J.S.Bach's Violin Concerto in A minor BWV 1041 was composed in 1748. It is one of the most played Violin Concertos ever, by both students and professionals. The concerto  has three movements:   1. Allegro moderato   2. Andante...

EDITION ZEZA REPRINT SERIES Béla Bartók's Violin Concerto No. 1, BB 48a was written in the years 1907–1908. The concerto was dedicated to the violinist Stefi Geyer, with whom Bartók was in love. Geyer could not reciprocate...

This concerto was dedicated to the Hungarian violin virtuoso, Zoltán Székely, who requested the composition in 1936,[1] and is a prime example of verbunkos style. Bartók initially planned to write a single-movement set of...

REPRINT SERIES The First Rhapsody is dedicated to Hungarian virtuoso violinist Joseph Szigeti, a close friend of Bartok. Bartók evidently composed both rhapsodies purely as a personal gesture, rather than on commission, and did so without telling...

Rhapsody No.2 SZ.90 is the second of two folk dances (often called "Hungarian Rhapsodies") for Violin and Orchestra that Bartók wrote in 1928. The 2nd Rhapsody is dedicated to the violinist Zoltán Székely, the founder of the...

Composed in 1841, this elegant piece is one of Berlioz’s less well-known works. Based on his opera "Benvenuto Cellini", It recalls in several places the music from the Love Scene of Romeo and Juliet. Berlioz withdrew the opera for substantial...

Max Bruch's Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 44 was composed in 1877, and dedicated to Pablo de Sarasate. It was premiered in London by Sarasate, conducted by Bruch, in November 1878. The concerto has three movements:   1. Adagio non...

Salut d’Amour, Op. 12, is a musical work composed by Edward Elgar in 1888, originally written for violin and piano. This version is for Violin and Orchestra.

Composed in 1879, four years after the completion of his First Violin Sonata, Faure's Berceuse in D Major Op.16 was originally composed for Violin and Piano. The piece takes the form of a single movement, often highly concentrated in mood, but...

The Handel concerti grossi Op.6 or Twelve Grand Concertos, HWV 319-330, are 12 concerti grossi by George Frideric Handel for a concertino trio of two violins and violoncello and a ripieno four-part string orchestra with harpsichord continuo. Concerto...

The Handel concerti grossi Op.6 or Twelve Grand Concertos, HWV 319-330, are 12 concerti grossi by George Frideric Handel for a concertino trio of two violins and violoncello and a ripieno four-part string orchestra with harpsichord continuo. Concerto...

The Handel concerti grossi Op.6 or Twelve Grand Concertos, HWV 319-330, are 12 concerti grossi by George Frideric Handel for a concertino trio of two violins and violoncello and a ripieno four-part string orchestra with harpsichord continuo. Concerto...

The concerto was dedicated to Alma Mahler, the widow of Korngold's childhood mentor Gustav Mahler. It was premiered on 15 February 1947 by Jascha Heifetz and the St. Louis Symphony under conductor Vladimir Golschmann. Three Movements:   1...

Score & Parts Liebesleid (Love's Sorrow) was performed very often by Kreisler himself as an encore at his concerts. It is one of Kreisler's most beloved violin works.

It is a little-known fact that Prokofiev's Op.115 Sonata was not originally intended as a work for solo violin, but rather for a group of twenty or so violinists playing in unison, a prevalent practice in the pedagogy of student violinists in Russia, of...