Master String Series - LudwigMasters

Originally written in 1926 for cellist May Mukle with piano accompaniment, this collection follows the same format for each of the six English folk songs: presentation of the tune in the solo line, fo...

A fiery concert piece. Movements: Allegro moderato; Andante; Moderato; Largo; Finale. Saltarella. Allegro vivace. Reprint edition.

"Legend" is a showpiece by Polish violin virtuoso Henryk Wieniawski.  This piece was instrumental in securing the composer's engagement to Isabella Hampton.  Isabella's parents did...

Though the 1874 tone poem for orchestra is the most familiar version of Danse Macabre, the work actually started out in 1872 as an art song for voice and piano with a French text by the poet Henri Caz...

This substantial work for violin and piano by Darius Milhaud (1892-1974) uses fragments and motifs from different Brazilian popular songs in a rondo-like structure. A spicy extravaganza that calls for...

Written by a young Darius Milhaud (1892-1974) in 1914, LE PRINTEMPS (THE SPRING), Op. 18, offers visions of a Mediterranean spring. The tuneful and beautiful work remains popular and well-known today.

The "Spanish Dances" are a collection of 8 pieces for violin and piano composed between 1877 and 1882 and published in four books, each book containing 2 contrasting dances. They alternate b...

Vieuxtemps' Trois Romances for solo violin and piano accompaniment are amongst his more famous works. They have been recorded by top name violinists such as Janine Jansen and David Oistrakh. Composed...

Published by Amy Beach in 1898, this compilation of three original compositions includes La Captive, Berceuse, and Mazurka (Op. 40, Nos. 1-3).

Richard Strauss (1864-1949) wrote his VIOLIN CONCERTO IN D MINOR, Op. 8, between 1881 and 1882, and it remained his only foray in that genre. Composed while a teenager and still in school. While still...

This collection across three volumes of eight sonatas for violin and piano by Giuseppe Tartini (1692-1770) has been edited by Gian Francesco Malipiero, with additional edits to the violin part by Mari...

2 concert pieces (2 Konzertstücke), Op. 16 for violin and piano was written by Moritz Moszkowski (1854-1925) in 1878. Titles: 1. Ballade (G minor); 2. Bolero (D major).

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) wrote these short Sixteen Waltzes (Sechzehn Walzer), Op. 39, in 1865, dedicated to the music critic Eduard Hanslick and written as a tribute to Vienna, Brahm's newly adopte...

This collection across three volumes of eight sonatas for violin and piano by Giuseppe Tartini (1692-1770) has been edited by Gian Francesco Malipiero, with additional edits to the violin part by Mari...

Dvorak composed his Op. 75a, Miniatures after his Terzetto Op. 74 while living at his mother-in-law's house where another room was rented to an amateur violinist, Josef Kruis. Dvorak often heard Kruis...

This collection across three volumes of eight sonatas for violin and piano by Giuseppe Tartini (1692-1770) has been edited by Gian Francesco Malipiero, with additional edits to the violin part by Mari...

This multi-volume collection of Classical Manuscripts includes eighteen violin solos with piano accompaniment, each written in the style of another composer. Book 2 includes: 13. Preghiera in the Styl...

Percy Grainger's (1882-1961) love for music of the simple rural folk of the British Isles led to a series of forty-three pieces that he grouped into a series called British Folk-Music Settings, includ...

Claude Debussy (1862-1918) composed Valse Romantique (F minor; CD 79/L.71) in 1890 for solo piano, during a period when he was short piano works in traditional genres, seeking his own style. Unlike th...

In the years preceding World War I, Hungarian composer, pianist, and ethnomusicologist Béla Bartók (1881-1945) took trips to the Transylvanian region to explore the musical traditions of the Romanian...

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) composed this only violin sonata published during his lifetime between 1923 and 1927. As it was long considered to be his only Violin Sonata (Sonate), it bore that title unti...

Manuel de Falla (1876-1946) originally wrote the 2-act opera La Vida Breve (Life is Short or The Brief Life), between 1904 and 1905 for a composition competition which offered a large monetary prize a...

This collection of 16 short pieces is a great sampling of famous melodies from masterworks, simplified. Expertly arranged by Richard Hoffman, it includes 8 pieces from Felix Mendelssohn, and 8 pieces...