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Essential Violin Pieces

Roland Herrera, Westbury Park Strings , Mar. 2015 - v1.25
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Other useful pages on Repertoire:

Repertoire database - Violin Repertoire - What do I give Beginners?

Encore Database Concerto Database - Concerto Resource - Studies
Concertinos
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Above: The wonderful series of Concertinos (a short Concerto possibly in one movement) and Concertos published by Bosworth(cover Grades 2-8)
I have a sampled a collection of covers of most of the violin student's repertoire in my "Violin Music" Album on my Flickr site
Please click here to view (not yet finished) : https://www.ickr.com/photos/roland64/sets/72157650720079620/

Above: The wonderful "Young Violinist" (now called "Violinist's First Lessons") by Fortunatov.
This book has the best collection of repertoire for Children in their first two years of study... now available from Ruslania
The best advice I can give to those who use this list: (and this is where many students go wrong)
Learn a piece which matches your ability: If you have your Grade_5 certificate, and think you should now be playing pieces from the
Grade_6 list then think again. You are qualified to play Grade 5 pieces, so don't ignore the Grade_5 list yet, especially if there are a number of
them that you have never played. This will also increase your skills and style faster than playing Grade 6 pieces.
Step Back to raise your level quickly: If you failed your Grade_5 you must return to Grade_4 pieces, and even mix in some Grade_3 pieces.
Consolidate regularly by going back a grade.
Step Back anyway: If you only passed Grade 5, and want to play Grade 6 pieces, then you are only comfortably qualified to play Grade 4
pieces, so learn as many Grade 4 pieces as you can, and then do the same for a large number of Grade 5 pieces.
Don't learn pieces that are too hard for you: If you can learn 5 Grade 4 pieces in the same time it takes to learn only 2 Grade 5 pieces then
the 5 Grade 4 pieces will help you more.
Below studies and key works are marked in bold. Encore pieces are listed before and Concerti after Studies.
A = Accompaniment CD or mp3 available Y = YouTube demolink
There are 3 main levels for students
Lower Levels = Grade 1 - Grade 3 (Positions = 1 and 3)
Intermediate = Grade 4 / Grade 5 (Positions = 1 to 5)
Upper Levels = Grade 6 - Grade 8 (Add Positions = 6,7)

Essential Violin Pieces

Prep. Test Pieces
Tonus
(All Violinists, Violists and Cellists should warm up with this. Infinite variety of Down and Up bow Tonus)
You don't need to buy any music; just play your open strings, and make a beautiful even sound!
Open String Pieces (here are 14 first pieces )A
(Elephant Parachutist / Squirrel / All 4 Cows / Jumping Ponies)
Stepping Stones by Katherine & Hugh Colledge (Boosey & Hawkes)A
(Part 1: Open strings nos.1-15, Part 2: First finger pieces nos.16-26)
Abracadabra Book 1 (2nd or 3rd Edition) A
(in order n3 n5 n4 slowly at first n6 two whole bows then four short notes at heel n9
First finger pieces: n10 first plucking n12 n11)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(Take optional Prep Test)

Grade 1 Pieces
Abracadabra Book 1 (2nd or 3rd Edition)
(n16 n18 n17 n20 n19 n21 n22 n24 n26 n23 n29 n31 n38 n39 n32 n33 n48
n40 n41 n44 n50 n55 n59 n60 n61 n63 n64 n66 n71 n72 n75 n76 n86 n87 n83 n84)
See What do I give Beginners for further notes. A
Waggon Wheels by Katherine & Hugh Colledge (Boosey & Hawkes)A
(n2 n3 n8 n5 n11 n10 n13 n14 n19 n15 n21 n22)

