Par DIVERS AUTEURS / SARASATE. Quite early in his career, Pablo De Sarasate produced a series of fantasies on themes from popular operas for solo Violin with Orchestral, or Piano accompaniment. The appeal of the Carmen fantasy, with which this collection opens, has remained the most enduring but, perhaps reflecting the varying fortunes with audiences of the operas themselves, settings of Gounod’s …

Keyboard fireworksAs early as 1743, while Handel was still alive, Francesco Geminiani produced an arrangement of the 'Water Music? for keyboard instruments, thereby making it possible to perform this popular work in domestic surroundings. Then, presumably in 1749, an unknown musician arranged the 'Music for the Royal Fireworks? for transverse flute or violin and harpsichord.In addition to these tw…

Par WILSON MARK. Stringtastic Book 2: Violin teaches through playing in an engaging exploration of musical styles. Part of the fully integrated Stringtastic series in which violin, viola, cello and double bass can all learn and play together in any combination. Learn as you play through the world of Stringtastic, with 62 imaginative pieces that have been specifically designed to establish a secure…

Par HAHN. Composed by Reynaldo Hahn, Romance In A Major is a chamber piece for Violin and Piano, for upper-intermediate players. This melodious piece is written in one main movement and is perfect for a recital. Starting 'Très modere' with the main theme, the piece later become quieter 'calme' with some variations of this main theme. Really romantic, it is sometimes indicated which string to play …

Step into the spotlight and play along with the superb backing tracks on the specially recorded CD. A fantastic collection of 10 popular show tunes arranged for Violin. Hear the full performance versions of the music tracks - the Violin part is then omitted so you can play along with the recorded performance. The book features top line arrangements of all 10 pieces, plus a fingering guide. / Violo…

Par WEDGWOOD PAM. After Hours comprises eight laid back jazzy pieces for Violin and Piano, covering a variety of styles from cosy dinner jazz to wistful blues and more upbeat numbers, composed by Pam Wedgwood. The perfect way to wind down after a stressful day! The accompanying CD contains two tracks for each piece in this book: the first track is a full performance of the piece, allowing you to h…

Le meilleur de dix éditions de Pop for Violin ! Pop for Violin rend hommage à certaines des plus belles compositions du monde avec cette sélection. Cet album best-of contient seize titres faciles à jouer dans des arrangements mélodieux pour violon seul ou deux violons. Avec des classiques du rock, de la pop, de la folk, du swing et de bandes originales de film, chaque mélomane y trouvera son comp…

Par JEVTIC IVAN. Ivan Jevtic's Suite for Violin Solo. Ivan Jevtic's Suite for Violin Solo. / Classique / Répertoire / Violon

Par SCHUBERT FRANZ. Tout jeune violoniste connaît les sonatines de Schubert pour violon et piano. Le titre de sona-tines remonte à l’édition posthume de 1836, Schubert lui-même les désignait par le terme de «sonates». La forme diminutive fut choisie sans doute parce que ces pièces ne sont en effet pas très difficiles, mais peut-être aussi pour des raisons commerciales. Leurs mélodies typi-quement …

Par GERSHWIN GEORGE. Jascha Heifetz (1901-1987) and George Gershwin (1898-1937), two of the best known figures in American music, were good friends and often played together. Heifetz had urged Gershwin to write a violin concerto for him, but unfortunately Gershwin died before the project got off the ground. These transcriptions by Heifetz are the next best thing. The five excerpts from Porgy and B…