To this day, Pierre Rode's “Caprices” are a milestone in every violinist's education conservatory level. This Urtext edition offers detailed text regarding source material and historical
Published in early 1806, Kreutzer's "40 Études ou Caprices" for violin are the product of his years-long employment at the Conservatoire de Paris. Their systematic and complete reappraisal of
In contrast to the first cello sonata (HN 1357) composed four years earlier, this substantially more catchy and playful second sonata enjoyed great success with audiences and critics right from the start.
Like Elgar's Salut d'Amour, these two chansons are among his most popular melodies. The dreamy Chanson de nuit and its cheerful counterpart Chanson de
With this one-movement Concertino, Oskar Rieding turns to already advanced students of the violin. Aside from playing in third position, it also requires a considerable degree of dexterity and mastery of
Edited by Dominik Rahmer. For viola & piano. Urtext Edition. Preface in Ger., Fr. and Eng. Includes critical
The Viennese Jakob Dont is considered one of the most important violin pedagogues of the nineteenth century and wrote numerous study pieces that are indispensable classics of the pedagogical literature for
After the great success of his Elegie, Faure's publisher Hamelle urged him to write another, similarly effective piece for cello and piano. Papillon was probably already composed in 1884,
Though more demanding than some of Pleyel's instrumental works, these six two-movement compositions bring together great melodic richness and eclectic forms in their colorful mixture of sonata movements,
Edited by Peter Jost. Fingering of the piano part by Klaus Schilde. With supplementary violin part marked by Yehudi Menuhin, supplemented by Daniel Hope. For violin & piano. Revised, Urtext
Edited by Ulrich Kraemer. For strings. Urtext Edition. Preface in Ger., Fr. and Eng. Includes critical commentary. Set of parts. Study score available.
Edited by Peter Jost. For string quartet. Urtext Edition, based on the first edition, published by Simrock in 1896. Preface in Ger., Fr. and Eng. Includes critical notes. Set of parts.
A collection of ten string quartets written by Mozart following tours of Italy in the early 1770s with his father, Leopold, for the purpose of performing operas commissioned by Teatro Regio Ducale. These
Completed in 1888, this sonata was the culmination of several years of work and Brahms' final contribution to the genre. It is his only one in a minor key and stands in stark contrast to its two
Brahms composed a whole series of chamber music works, including his Second Violin Sonata in A Major, during a summer visit to Thun in Switzerland in 1886. This wonderfully lyrical work is one of his most
Brahms early on engaged with the violin sonata form. As early as 1853 he wrote a sonata in A minor, which - like so many other youthful works of this self-critical composer - no longer survives. Thus the