Violin Etudes

The Etudes may be played individually or as a collection in any order. Many of these are not etudes in the normal sense. They are more biographical, touching on Beethoven’s thoughts in his letters and...

There is hardly a violinist who has not dealt with some or even all 42 'Kreutzer etudes' sometime or other: Études ou caprices form part of the standard repertoire. Rodolphe Kreutzer (1766-1831) has n...

Paul Hindemith is one of just a few composers whose principal instrument was not the piano but a string instrument. We owe it to his interest in education which in turn was owed not only to his profes...

24 Etudes-Caprices Op. 41 by Delphin Alard (1815-1888) are excellent study material. Alard, the violin teacher of Sasasate, composed these studies in the 24 keys. Due to their musical variety, melodic...

Camillo Sivori galt zu seiner Zeit als Wunderkind. Er begann das Geigenspiel bereits im Alter von 2 Jahren. Später wurde er der einzige Schüler von Niccolò Paganini. Seine 12 Etude-Caprices für Violin...

Henry Schradieck chose the modest designation studies for his exercises. Their musical substance, however, goes far beyond that of a study. They are character pieces which get their captivating musica...

The studies by Charles Dancla (1817-1907) are more than mere technical exercises. They demand a special sense of tone, an elegant, softly flowing and swinging way of playing. They challenge the violin...

'Fit in 15 Minutes' is intended for occasional players who are very short of time and want to maintain and improve their violin technique in a concentrated and effective quarter of an hour, or equally...

Often in a humoristic manner and always with musical expression in focus, these eight pieces are perfect for every violinist to practice playing techniques and to enhance the enthusiasm to experiment...

Als Mondolinvirtuose war Federigo Fiorillo an sämtlichen europäischen Fürstenhöfen gefragt. Doch mit der abnehmenden Popularität des Instrumentes wandte er sich der Violine und Viola zu, für die er za...

The Austrian violinist and composer Jakob Dont (1815-1888) very early became a member of the Vienna Hofburg Theatre, later of the Court Chapel. Although he had made a name for himself as a soloist, he...

Eine Auswahl der wertvollsten und berühmtesten Etüden von Alday, Bach, Benda, de Beriot , Bruni, Capoagnoli, Corelli, David, Dont, Fiorillo , Gavinies , Herold - F.A. Hoffmann, v.d. Hoya, Kayser, Kreu...

At last a book that provides not only a complete set of scales and arpeggios across two, three and four octaves in many variations, including on a single string - but also the necessary tools to maste...

Émile Sauret, violin virtuoso, teacher and composer, was admired by some of the greatest composers of his time, including Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Bruch, Wagner, Grieg and Mahler. He gave numerous concert...