Wolfgang Birtel

In the summer of 1888, Edward Elgar's fiancée (and pupil) Caroline Alice Roberts surprised him with the poem 'Love's Grace' written by herself. During a holiday, the composer re-membered the lines and...

Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of French Romanticism: With Gabriel Fauré’s world-famous masterpiece "Après un rêve", you can add an incomparably poetic highlight to your string quartet reper...

Experience one of the most timeless highlights of classical music: Johann Sebastian Bach's world-famous "Air" from the Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major (BWV 1068) has enchanted generations with its s...

Immerse yourself in the expressive world of romantic virtuosity with the famous masterpiece "Souvenir de Moscou / Airs russes Op. 6". Based on two enchanting romances by Alexander Varlamov ("Deux Roma...

33 pieces for violin and piano which are fun to play - this is what the new anthology of Wolfgang Birtel in the Violinissimo series has to offer! In addition to Joplin's eponymous work The Entertainer...

Again and again composers have been inspired by the animal world and have represented the nature of the most diverse animals in music - be it locomotion, such as the flight of a butterfly or the wrigg...

Discover the tonal elegance of chamber music with the "6 Sonatinas" in a first-class new edition from the renowned publisher Schott Music. This carefully edited Urtext edition guarantees the highest m...

Today, Edward Elgar is mainly known as composer, but apart from this work he also gave violin lessons. This edition contains six short studies by Edward Elgar, all ascending in difficulty and didactic...

Among violinists and teachers, Oskar Rieding (1840-1918) is mainly known for his easily playable violin concertos especially for beginners. His works written for music lessons are easy to master, beau...

The fourth volume of the Violinissimo series features the most important studies for the early years of violin lessons. Violin Studies contains selections from the standard works by Kayser, Dont, Wohl...

Friedrich August Kummer (1797-1879) came from a family of musicians, studied violoncello with the renowned solo cellist Friedrich Dotzauer of the Dresden Court Chapel and then worked as a cellist firs...

The 'Air' by Johann Sebastian Bach at best can rival his setting 'Jesus bleibet meine Freude' for popularity: The final chorus from the cantata BWV 147 'Heart and Mouth and Deed and Life' is really ca...

Wer kennt es nicht, das Lied 'Guantanamera'? Auf eine Melodie des kubanischen Musikstils Guajira und einen Text des dortigen Nationalhelden José Martí zurückgehend, wurde sie von José Fernández Díaz i...

Apart from the collection of 'Classical Manuscripts' composed by Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962) and passed off by him as transcriptions of movements by old masters, the violonist published original works...

This collection of beautiful and easy original compositions for violin and piano provides a large selection of works to accompany every pupil during the first years of his or her music lessons. The vo...

Immerse yourself in timeless elegance and romantic soundscapes with "Fascination," published by Schott Musik. This enchanting piece for violin and piano captivates listeners from the very first measur...

Also known as 'Blues Lullaby', this work by Gershwin, which was originally composed as a pure piano piece, is also known in other arrangements today. Because of the melancholy theme framing the bluesy...

The Air by Johann Sebastian Bach at best can rival his setting Jesus bleibet meine Freude for popularity: the final chorus from the cantata BWV 147 Heart and Mouth and Deed and Life is very catchy due...

The Air by Johann Sebastian Bach at best can rival his setting Jesus bleibet meine Freude for popularity: the final chorus from the cantata BWV 147 Heart and Mouth and Deed and Life is very catchy due...

The 'Air' by Johann Sebastian Bach at best can rival his setting 'Jesus bleibet meine Freude' for popularity: The final chorus from the cantata BWV 147 'Heart and Mouth and Deed and Life' is really ca...

The Air by Johann Sebastian Bach at best can rival his setting Jesus bleibet meine Freude for popularity: the final chorus from the cantata BWV 147 Heart and Mouth and Deed and Life is very catchy due...

Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring is undoubtedly one of Johann Sebastian Bach's most touching and timeless masterpieces. This world-famous chorale from the festive cantata BWV 147 ("Herz und Mund und Tat un...

Experience one of the most timeless and deeply moving classics in music history: "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" (Jesus bleibet meine Freude), the world-famous chorale from Johann Sebastian Bach's canta...