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Fiddlers Nursery by Adam Carse (Stainer & Bell) 12 Easy pieces in Patterns 12_ and _23
(n1 n3 n8 n7 n5 Staccato n10 n9 n11 Staccato & Dtach) A Y Arthur Yara Eva Maurer
'Little Suite n3' by Peter Martin (Stainer & Bell) (1.March 2.Hornpipe 3.Hoe Down)
'Little Suite n4' by Peter Martin (Stainer & Bell) (The 3rd mov. Jig is Grade 2) Square Dance
FiddleTime Joggers Oxford University Press
Classical Pieces for Violin and Piano (de Haske with CD) edited by Gunter Van Rompaey (Grades 1-2)
Albumstcke by Kabalewski (Edition Peters 4783) (nos.1-5)
'24 Easy little Concert Pieces' by Szelnyi (Bk 1 Editio Musica Budapest) (nos. 1-8) Cesk Budejovice
'Young Violinists' Repertoire' Bk_1 and Bk_2 arr. Paul de Keyser (Faber Music)
First Year Violin Tutor by Neil Mackay (Stainer & Bell)
Wohlfahrt Op.38 Easiest Elementary Method (Schirmer) (nos.1-34) A
Mini Concerto from Mary Cohen and Rob Spearing Superstart (with some slurs)
Concerto in the Style of Vivaldi by Rob Speaing
George Perlman: Indian Concerto (dehaske_CD) A Key Piece A Y Y
(Don't start until 4th finger is strong then learn all 3 movements in order)
Komarowski Concertino in G Kristina Maruic leohanus
'The Little Violinist' by Albert Markov (Schirmer) A
(A collection of 21 pieces also suited for Grade 2-4 students - click here for more info)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Take Grade 1

Grade 2 Pieces
Kempe's Jig by John Dowland Ethan Wong Gryphon
Fiddle Fancies by Adam Carse (Stainer & Bell)
6 Very Easy Pieces in the First Position Op.22 by Elgar (Bosworth 3912)
6 Easy Pieces by Moffat (Schott ED 849)
6 Easy Sketches for Violin & Piano by Bezold (Edition Cranz 865)
Theme and Variations by Papini / Applebaum (Barber_1) A Y Y Y
'24 Easy little Concert' Pieces by Szelnyi (Book 1 Editio Musica Budapest) (nos. 9-12)
Fast Forward by Katherine & Hugh Colledge (Boosey & Hawkes) A
(n1 n3 n4 n8 n6 n9 n10 n12 n14 n16 with two slurs per bar n17 n15 n19 n20 n21)
FiddleTime Runners Oxford University Press
'Young Violinists' Repertoire' Bk_3 arr. Paul de Keyser (Faber Music)
Violin Playtime Bk 2 and 3 DeKeyser (an excellent series of 4 books) (Faber)
Applebaum: Building Technic with Beautiful Music Bk 1 (Belwin)
Albumstcke by Kabalewski (Edition Peters 4783) (nos.6-11)
Classic Carse Bk_1 (Stainer & Bell)
Second Year Violin Tutor by Neil Mackay (Stainer & Bell)
Adam Carse: New School of Violin Studies Bk_1 (Stainer & Bell)
Wohlfahrt Op.38 Easiest Elementary Method (Schirmer)
(nos.35-56) this book can be used up to and including grade 4
Dancla: '36 Easiest Melodic Studies' Op.84 (Ricordi) (hard to find)
Kuchler: Concertino in G Op.11 in 1st position (Bosworth Dowani)Ida Horakova Lucija Kanceljak Sarah Zheng A
Nikolic: Concertino in G (Click here for Violin Part) A Key Piece A
Mokry: Concertino in G in 1st position (Bosworth Play It accomp.) or do it for Grade 3
Huber: Concerto in G Op.8 n4 (Barber_1) Francis Pan A
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Take Grade 2

