Master String Series - LudwigMasters

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) composed the Phantasy Quintet as the result of a commission by Walter Wilson Cobbett, an enthusiast of Elizabethan music. The quintet derives its title from the inst...

Although Frank Bridge (1879-1941) was a violist, he wrote less for it than for other string instruments. These two pieces bring out the pensive melancholy which is so characteristic of the viola's rep...

This edition of Bach's Six Suite was transcribed for viola by Watson Forbes. He worked with the Bach-Gesellschaft edition and a facsimile of the manuscript copied by Anna Magdalena. The viola part, in...

Georg Phillipp Telemann (1681-1767), among the most prolific composers with 900 or so works, is also notable for having written the first concerto for the viola. Written in four movements rather than...

This piece, completed in 1920, was written for Henri Casadesus who performed it at the premiere. It became popular in its time and was performed broadly by famous musiciians such as Milhaud and Hindem...

In writing about his Viola Sonata, Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857) said that it was the best work he composed prior to his 1830 trip to Italy. Finished in 1828, it consists of only two movements as the fin...

Composed in the 1760s for his longtime friend Joseph Franz Wiegl, then the principal cellist of Prince Nicolaus's Esterhazy Orchestra, this is a historic piece of Haydn's repertoire for cello. It demo...

Originally written in 1833 and dedicated to Franz List, Etude Op. 10, No. 6 was titled 'Lament'. Op. 25, No. 7, titled 'Cello' was written between 1832 and 1836 and dedicated to Comtesse d'Agoult. Ale...

One of Delius's major instrumental works, this sonata was composed in 1916. Reprint of the original edition. This gorgeous, soaring piece is full of dramatic tension and lyricism and will showcase a p...

This very early work by Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943), written in 1892 while he was 18-19 years old) consists of two titles: I. Prélude / Comodo (F major); II. Danse orientale / Andante cantabile (A...

In the aftermath of World War I, Edward Elgar (1857-1934) wrote some of his most personal and introspective music. The last of his major completed works, the Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85, began a...

This dark and passionate piece for cello and piano is a wonderful concert or solo showpiece. It is composed in 3 movements: I. Allegro non troppo, II. Andante sostenuto, and III. Presto, and performan...

Bohemian composer and violinist Josef Suk (1874-1935) studied under Antonín Dvorák, eventually marrying the master composer's daughter. This early work (1890, 1898) for cello and piano begins with the...

George Whitefield Chadwick (1854-1931) was an American composer. Along with John Knowles Paine, Horatio Parker, Amy Beach, Arthur Foote, and Edward MacDowell, he was among those composers in what is c...

In 1873, Peter Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) composed SIX PIECES, Op. 19 for piano. By far, the most popular of the six works No. 4, NOCTURNE. It has been transcribed for various instruments, with cello arg...

A virtuosic masterpiece for cello! Herbert premiered his 2ND CONCERTO FOR VIOLONCELLO in March 1894, and not only was it well received, but it has since become his most popular work for cello. Present...

Original edition containing intermediate review studies, basic orchestral literature, intermediate and advanced studies, as well as Bach's Bouree I and II, and Dragonetti's Concerto (1st Movement).

Koussevitzky's "Four Pieces" is a compilation of salon-style works written between 1906 and 1936, now commonly performed as a cycle. Movement Titles: I. Andante II. Valse-Miniature III. Mournful Song...

Debussy's classic PETITE SUITE is artfully arranged by Leon Roques and Gaston Choisnel for violin and piano. This edition is clear and well adapted for violin solo while true to the famous original wo...

This gorgeous, off the beaten path piece by Niccolo Paganini is sure to captivate the audience and showcase a talented violinist. A duet for violin and guitar, or violin and piano. It has a Spanish wa...

The Hungarian composer Ernst von Dohnányi (1877-1960) composed the Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 21, while teaching at the Hochschule in Berlin in 1912.

This collection of violin works by Fritz Kreisler includes: La Gitana , Polichinelle Serenade, Aucassin and Nicolette and Toy-Soldiers March. All written around 1917 are programmatic in nature. La Git...

This two-movement work titled Z DOMOVINY (FROM THE HOMELAND), JB 1:118/ T. 128 was written by Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884) for violin and piano in 1880. Reprint of this regrettably lesser known work in...