr. Lucien Garban. Violin. Master String Series. Book. LudwigMasters Publications #36-60710004. Published by LudwigMasters Publications (AP.36-60710004).

ISBN 9798888521946. UPC: 676737774257. English.

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) originally wrote Deux Mélodies Hébraïques (Two Hebrew Songs) for voice and piano for soprano Alvina Alvi, who premiered the two songs in June of 1914. While both songs include French text, the first and more popular song, Kaddisch (Holy), is also in Aramaic, while the second song, L'énigme éternelle (The Eternal Riddle), is in Yiddish. Ravel orchestrated both for voice and orchestra in 1920, and many other transcriptions, particularly of Kaddisch, have followed over the years. This transcription by the French composer and arranger Lucien Garban put Kaddisch into the violin repertoire, where it finds regular performance.

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Violin and Piano

SKU: AP.36-60710010

(from For Children, Sz. 42). Arranged by Bela Bartok and ed./arr. Joseph Szigeti. Violin. Master String Series. Book. LudwigMasters Publications #36-60710010. Published by LudwigMasters Publications (AP.36-60710010).

ISBN 9798888521663. UPC: 676737709938. English.

Hungarian composer, pianist and ethnomusicologist Béla Bartók (1881-1945) originally completed the cycle of 85 short piano pieces FOR CHILDREN in 1909. Each piece was based on a folk tune, with the first 42 being Hungarian, and the remaining 43 being Slovakian. Famed Hungarian violinist Joseph Szigeti (1892-1973) took six of the Hungarian folk tunes and transcribed them for violin and piano. As Bartók later removed and revised some of the songs in the collection, the following numbers included are the original numbers from the 1909 collection: No. 28 - Parlando, No. 18 - Andante con moto, No. 42 - Allegro vivace, No. 33 - Andante sostenuto, No. 6 - Allegro, No. 13 - Andante, No. 38 - Poco vivace. In addition to the original, more difficult violin part he transcribed originally, Szigeti also wrote a simplified version where only the first to fourth positions are used. Both violin versions are included in this edition.

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Violin and Piano

SKU: AP.36-60710002

Composed by Claude Debussy. Arranged by Alexandre Roelens. Solo; Violin. Master String Series. Book. LudwigMasters Publications #36-60710002. Published by LudwigMasters Publications (AP.36-60710002).

ISBN 9798888521823. UPC: 676737572853. English.

Claude Debussy (1862-1918) composed Valse Romantique (F minor; CD 79/L.71) in 1890 for solo piano, during a period when he was short piano works in traditional genres, seeking his own style. Unlike the impressionism for which he later became known, this waltz is written in a late romantic style. Not particularly difficult, it is ideal for teaching or for a recital. This transcription for violin or flute and piano was created in 1924 by Alexandre Roelens. Reprint edition.

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Violin and Piano

SKU: AP.36-60710007

(Rumanische Volkstanze). Arranged by Bela Bartok and ed./arr. Zoltan Szekely. Violin. Master String Series. Book. LudwigMasters Publications #36-60710007. Published by LudwigMasters Publications (AP.36-60710007).

ISBN 9798888521687. UPC: 676737816278. English.

In the years preceding World War I, Hungarian composer, pianist, and ethnomusicologist Béla Bartók (1881-1945) took trips to the Transylvanian region to explore the musical traditions of the Romanian population. Following a two-year depression caused by the war, as well as some professional setbacks, he returned to composition. The Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56, emerged in 1915, bearing a strong influence from his experiences as an ethnomusicologist. They comprise 6 dances, all based on folk tunes that Bartók had recorded and transcribed. In 1917, he arranged a version for full orchestra. Hungarian violinist and composer Zoltán Székely (1903-2001) transcribed these six short movements for violin and piano in 1926, which are offered here in this reprint edition. Movements: 1. Joc cu bâta (Stick Dance), 2. Brâul (Sash Dance), 3. Topogó / Pê-loc (In One Spot), 4. Bucsumí tánc / Buciumeana (Dance from Bucsum), 5. Poarga româneasca (Romanian Polka), 6. Aprózó / Maruntel (Fast Dance).

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Violin and Piano

SKU: AP.36-60710009

From Preludes, Book 2. Arranged by Claude Debussy and ed./arr. Lucien Garban. Violin. Master String Series. Book. LudwigMasters Publications #36-60710009. Published by LudwigMasters Publications (AP.36-60710009).

ISBN 9798888521786. UPC: 676737764432. English.