Grade 3 Pieces
Little School of Melody Op.123 Book 1 by Dancla (Schott)
Rondo in G by Rieding Op.22 (from Music from the Romantic Era Grades 1-3) Play It A Y
8 Light Pieces by Baklanova (Edition Peters 5703) (nos.1-4) A Y Y
Old Fiddle Pieces in 1st position by Moffat (Schott ED 2288)
Donkey Doodle by Kroll (Barber_1) A Y
'Dance Scherzo' by Adam Carse (from Classic Carse Bk_2)
Elves Dance by Ezra Jenkinson (Barber_1) A Y TheSteplton
The Puppet Show by Trott (Barber_1) A Y
'Tzigany' by Nagy (Ludwig)
'Young Violinists' Repertoire' Bk_4 arr. Paul de Keyser (Faber Music)
Early Morning Op.126a by Gretchaninoff (Schott 2142) (nos.1-5) n3.The Joker Drew Cain
Albumstcke by Kabalewski (Edition Peters 4783) (nos.12-16) n17.Clowns Jakob
Albumstcke by Schostakowitsch (Edition Peters 4794) (nos.1-4) Prelude (duet) Julian Rachlin
FiddleTime Sprinters Oxford University Press
FiddleTime Scales 2 by Kathy and David Blackwell (Oxford)
Shooting Stars by Katherine & Hugh Colledge (Boosey & Hawkes) Lauren Kwon A Y
Album for the Young (Books 1 & 2) Op 22 Hans Sitt - IMSLP
(Bk 1: Lied, Pastorale, Scherzo, Gavotte, Romanze, Walzer / Bk 2: Marsch, Canzone, Mazurka, Wiegemlied, Landler, Tarantella)
Applebaum: Building Technic with Beautiful Music Bk 2 (Belwin)
Mackay: A Tuneful Introduction to the Third Position (Stainer & Bell)
Mackay: Position changing for the Violin 1st - 3rd position (Stainer & Bell)
Hrimaly: Scale Studies (Edition Peters 3879)
(although double stop scales are omitted, this scale book will take you to grade 8)
Sitt: 100 Studies Op.32 Book 1 '26 studies in 1st position' (Schott)
Wohlfahrt 60 Studies Op.45 (Peters Ed) (nos.1-15 and 30-33)
Wohlfahrt Op.74 Book II Easy and Melodic studies in 3rd Position (Schirmer)
(this is a great book, guaranteed to secure your 3rd position technique)
Wohlfahrt / Aiqouni: Foundation studies Bk1 and Bk2 (Fischer) with CD +++++
(perhaps the best 2 volumes on learning to play the violin well at lower levels)
Peter Martin Concerto in D in the manner of Vivaldi
Kuchler: Concertino in D Op.12 in 1st 3rd position (Bosworth) A Key Piece for 3rd position Tea Mileusnic
Rieding: Concerto in B minor Op.35 in 1st position (1st movement) (Bosworth / Dowani) Perlman Glasbena ola Valerio Scarano ithetiger Eti A
Huber: Concertino in F Op.7 (dehaske_CD) Koncz competition A
Baklanova Concertino in D minor (last one of 8 light pieces) Sra Hanuov Y Y
Komarowski Concerto n3 in D
Seitz: Student Concerto n2 in G Op.13 in 1st position (Bosworth) Y
Seitz: Student Concerto n5 in D Op.22 in 1st position (Bosworth) Madeleine
(note you will find all 5 Seitz Pupil Concertos in Schirmer vol.2054)
Mokry: Concertino in G in 1st position (Bosworth / Play It accomp.)
Portnoff: Concertino in E minor Op.13 in 1st position (Bosworth) Karoline
Janischinow: Russian Concertino in A minor Op.35 in 1 movement (dehaske_CD) Russian Eti (7) Russian Another A
George Perlman: Concertino in A minor 1st position (Theodore Presser Company) Finn Bordal
The 3rd movement is a good Concert Showpiece
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Take Grade 3

Grade 4 Pieces
Hornpipe by Alfred Mistowski (Chester Music) A

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8 Light Pieces by Baklanova (Edition Peters 5703) (nos.5-8) Anika Goldner Sra Hanuov A Y Y Y
Little School of Melody Op.123 Book 2 by Dancla (Schott)
Early Morning Op.126a by Gretchaninoff (Schott 2142) (nos.6-10)
Albumstcke by Kabalewski (Edition Peters 4783) (nos.17-20)
'Pastorale' Op.23 n1 by Rieding (from Music from the Romantic Era 2 Grades 4-7) A
Gypsies March (Zigeunermarsch) Op.23 n2 by Rieding (Music from the Romantic Era 2) A
Air Vari Op.23 n3 by Rieding (Bosworth accomp. By Play_It) A
'Gavotte'Op.23 n4 by Rieding (Bosworth accomp. By Play_It) A
Russian Fantasia n1 or n2 or n3 by Portnoff (Bosworth) Y
Perpetuo Mobile from Little Suite n6 by Carl Bohm (Barber_3) Y
'Gypsy Dance' by Ernst (Fischer)
Berceuse Slave by Portnoff (Bosworth)
The Infant Paganini by Mollenhauer (Dowani_CD) A Y
La Cinquantaine by Gabriel-Marie (Barber_1) or (Fischer) A Y
Millionaires Hoedown by Clebanoff (Barber_2) A Y
'Spanish Dance' by Carl Bohm (Lengnick) TonMus Sandra Serzane A Y
'Zingaresca' Op.15, n2 by Gustav Ellerton (Bosworth & Co.) A
Tarantella Op.15, n4 by Gustav Ellerton (Bosworth & Co or Russian Edition) A
Giga by George Saint-George (Stainer & Bell) A
Fiddler Playalong Collection Bk_1 arr. Huws Jones (Boosey & Hawkes) Spans Grades 3-6 A
Marceli Poplawski Easy Pieces (PWM) Polonez Mazur Krakowiak Taniec hiszpanski Tarantella Y
Mosquito Dance by Mendelssohn (From Barber Vol.1)
Telemann: 6 Sonatinas epecially the 1st in G (Schirmer / Play_It) A
Corelli: 12 Sonatas Op.5 (Bk_2 nos. 7-12 Schott)
Kayser: 36 Studies Op.20 (Peters) (nos.1-18)
Portnoff: Etudes Melodiques dans le changement de positions (Vioolschool Sillem)
Sitt: 100 Studies Op.32 Book 2 '20 studies in fixed 2nd-5th position' (Schott)
Hrimaly: Scale Studies (I prefer Edition Peters 3879 rather than Schirmer)
Wohlfahrt 60 Studies Op.45 (Peters though Schirmer in 1 volume will do) (nos.16-40) Key Pieces
Rieding: Concerto in D Op.36 in 1st position (Dowani_CD) de Pamplona Alya A
Kuchler: Vivaldi Concertino in D Op.15 in 1st - 3rd position (Bosworth / Barber_1)Lucilla Mariotti A
Vivaldi: Concerto in G Major Op.3 n 3 (RV 310) from L'Estro Armonico Peters 1st - 3rd position
Rieding: Concerto in G Op.34 in 1st position (Bosworth or Dowani_CD) John A
Sitt: Concertino in A minor Op.93 (Schott)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Take Grade 4

