Henri Vieuxtemps

Violin Concerto no. 5 in a minor Op. 37

> Original cadenza no. 1 also in a version by Eugène Ysaye
> With a marked and unmarked string part
> Recital Piece for advanced students
> Preface by the Belgian expert on Vieuxtemps, Marie Cornaz
> Fingerings violin: Ray Iwazumi

Amongst Vieuxtemps' seven violin concertos, the fifth in a minor is doubtlessly the best known and most popular by far. It was composed in 1860/61 as an obligatory examination piece for the violin class of his friend Hubert Léonard at the Brussels Conservatory, but then soon made its way into the concert hall. It owes its popularity not only to the brilliant violin part but also to the unusual form of the three movements that merge into one another without interruption.

The violinist and musicologist Ray Iwazumi is not only the editor of our edition but also undertook the bowings for the solo part. The preface was penned by the Belgian expert on Vieuxtemps, Marie Cornaz.