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Among violinists and teachers, Oskar Rieding (1840-1918) is mainly known for his easily playable violin concertos especially for beginners. His beautiful pieces thrive on charming aesthetics which del...

Joseph-Hector Fiocco (1703-1741) is regarded as one of the most important Belgian composers of the late Baroque era.The Allegro in G major originally was a movement from Fiocco's Harpsichord Suites (P...

The Concerto No. 1 in A minor by Jean Baptiste Accolay (1833-1900) is one of the most popular concertos for pupils and a rewarding performance piece with its combination of great musical expressivenes...

The concertos by Oskar Rieding (1840-1918) are among the 'classics' of the teaching literature. In particular, the Concerto in B minor is one of the most frequently played student concertos for violin...

Ferdinand Küchler is regarded as one of the great violin teachers of the 20th century. Apart from his Violin Method, it is, above all, his concertinos that are an absolute must for the development of...

Ferdinand Küchler (1867-1936) is regarded as one of the great violin teachers of the 20th century, due, in large part, to his popular violin method. His concertinos are among the classics of teaching...

Romanze für Violine und Orchester G-Dur op. 26 is the best known and internationally most successful work by the Norwegian composer Johan Severin Svendsen (1840-1911). It was published in 1881, as was...

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The Japanese composer, Toshio Hosokawa, is a wanderer between the cultural worlds of East and West. According to his own statements, he has developed in his home country a feeling for the nature of a...

For me, music has its origins in Shamanism. Shamans communicate with a world we cannot see in our daily lives through singing. Exstasis means to go beyond oneself, the desire to leave the order of ord...

Written during the First World War, Maurice Ravel's composition 'Le Tombeau de Couperin' takes a wistful look at the past, while at the same time being brimming with hints of modernity. Each of the si...

Even as a child, the composer, violinist and teacher Louis Spohr caused a furore with his musical talent, and very soon his reputation as a brilliant violin virtuoso preceded him. On his numerous conc...

Even as a child, the composer, violinist and teacher Louis Spohr caused a furore with his musical talent, and very soon his reputation as a brilliant violin virtuoso preceded him. On his numerous conc...

The Sicilienne goes back to a commission concerning an unfinished incidental music of Molière's 'Le Bourgeois gentilhomme'. Only after its incorporation into another incidental music (Pelléas et Mélis...

'Novelty of form, selected modulations, strange tone colours, the use of completely unexpected rhythms', this is how Camille Saint-Saëns praised the debut work of a young colleague and continued: 'Abo...

Born in the village of Brand in the Upper Palatinate, Max Reger (1873 1916) was taught by the renowned music theoretician Hugo Riemann. After finishing his studies and working as a freelance performer...

Karol Szymanowski (1882-1932) is regarded as one of the most important Polish composers since Chopin. He received his formative musical training in Warsaw where he lived for many years and was also di...