Grade 5 Pieces
4 Romantic Pieces Op.75 by Dvorak (Lengnick 759 S)
Air Vari n14 in G by de Briot (Barber_2) A
Allegro in G by Fiocco (Dowani_CD)Daniel Lozakovitj*** Barbara Balog Itzhak Perlman
Needs excellent dtach - Major challenge A
'Berceuse' by Faur Matteo Fedeli Needs vibrato
'Bolero' by Ten Have TonMus
'Cossack Dance' arr. Kraemer Lion Tolchinsky (from 'Gypsy Jazz' Bk2) A Y
'Czardas' by Gustav Hille Tai Yein Hwa
Fiddler Playalong Collection Bk_2 arr. Huws Jones (Boosey & Hawkes) Spans Grades 3-6
'Intrada' by Alfred Moffat (Schott) Alfred Moffat in G minor/double stops & chords/pos 1-3
'Toy Soldier' by Kreisler (Foley)
'Auassin and Nicolette' by Kreisler (maybe Grade 6)
Little School of Melody Op.123 Book 3 by Dancla (Schott)
'Menuet Capriceux' by Adam Carse (from Classic Carse Bk_2) A
'Prelude et Allegro' by Clerambault (rev. Mangeot) publ. Eschig 0100510, France ISMN M 045 00859 8
'Polonaise' from Le Bal by Carl Bohm Uploaded
'Rondino' on a theme by Beethoven by Kreisler (Barber_4)Anastasia Aghladze A
'Sarabande in G minor by Carl Bohm (Barber_2) A Y
'Serenade Espagnole' by Carl Bohm TonMus
Sonatina in G Op.100 by Dvorak (Peters with CD or Barber_2 1st Movement) A
Sonatina in D minor Op27 by Fibich Petrucci Tim de Vries
'Lullaby' by Spendiarov Y Y
Tempo di Minuetto in the style of Pugnani by Kreisler Itzhak Perlman Andriy Chaikovskyy (Barber_3) A
The Boy Paganini by Mollenhauer (Dowani_CD or Barber_2)Zaragoza - Spain A Y
Trott Melodious Double Stops (Bk1) (Schirmer)
Wohlfahrt 60 Studies Op.45 (Peters or Schirmer Ed.) (nos.41-50)
Basil Althaus 'The 7 Positions of the Violin' Cramer Music
Kayser: 36 Studies Op.20 (Peters) (nos.19-36)
Hrimaly: Scale Studies (Edition Peters 3879)
Sitt: 100 Studies Op.32 Book 3 '20 studies in shifting 1st to 5th position' (Schott)
Portnoff: Concertino in A minor Op.14 in 1st 3rd position (+a few notes in 5th) (Bosworth) Tth Tmea
I bumped the Portnoff up from Grade 4 as it requires so much freedom in shifting plus vibrato
Rieding: Concertino in D Op.25 in 1st 3rd & 5th position (Bosworth) 12 year old winter student A Key Piece Y Y
George Perlman Israeli Concertino 1st 3rd position (dehaske_CD) A Y Y 3rd Movement is Grade 6
Rieding: Concertino in D Op.5 in 1st 3rd & 5th position (Editio Musica Budapest Play_It) A
Seitz: Student Concerto n1 in D Op.7 in 1st 3rd & 5th position (Bosworth)
Seitz: Student Concerto n3 in G mi Op.12 in 1st - 5th position (1st Movement Barber_2) A
(note you can buy all 5 Seitz Pupil Concertos on Schirmer vol.2054)
Sitt: Concertino n2 Op 31 in A minor Edwin
Komarovski: Concerto n2 in A (Peters Edition) Magdalena Orzechowska IstavLucija Kanceljak Y
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Take Grade 5