Unlike Bach and Chopin, Claude Debussy (1862-1918) wrote his twenty-four Préludes for solo piano without a clearly organized pattern of key relationships. They were written from December 1909 to April 1913, in two sets, with twelve preludes to each volume. Jane Mortier delivered the premiere of the first volume on May 3, 1911, at the Salle Pleyel in Paris. Walter Morse Rummel gave the first complete performance of the second volume on June 12, 1913, at the Aeolian Hall in London. Prelude No. 5 from Book 2, subtitled Bruyéres, bears similarity to another of his works for piano, La Fille aux cheveux de lin (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair). The pianist Marguerite Long, a friend of the composer, suggested that it sounded reminiscent of the mingling scent of sea mist and pines. French composer and arranger Lucien Garban completed this transcription of No. 5 from Book 2 (Bruyères) for violin and piano in 1926. Reprint edition.

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Violin and Piano

SKU: AP.36-60710008

For Violin and Piano. Composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams/ Inspired by a poem of George Meredith. Violin. Master String Series. Book. LudwigMasters Publications #36-60710008. Published by LudwigMasters Publications (AP.36-60710008).

ISBN 9798888522028. UPC: 676737624248. English.

Ralph Vaughan Williams, ever fond of poetry, found creative impetus for his beautiful romance The Lark Ascending, IRV 39, in an 1881 poem by George Meredith. Marie Pauline Hall, to whom the work was dedicated, gave the first performance of the original violin and piano version, here presented in a Masters reprint edition, at Shirehampton Public Hall on December 15, 1920, beside pianist Geoffrey Mendham. After World War I, the composer expanded the work for soloist and full orchestra. This has become the version most familiar to listeners. The violin, lifting its silvery tones above the stage, captures the soaring nature of Meredith's couplet: Till lost on his aerial rings/In light, and then the fancy sings. Reprint edition.

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Violin and Piano

SKU: AP.36-60710006

From España, Op. 165. Arranged by Isaac Albeniz and ed./arr. Samuel Dushkin. Violin. Master String Series. Book. LudwigMasters Publications #36-60710006. Published by LudwigMasters Publications (AP.36-60710006).

ISBN 9798888521649. UPC: 676737848804. English.

Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909) wrote his suite España (Espagna), Op. 165, also known as Seis Hojas de Album (Six Album Leaves) for piano in 1889, with the first performance taking place on June 7th of the following year, at the Steinway Hall in London. Each of the six movements recreates a traditional Spanish dance or evokes Spanish folk music. Famed American violinist, composer, and pedagogue Samuel Dushkin completed this arrangement for violin and piano that included three of the movements: 1. Malagueña, 2. Canción Catalan (or Capricho Catalan), 3. Tango. The middle movement is here presented alone. Reprint edition.

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Violin and Piano

SKU: AP.36-60710003

(Poupée Valsante). Arranged by Ede Poldini and ed./arr. Fritz Kreisler. Violin. Master String Series. Book. LudwigMasters Publications #36-60710003. Published by LudwigMasters Publications (AP.36-60710003).

ISBN 9798888521854. UPC: 676737961466. English.

Hungarian composer Ede (Eduard) Poldini (1869-1957) was largely known in his home country for his many operas. In the 1890s, Poldini composed a collection of seven pieces for piano under the title MARIONETTES, IEP 17, the most popular of which is the 2nd movement, La Poupée Valsante (The Dancing Doll), with its fleet, graceful introductory melody. This transcription for violin by Fritz Kreisler is what made Poldini internationally famous.

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Violin and Piano

SKU: AP.36-60710001

For Violin and Piano. Composed by Percy Aldridge Grainger. Arranged by Fritz Kreisler. Solo; Violin. Master String Series. Book. LudwigMasters Publications #36-60710001. Published by LudwigMasters Publications (AP.36-60710001).

ISBN 9798888521878. UPC: 676737670276. English.

Percy Grainger's (1882-1961) love for music of the simple rural folk of the British Isles led to a series of forty-three pieces that he grouped into a series called British Folk-Music Settings, including Molly on the Shore, Irish Reel from British Folk Music Settings, No. 1. Grainger produced at least six versions of this folk tune arrangement of two contrasting Irish Reels (Temple Hill and Molly on the Shore, from The Complete Petrie Collection of Ancient Irish Music), starting with the original 1907 version for string quartet or string orchestra. That same year, Grainger also produced a version for violin solo and piano, which is also available from the publisher. This wholly unique version was freely arranged for violin and piano by famous early 20th century violinist Fritz Kreisler, offering players already familiar with Grainger's original rendition an opportunity to approach the music in a different way. Reprint edition.

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