Piano Excerpts

The composer and violin virtuoso Johann Stamitz not only established the world-famous Mannheim school in the 18th century but is known among clarinettists above all for presumably being the first to p...

Now the Concertino and the First Clarinet Concerto are about to be followed by Weber's Second Concerto in E-flat major, edited by Norbert Gertsch. Once again, the piano reduction contrasts the origina...

Louis Spohr's concertos have long been a standard feature in the clarinet repertoire, but up to now they have suffered due to a lack of reliable editions. In order to fill this gap, G. Henle Publisher...

Edition Schott reflects a wide variety of music and offers a comprehensive music library suitable for students, amateur and professional musicians.Edition Schott ranges from Renaissance to Contemporar...

As concertmaster of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra for many decades, violin virtuoso Ferdinand David was a close friend of Felix Mendelssohn, who wrote his famous Violin Concerto for him. David was...

At the end of the 18th century, the Viennese court trumpeter Anton Weidinger (1767-1852) invented the 'Klappentrompete' keyed trumpet, which allowed the trumpet to play the octave in chromatic (half-s...

One of the best-loved trumpet concertos today is actually a horn concerto: Neruda composed it in about 1750 at the Dresden Court, where he met the greatest horn virtuosos of the day. As a result, the...

Hummel's Trumpet Concerto is still one of the most popular concertos for this instrument. He composed it in 1803 for the Viennese court trumpeter Anton Waidinger, whose newly developed key-trumpet ena...

With the Concerto No. 1 in B-flat major, K. 207, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart launched his brilliant series of masterly violin concertos. The work captivates with youthful freshness, virtuosic esprit, and...

Experience the masterful elegance and youthful brilliance of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Concerto No. 2 in D major, K. 211, for violin and orchestra. This enchanting piece captivates with its delicate m...

The Authoritative Performing Edition: > New easy to play keyboard reduction > Violin part with the Urtext of the New Mozart Edition > Additional violin part with fingerings, bowings and performance co...

Johann Sebastian Bach's Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042, is undoubtedly one of the most radiant and beloved masterpieces of the Baroque repertoire. With its spirited opening movement, deeply movi...

Immerse yourself in the sonic elegance of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The edition "Adagio and 2 Rondos" brings together the three celebrated single movements for violin and orchestra (K. 261, K. 269, and...

This new edition of Vivaldi's masterpiece is a source-critical edition for practical use. It is based on the Manchester manuscript, which originates from Vivaldi's circle and represents an alternative...

Antonio Vivaldi's twelve concertos op. 4 known by the name of 'La Stravaganza' were first mentioned as a collection of 'Concerti a 4' in the 1711 Foreword of 'L'Estro Armonico' op. 3. Their publicatio...

As can be seen from the dedication, this piece is the first violin concerto Mozart wrote in spring 1766 while staying at the French court for several weeks when he came to Paris for the second time wi...

Immerse yourself in the melodious elegance of early Viennese Romanticism: Franz Schubert's enchanting "Rondo in A major D 438" is a true gem for every violinist. Filled with lyrical grace, sparkling m...

From the cycle 'L'Estro Armonico'. The 12 Violin Concertos op. 3 established the fame of Antonio Vivaldi all over Europe and - along with the Four Seasons - are still among the most popular works by t...

This highly virtuosic concert piece, composed in 1863, is one of the works that Saint-Saëns wrote especially for his friend Pablo de Sarasate. The great violin virtuosos of the 19th century delighted...

Experience the brilliant virtuosity of the Baroque era with the famous Concerto in C major, Op. 44/11 (RV 443)! This exhilarating masterpiece is one of the definitive gems of the repertoire for piccol...

The rediscovery of this concerto by the Bohemian composer is certainly a surprise for the violists particularly since there is only very little original literature from the classical epoch. As violist...

Let the distinctive, warm timbre of the viola shine! With this masterful "Konzert", published by the renowned Schott Musik, you can showcase sophisticated solo literature in perfect harmony with the p...

Franz Benda belongs to the so-called Berlin or North German School which became extremely significant in the second half of the 18th century particularly in the field of instrumental music and which m...

Practice tackles head-on the myriad challenges involved in mastering the violin. Drawing upon a wide range of judiciously chosen examples from the musical literature, Simon Fischer describes and expla...

After Missa Latina and Magnificat, Te Deum is now the third major composition by musician and composer Karl Albrecht “Bobbi” Fischer published by Carus. Fischer’s musical roots lie in classical music,...