Grade 6 Pieces
1st Air Vari Op.89 n1 by Dancla (on a theme by Pacini) (from 6 Airs Varis Op.89) Y
5th Air Vari Op.89 n5 by Dancla (on a theme by Weigl) (from 6 Airs Varis Op.89) Davorin Jenko Example (Schirmer or Barber_3) A
'8 Light Pieces' Op.45 by Glier Venus (Edition Peters 4705)
Albumstcke by Schostakowitsch (Edition Peters 4794) (nos.5-8.. although n5 is only grade 5)
'Bolero' n9 from Albumbltter by Carl Bohm TonMus Rose A
Introduction & Polonaise from Arabesken n12 by Carl Bohm arod (Barber_2) A Y
'Invitation to the Dance' by Verbunk and Friss Tinne 06 (from Kraemer 'Gypsy Jazz' Bk2) A
Mazurka in G by Mlynarski (Barber_3) Gerald Cheng A Y
'Rondo' from Haffner Serenade K250 by Mozart Lucica Trita Henryk Szeryng Y
'Schon Rosmarin' by Fritz Kreisler Isaac Stern Leonid Kogan Y Y
'Chanson Louis XIII et Pavane by Kreisler
La Precisuse by Kreisler
Rondino on a theme by Beethoven by Kreisler
Tempo di Minuetto by Kreisler

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Seconde Romance' by Berthold Tours (Bosworth print on demand)

'The Violin maker of Cremona' by Hubay, (Fischer)
'Saltarelle' by Edward German Wps page here
'Sicilienne' by Von Paradis Liviu Prunaru Theresia Semee (Barber_6) A Y Y
'Chanson de Matin' Elgar (Novello)
'Un Soir Portici a Tarantella by Guido Papini (from Music from the Romantic Era Grades 4-7) TonMus
Nocturne from Masquerade Suite by Khachaturian Karapetyan
Sonatina in G Op 100 by Dvorak (Henle) Sussmann
Trott Melodious Double Stops (Bk2) (Schirmer)
Wohlfahrt 60 Studies Op.45 (Peters or Schirmer Ed.) (nos.51-60)
Hrimaly: Scale Studies (Peters edited by Kuchler) (some of these can be started earlier, even at grade 3)
Sitt: 100 Studies Op.32 Book 4 '20 studies in fixed and shifting up to 6th and 7th position' (Schott)
Sitt: 100 Studies Op.32 Book 5 '20 studies in double stops' (Schott)
Mazas: 'Etudes Spciales' Op.36 (Book 1 IMC or Peters or UE ) Marko Gitta Violin practice
Dont: Studies Preparatory to Kreutzer Op.37
Blumenstengel: 24 Exercises (Studies preparatory to Kreutzer) Op.33 Fischer IMSLP
Rieding: Concerto in G Op.24 in 1st 3rd & 5th position (Dowani_CD or Barber_2 1st Movement)
Rieding: Hungarian' Concerto in A minor Op.21 in 1st 3rd position (Bosworth / Dowani) Koncert w stylu Cazac Cristina Judy Vasek's students
Seitz: Student Concerto n4 in D Op.15 in 3rd & 5th position (Bosworth)
Nardini: Concerto in E minor (reconstructed from a violin Sonata) (Ricordi)
Vivaldi: Concerto in A minor Sandra Serzane 3rd movement well played
Dancla: 2nd Solo in G Op.77 n2 (Gerard Billaudot Editeur) difficult 5-6 Y
Accolay: Concerto n1 in A minor (Kalmus or Barber_3) A Key Piece A Y
Sitt: Concertino in A minor Op.70 (Bosworth 1-5 positions)
Sitt: Concertino for 2 Violins Op.133 Toulouse
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Take Grade 6

