SKU: HL.978471

ISBN 9781638875994. UPC: 196288090915. 9.0x12.0x0.194 inches.

When the great Belgian violin virtuoso Eugene Ysaye tried to commission a violin concerto, Chausson declined and suggested a one movement work, Poeme, Op 25. (1896). The premiere took place at the Conservatoire of Nancy in 1896 with Ysaye as soloist. The first Paris performance (1897) was a huge success for the composer who was yet relatively unknown. Chausson wrote three versions of the Poeme: with orchestra, with piano accompaniment, and a version with piano and string quartet, the same setting as his Concerto in D for piano, violin, and string quartet, Op. 21 (1892). The violin parts are identical in all three versions. Ysaye's helping hand in writing a most violinistic solo part is noticeable throughout the composition.

SKU: HL.370322

ISBN 9781638870401. UPC: 840126993653. 9.0x12.0x0.112 inches.

Originally, Camille Saint-Saens created this work for piano in 1877 under the title 'Etude en form de Valse,' Op.52/6. In 1901, Ysaye reworked this piece for violin and piano and published it as 'Caprice d'apres l'Etude en forme de Valse de Saint-Saens.' Ysaye created a veritable masterpiece for violin, far more popular now than the original piano version. It has taken its rightful place in the virtuoso violin literature. This work is on the concert and recorded repertory of virtually every major violinist and a compulsory work at most major competitions.

SKU: HL.370363

ISBN 9781638870425. UPC: 840126993707. 9.0x12.0x0.195 inches.

Also known as Variations on a Theme of Corelli, The Art of the Bow is widely considered the first great method for violin. Aside from being invaluable to the development of technique, the variations which include piano accompaniment also serve as rich and rewarding solo material for recitals. This edition by Heifetz protege, Endre Granat, is based on comparison of the first three published editions and features meticulous attention to the details of bowing and fingering. Included in the publication is a letter from Tartini to his then 14-year-old violin student, Maddalena Lombardini, detailing an important lesson to violin performers which contains examples from this very imaginitive and musical set of variations.

SKU: HL.1459743

ISBN 9798892703895. UPC: 196288210955. 9.0x12.0x0.183 inches.

The Scherzo is a movement by Felix Mendelssohn from the incidental music to the play by William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. The play inspired Mendelssohn to compose the music because it was a childhood favorite. There are two works by Mendelssohn called A Midsummer Night's Dream; the Overture composed in 1826 and the Incidental Music added in 1842. The Scherzo was originally scored for orchestra. The brilliant transcription for violin and piano is by Willy Burmester.

SKU: HL.370329

ISBN 9781638870418. UPC: 840126993660. 9.25x12.0x0.435 inches.

Sarasate's concert career began at age seventeen after he was awarded the coveted Premier Prix from the Paris Conservatoire for both violin and composition. After his London debut, the playwright and music critique George Bernard Shaw wrote in his review that Sarasate 'left criticism gasping miles behind him.' Shaw also declared that there were many composers of music for the violin; there were but few composers like Sarasate for violin music. His vast concert repertory included many works written for and dedicated to him by Bruch, Saint-Saens, Wieniawski, Dvorak and many others. He performed his own works in an inimitable, brilliant and charming manner. His contemporaries marveled at his perfect intonation and stunning rhythmic acuity. His bowing technique was the pride of the French School of violin playing. The works presented in this volume are among his finest. All are based on Spanish popular music and are a virtuosic set for violin and piano. They are and have been in virtually every great violinist's repertory. They are also exceptionally popular as encore pieces, as well as favorites of budding virtuosos.

SKU: HL.370317

ISBN 9781581068887. UPC: 840126993639. 9.0x12.0x0.173 inches.

Georges Bizet's opera Carmen had its first performance in Paris in 1875. In the audience was the 17-year-old Hungarian violin virtuoso and budding composer Jeno Hubay. After the performance Hubay started writing his Carmen Fantasy from memory. The following season for his debut recital in Paris, he included his newly created composition. It is a lyrical work of great beauty and brilliance. Hubay combined his career of a concertizing virtuoso, composer and violin pedagogue. At the Royal Conservatory in Brussels he became the successor of Vieuxtemps and Wieniawski. Later, Franz Liszt invited Hubay to lead the violin department in the newly created Budapest Music Academy. He created the world-renowned Hungarian school of violin playing. His student, Franz von Vecsey, recorded theCarmen Fantasy in 1904 at age 11! His other students included Joseph Szigeti, Zoltan Szekely, Sandor Vegh, Endre Gertler, Gyorgy Garay and many more. Hubay was a very active composer, creating over 120 works including operas, ballets, concertos, songs and instrumental compositions. Pablo de Sarasate wrote his Carmen Fantasy in 1882. It is a composition of drama and passion, written with his unparalleled brilliance for violin writing. This work has remained in the standard repertory, on programs of virtuoso soloists, as well as a required work for major competitions..

SKU: HL.1465006

ISBN 9798892703925. UPC: 196288212171. 9.0x12.0x0.438 inches.

Four-moveme nt violin concerto portrays four great singers who changed our musical landscape: Aretha Franklin, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, and Sarah Vaughan. In all but the first movement the soloist has opportunities to improvise. The orchestra accompaniment for which the work was written is also available from the publisher, but this piano reduction is intended largely for rehearsal purposes, though it may also serve on recital/chamber performances.

SKU: HL.358937

ISBN 9781705139059. UPC: 840126944471. 9.0x12.0x0.201 inches.

Contents: Epithalam (Liszt); Hejre Kati, Waves of Balaton, Zephyr Op. 30/5 (Hubay); Caprices Nos. 1-2 (Vecsey).

SKU: HL.370318

ISBN 9781638870395. UPC: 840126993646. 9.0x12.0x0.096 inches.

“Contains La Campanella, Op.7 and Moto Perpetuo, Op.11. Niccolò Paganini gave the premiere performance of his Second Violin Concerto at La Scala in Milan, 1827. The success of the performance was such that the last movement of the concerto was repeated. The subtitle of this movement is 'La Campanella' (The little bell) because of the sound the harmonics in this work produce. Paganini known for his pyrotechnics uses double harmonics and left hand pizzicato lavishly in this movement. Moto Perpetuo is one of Paganini's most popular works. Dozens of transcriptions exist for a variety of instruments, from marimba to double bass, as well as for orchestra, where all first violins play the solo part. The 3,032 sixteenth notes in this four-minute composition require formidable skill and endurance from the performer.”.

SKU: HL.370364

ISBN 9781638870432. UPC: 840126993714. 9.0x12.0x0.138 inches.

Wieniawski' s specialties as violin virtuoso are represented in both the Capriccio-Valse as well as the Variations on an Original Theme. Sustaining triple and quadruple chords, cantilena in the highest positions, rapid string crossing, playing melody left hand pizzicato while performing bowed accompaniment, rapid on-string and off-string staccato, alternating right hand pizzicato with solid notes and harmonics are all examples of the technical virtuosity displayed.