(Violin/Piano)

SKU: HL.48181585

Composed by Kishio Hirao. Leduc. Classical. CD. Alphonse Leduc #AL21293. Published by Alphonse Leduc (HL.48181585).

Japanese composer, Kishio Hirao (1907-1953) first studied medicine before changing to music. His 1947 Sonata for Violin and Piano is a challenging yet exciting addition to the repertoire. Hirao moved to Paris where he studied harmony, counterpoint and composition at the Ecole Cesar Franck. The Sonata is in three movements; 1) Moderato-Allegro Agitato, 2) Andante, and 3) Vivacissimo. The work is in F major, with the middle movement modulating to D major, however, tonality is substantially exploited. For all advanced violinists and pianists, Hirao's Sonata for Violin and Piano is a riveting addition to the repertoire..

Chamber Music violin, piano

SKU: PR.144407050

Composed by James Primosch. Set of Score and Parts. With Standard notation. 28+12 pages. Duration 20 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #144-40705. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.144407050).

UPC: 680160655519. 9 x 12 inches.

Celebrating 30 years, the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society commissioned a work of 20-25 minutes for violin and piano from James Primosch, University of Pennsylvania professor of music. Primosch had originally thought to create a new sonata, but what developed is more appropriately a set of five character pieces, two of which were directly inspired by poems. Five Poems was premiered in May, 2016, and Primosch's thoughts are recorded at his website: https://jamesprimosch.com /2016/05/10/five-poems-pr emiere/.
Upon receiving a commission from the Philadelphia Chamber MusicSociety for a violin and piano piece in honor of its 30th anniversary, myplan was to write a sonata, a term suggesting a relatively abstractdiscourse. But as the piece developed, the movements struck me ascharacter pieces rather than music employing a more “symphonic”ap proach. When specific poems started to attach themselves in my mindwith two of the movements, the overall title Five Poems became clear.The title of the second movement is a line from Susan Stewart’s“De scent”, which deals with Aeneas’s visit to the underworld. The musicis alternately fiercely driving and quite still, though tense. RobertFrost’s Nothing Gold Can Stay summons fleet scale passages framinglyrical counterpoint. The remaining movements do not refer to specificpoems, but have titles reflecting their expressive tone. Dreamscape ismusing with an improvisatory violin line over shifting pairs of pianochords. Nightsong is a bluesy lullaby that turns highly dramatic.Vision begins with a closely argued struggle but breaks through tosomething spacious and clear.

By Giovanni Battista Viotti. Edited by Fritz Kreisler. For violin and piano. The Masters Collection. Published by Carl Fischer.

Violin & Piano

SKU: SU.50027520

For Violin & Piano. Composed by Robert Rollin. Strings, Violin. Score & Parts. Seesaw Music Corp #50027520. Published by Seesaw Music Corp (SU.50027520).

Published by Seesaw Music.

Violin and Piano. By Alfred Schnittke. Arranged by Daniel Hope, Ivan Sokolov. (Violin). String. Book only. Published by Sikorski.

Violin and Piano - Grade 3

SKU: BT.EMBZ810

Composed by Ferenc Vecsey. Book Only. Composed 1952. 6 pages. Editio Musica Budapest #EMBZ810. Published by Editio Musica Budapest (BT.EMBZ810).

English-German-Hungari an.

Ferenc Vecsey (1893-1935) was one of the greatest virtuoso violinists of the early twentieth century. He was soon noticed as a child prodigy, and after his early violin lessons from his father, he became a pupil of Hubay. His first known public appearance was at the age of 6 in Tátraszéplak (Tatranská Polianka), and a few years later in Berlin he made his debut abroad. There he heard the elderly maestro József Joachim, who was astonished at the talented boy's playing. So started the young Vecsey's performing career: he gave a dozen or so concerts in Germany, then followed a series of concert tours all over the world (in 1906 in Spain, Bartók was his accompanist). From1907, his permanent place of residence between concerts was Berlin, where he began to study harmony and counterpoint. Soon he began composing himself, mainly writing virtuoso pieces for his own concerts, of which the Valse triste became the most famous. Other musicians were also happy to include this short character piece in their programmes.Vecsey later settled in Italy. He died unexpectedly at the young age of 42.

By Robert Rollin. For Violin, Piano. (Chamber Music). Sheet music. Published by See Saw.