Grade 7 Pieces
'Adoration' by Felix Borowski (from Bosworth "Music from the Romantic" Era Bk2)
Bolero Op.51 n3 by Hubay (Bosworth) A Key Piece Jeno Hubay Ravil A Y
Cantabile for Violin and Guitar by Paganini (Zimmermann, Frankfurt Play_It) A Y Y
'Chanson Triste' and 'Valse Triste' by Vecsey Vilmos Szabadi - Zsuzsanna Homor
Ciaccona in G minor by Vitalli (Peters Edition) Serina Chang Y
'Danse Macabre' by Saint Saens Olivia Krueger Clara Cernat
Didone Abandonata Tartini: Sonata in G minor (Marteau Steingrber) Sergio Messina Katariina Maria
'Dudziarz' The Bag-Pipe Player in D Op.19 n2 by Wieniawski (PWM) Uploaded A
Hopak by Moussorgsky / Dushkin (Schott BSS 32260)Horia Vacarescu Tom Cheung
'Kujawiak' Mazurka by Wieniawski (PWM) or (Fischer) A Y
'Liebesleid' by Kreisler (Schott) Y
'Minuet in the style of Porpora' by Kreisler
'Syncopation' by Kreisler (from Fritz Kreisler Collection Vol 1 & 2 (Fischer))
Meditation de Thais by Massenet / Marsick (Alphonse LeDuc & Co.) A Y
Melodia by Tchaikovsky (from 3 pieces Galamian IMC) Y
'Butterflies' V. Sher (looking for this) Y
'Obertass' Mazurka Op.19 n1 by Wieniawski (Schott) A Y
Perpetuum Mobile Op.34 n5 by Ries (Gingold IMC) Y
Polish Dance by Edmund Severn (Fischer or Barber_4) Nathan Wong A
'Preghiera' by Jeno Hubay Marko Gitta
Romance Op.26 by Svendsen (Peters Edition) Herlinde Verjans
'Rondo in C' Kv 373 by Mozart (Breitkopf) Itzhak Perlman Concentus Hungaricus
Sicilienne & Rigaudon in the style of Francoeur by Kreisler (Fischer_CD or Barber_ 5) A Y Y
'Sonata (Sonatina) n12' in E minor by Paganini Nazrin Rashidova
Souvenir de Sarasate by Potstock (Barber_3) start it at grade 6 possibly Nathan Wong
(used to be in the Grade 6 list, but 2nd page double stops quite hard) A Y
Suite Op.10 by Sinding (Moscow 1957) Masayuki Kino
'Theme from Schindler's List' by John Williams A
Sitt: 100 Studies Op.32 Book 5 '20 studies in double stops' (Schott)Fiorillo: 36 Caprices (IMC, Peters or Ricordi)
Kreutzer: 42 Studies (IMC or Peters) This study book spans many levels
Mazas: 'Etudes Brillantes' Op.36 (Bk 2 IMC, Peters or UE)
Hrimaly: Scale Studies (Edition Peters 3879 or Schirmer if you want some different fingerings)
Millies: Haydn Concerto in D in 1st 7th position (Bosworth)
Viotti: Concerto in A n13 1st Solo (Gerard Billaudot Editeur) difficult 6-7
Viotti: Concerto in G n23 (IMC Gingold or Barber_5) / 1st Solo (Gerard Billaudot Editeur) difficult 8 A Y
Dancla: 3rd Solo in A minor Op.77 n3 (Gerard Billaudot Editeur) difficult 7-8 into 8th position
Kreutzer: Concerto in E mi n18 Vin26WR or Concerto in D mi n19 bougie111 on IMSLP
Rode: Concerto in A minor n7 (Peters) or IMSLP
DeBriot: Concerto n7 in G (Peters). Definitely learn a Viotti Concerto (n.13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24) beforehand
DeBriot: Concerto n9 in A minor (Dowani_CD or Barber_4 1st Movement ) A
Haydn: Concerto in G n2 (Peters_CD or Barber_4 1st Movement ) A Y
Mozart: Concerto in G n3 (Oistrakh Breitkopf) A
(The notes are easy but a fine, light, clean playing style & subtle phrasing is required)
Komarovski: Concerto n1 in E minor (Peters Edition / Play_It) Krystof Kohout Isaac Allen
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Take Grade 7

