Valse Caprice

Originally, Camille Saint-Saëns created this work for piano in 1877 calling it Etude en form de Valse, Op.52/6. In 1901, Eugene Ysaye reworked this piece for violin and piano and published it as Caprice d'après l'Etude en forme de Valse de Saint-Saëns. Ysaye created a veritable masterpiece for violin, far more popular now than the original work for piano. 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.