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
Without a doubt, Dvorak's melodious cello concerto numbers among the most popular of its kind. Written in the winter of 1894/95 while the composer was in America, the work underwent several revisions,
This single-movement sonata for cello and piano, Evgeny Kissin's Opus 2, evokes a sombre, melancholic ballad. The approximately ten-minute work from 2016 places high demands on both instrumentalists in its
The composer and violin virtuoso Johann Stamitz not only established the world-famous Mannheim school in the 18th century but is known among clarinetists above all for presumably being the first to present
Edited by Ernst Herttrich. For 4 horns & orchestra (piano reduction). Urtext Edition. Preface in Ger., Fr. and Eng. Composed in 1849, Schumann's Concert Piece is still
Rieding's short concert pieces for violin and piano, written at the start of the twentieth century especially for beginners on the instrument, have maintained their place in lessons and class recitals.
Debussy wrote these two short dances on a commission from the instrument-making firm Pleyel, which was keen to use famous names in the marketing of its newly developed chromatic harp. The dances are also
Violinist Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, a friend of Mendelssohn, was one of the great virtuosi of his age, standing alongside Paganini, Vieuxtemps, and Wieniawski. Like them, he left behind a series of
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
The circumstances in which these poetic Soiree Pieces (thus their original title) came into being are quite surprising. In 1949, Dresden was seized by violent political turmoil that
Written following the composer's 1898 tour of Italy, this standard in the solo violin repertoire is one of Sarasate's most famous and often-played works. This piece is presented in two parts
Kol Nidrei numbers among Max Bruch's most famous compositions. The melancholy "Adagio after Hebrew melodies" was written in 1880 for the cellist Robert Hausmann. It sings two old Jewish songs using
Edited by Dominik Rahmer. For French horn & piano. Urtext Edition. Preface in Ger., Fr. and Eng. Includes critical commentary. score, 16 p. and part.
The Romance for a melodic instrument and piano was a very popular genre in French salon music of the nineteenth century. Saint-Saens also wrote several such pieces for violin, cello, and horn. His only
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,
Joseph Bodin de Boismortier was highly successful in his lifetime, but many of his more than 100 works are forgotten today. His duo sonatas for string or wind instruments, however, continue to enjoy great
Memory of a dear place is the title given to this collection of three enchanting pieces for violin and piano. The place in question was the country estate of Brailov that belonged to Tchaikovsky's patron
After the success of his Slavonic Dances in 1878, Dvorak received a request for a string quartet in "Slavonic style." In this piece, each of the four movements is informed by melodies and rhythms in the
Redolent of the work of Dmitri Shostakovich in its musical language, Evgeny Kissin's String Quartet op. 3 comprises four strongly contrasting movements: on the heels of the stately “Adagio
Critical Urtext edition. Set of parts only: Violin I, Violin II, Viola I, Viola II, Violoncello I, and Violoncello II.