Grade 8 Pieces
Allegro Brillante Op.19 by Ten Have (Barber_4)Daniel Lozakovitj A
'Aus der Heimat' by Smetana (Peters)
Ballade and Polonaise Op.38 by Vieuxtemps Y
Burleska from Four Pieces Op.17 by Suk (Simrock 2nd volume) Josef Suk
'Csrds' by Vittorio Monti (Fischer_CD, Ricordi or Barber_5)Ruslan Khokhlachov Brianna Kahane A
'Dance Espagnole' from 'La Vida Breve' by Manuel De Falla / Kreisler Itzhak (Fischer)
Fantasia on Carmen by Bizet / Drdla (Universal Edition 2588) Vilmos Szabadi Vilmos Szabadi2 Y
'La Capricciosa' by Franz Ries (IMSLP link) Young Menuhin
Hejre Kati by Hubay (PWM 5575) Danyi Lorinc Leung Kin Fung Y Y
'Introduction & Tarantella' by Sarasate Violin Competition
Legende Op.17 by Wieniawski (Schott) Michael Vaiman (the other one)
Praeludium & Allegro in the style of Pugnani by Kreisler Louis Spohr comp (Fischer_CD) A
Romanza Andaluza Op.22 n1 by Sarasate (Francescatti IMC) Marlene Dijkstra Gil Shaham
'Roumanian Folk Dances' by Bartok / Szekely (Universal Edition 8474)
Scherzo from FAE Sonata by Brahms (Heinrichshofen Edition) Marlene Dijkstra Y
Tarantella by Vieuxtemps (Moscow 1955) Y
Telemann: 12 Fantasias for Solo Violin (Peters)
Bach: Partita n3 in E major for Solo Violin (Galamian IMC or Szeryng Schott) Nathan Milstein*** Barati
Le Printemps by Milhaud (Durand)

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Paganini Moto Perpetuo in A (not in C) (from Guitar Quartet) IMSLP Shikhmurzaeva

Galamian/Neumann Contemporary Violin Technique (This is a scale book - Publ. Galaxy)
Rode: 24 Caprices (IMC or Peters) Daniel Lozakovitj
Mazas Etudes Op.36 bk3
DeBriot 'Scene de Ballet' (Peters, Schott, Barber_6) Beautiful version Katariina Maria Kits Sweden's Got Talent A Key Piece A
Rieding: Concerto in E minor Op.7 in 1st 7th position (Bosworth / Play_It) Eva joue A
Spohr Concerto n2 or Kreutzer Concerto n13
Kabalevsky: Concerto in C Op.48 (Gingold IMC) Nathan Meltzer Leung Kin Fung
Rode: Concerto in E minor n8 1st Solo (Gerard Billaudot Editeur) (Peters) difficult 8
(n1 n6 n7 and n8 are good Rode Concerti to learn)
Mozart: Concerto in D n4 (Oistrakh Breitkopf) or (Wienner Urtext) (Schott Rostal)
(notes are easy but a fine, light, clean playing style is required.. leave Concerto n5 for later)
Lalo: Symphonie Espagnole (Menuhin Peters / MMO) A
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Recital Grade and Diploma Pieces

