Violin-Bibliothek

Widmann's 'Études' for solo violin are in the tradition of the caprices by Paganini and the piano studies by Chopin, Liszt and Ligeti: artistically autonomous concertante pieces on a specific technica...

With this double concerto, the Reger pupil Johanna Senfter (1879-1961) is entirely in the tradition of Antonio Vivaldi and J.S. Bach, although she combines the concerto form with the classical four-mo...

The composer and violinist Johanna Senfter from Oppenheim wrote concert works, such as chamber music works for violin, her whole life. Being a pupil of Reger, who held her in high esteem, she composed...

Heinz Holliger originally composed these 24 duos for his granddaughter Annina.Without a moralizing undertone, Duöli imparts all techniques and sounds of contemporary music and sends the young violinis...

Für 2 Violinen. Bearbeitung des Originals für Oboe solo.

2 Violinen, Violoncello obl., Streicher und Basso continuo

Mustonen is one of the composing piano virtuosos of the young generation. What is remarkable in his works is that he does not give priority to 'his instrument'. He has composed pieces for strings, son...

In his Violin Sonata, the internationally renowned Turkish pianist Faz?l Say combines the classical western form with folk music elements of his home country, spiced with jazz-like intensified rhythms...

This charming little piece was written as a present for a young violin pupil. It is well suited as an encore piece. The imploring and archaic-daring dance offers the performers all sorts of effective...

A one-movement piece full of atmosphere from the pen of the most important Spanish com-poser of the 20th century. The solo part which is very easy intonates a siciliano-like melody.

In this second Sonata Krzysztof Penderecki shows the fruits of almost five decades of continuing artistic development. While the first Sonata by the 20 year-old student was already a remarkable stylis...

A major contribution to the modern violin/piano repertory, Alexander Goehr's Suite was written for internationally renowned soloists Pamela Frank and Peter Serkin. It is in 3 movements and last about...

Sir Yehudi Menuhin, who died in March 1999, was both the founder and for 40 years the guiding spirit of the summer music festival that is named after him in the Swiss town of Gstaad. The Gstaad festiv...

You can even play a duet on a solo instrument! In his piece! In notes spread across two systems the violin displays its characteristic contrasting qualities. The instrument contradicts itself: staccat...

Volker David Kirchner's works encompass every genre. His Three Meditations for Violoncello were theatrical in their inspiration, were as the Pietà for solo violin exploits the full technical range of...

Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf (1739-1799) drew attention to himself even as a child due to his musical talent: At the age of seven he took violin lessons, only three years later he was hired as a violi...

This arrangement for violin and guitar instead of violin and piano by Peter E. Segal suits the character of the folkloric miniatures very well. It is precisely the guitar which can give excellent expr...