(ABRSM and Guildhall/Trinity board Graded Exams are not Professional Qualifications.
This level, while not made up of the very hardest pieces for Violin, does usually requires Professional preparation)
Scherzo-Tarantella Op.16 by Wieniawski (Francescatti IMC)
Zigeunerweisen Gypsy Airs Op.20 n1 by Sarasate (Francescatti IMC) Y Y Y
Moto Perpetuo by Novcek (Gingold IMC 2273) Y
'L'Abeille' (The Bee) by Fancois Schubert of Dresden Y
'Ballade at Polonaise' by Henri Vieuxtemps (IMSLP link) Grumiaux
'Banjo and Fiddle' by William Kroll Y
Mazurka in G by Zarzycki (PWM) Y
'Recitativo and Scherzo Capricioso' for Violin Solo by Kreisler Y
Moses Fantasy by Paganini (Schott 861)
La Capricieuse Op.17 by Elgar (Fentone Music F236)
Caprice Basque Op.24 by Sarasate (Francescatti IMC) Y
Polonaise in D Op.4 by Wieniawski (PWM)
Polonaise Brillante Op.21 by Wieniawski (Schirmer)
Havanaise Op.83 by Saint-Sans (Peters 9292) Y
'Introduction & Rondo Capricioso' Op.28 by Saint-Sans (much harder and more complex)
Moto Perpetuo by Paganini (Peters) Y
3 Sonatas by Brahms (Wiener Urtext) (in order of difficulty n2 / n1 / n3)
Elizabeth Gilels: 24 Scales and Arpeggios for Violin (I have a Russian edition of this)
DeBriot: Op.123 The first 30 Concert Studies (Schirmer)
Gavines: 24 Matines (IMC)
Spohr: Concerto n8 or n9 A Key Piece (n8)
Vieuxtemps: Concerto n4 in D minor (Arbos Peters)
Saint Saens: Concerto n3 in B minor Muzyka Moscow ed Oistrakh
Myaskovsky: Violin Concerto in D minor
Conus: Concerto (Galamian IMC) Y
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Professional Qualifications
(Sorry, but the ABRSM and Guildhall/Trinity board Grade Exams do not necesserily lead to Professional status in themselves.
This level requires Professional preparation and is often beyond reach of those who thought going through their grades was enough)
Devil's Trill sonata by Tartini
Vieuxtemps: Fantasia Appassionata Op.35 (IMSLP sheet) Stadler Part 2
Bach: 6 Sonatas & Partitas for Solo Violin (IMC ed. Galamian or Schott ed. Szeryng)
Dont: Etudes Op.35 (IMC)
Wieniawski: Ecole Moderne Op.10 Peters
Paganini: 24 Caprices (M. Abbado)
Mozart: Concerto in A n5 (Oistrakh Breitkopf)
Vieuxtemps: Concerto n5 in A minor (Arbos Peters) Y A Key Piece and essential stepping stone to the Famous 4 (Beethoven, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn)
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto (MMO) Y
Sibelius: Violin Concerto Y
Now: Brahms / Beethoven / Tchaikovsky Concertos

12 General Practice Tips

Golden tips for Success: Ignore at your own peril! Note if n represent your current level then
n-1 would represent a piece you can play comfortably and n+1 would be a piece that you would struggle with
Always warm up with Tonus (sustained tone or "son fil") ! Exaggerate the two compensating bow curves for straight bowing!
Bowing comes first: From open strings to Paganini, you should always make a most ravishing sound!
Once you establish the correct bowings and fingerings for a piece, (with the Teacher's help) always stick to them!
Passage work: [Mark the difficult passages] and play them at slow, medium and fast speed.
If you are pressed for time, learn a couple of passages by heart. Don't just play pieces from start to finish.
Don't gloss over your pieces, but learn them well, preferably by heart, and play them to performance standard!
Don't move on to level n+1 until you have mastered level n! Never play a difficult piece until you can play easy pieces well!
If you did, and end up in trouble, don't then move on to level n+2 (an absurd move, but one I see quite often!)
If you just passed Grade n, don't expect to arrive at your next lesson and play a Grade n+1 piece!
If you want to do well at Grade n (a distinction), you should be Grade n+1 standard.
Never skip grades, nor entire levels, nor key pieces. ie. Don't play a De Briot Concerto before a Viotti Concerto.
If you want to consolidate your playing, gain confidence and play with better style, play an n-1 piece!
The opposite is also true: If you want your confidence, sound and style to suffer, struggle with an n+1 or even an n+3 piece!
If you want to play a piece in a concert, play a piece of n-1 difficulty well, (rather than a mediocre performance of an n level piece)
Play one Corelli Sonata really well, and you can play any another... likewise, play a Mozart concerto well, & you can play them all... etc.
Always practise Studies (Etudes) and Concertos; especially those of the French School.

12 Tips for a Good Playing Style

Golden tips for Success: Both Hands / Right hand / Left hand
Tempo: Be strict, and never take timing liberties; use a metronome and accompaniment CDs to test your fluency.
Slow practice: Practice right hand skills slowly and only gradually increase speed. The left hand can work slowly or suddenly fast!
Intonation: Play quietly to hear more. Eliminate vibrato for accuracy of finger placement.
Muscle fatigue: Never push your muscles beyond their limitations. Be kind to the violin and it will be kind to you!
Right hand: Study your bowhold and use a flexible, yet unforced bowhold with rounded fingers (esp. little finger at heel)
Right Hand: "Le Violon c'est L'archet" always know and use the correct part of the bow for a passage... ie. d tach is in the middle
Right hand: Practice legato string changing studies, and approach the new string gradually. Learn to change string smoothly.
Right hand: Always go to right up to the heel, and play scales and relevant studies using the whole bow.

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Left Hand: Always use 50% less finger pressure than you are using.
Left Hand: Always shift more slowly and more smoothly than you ever thought possible.
Left hand: For articulation, you need to lift your fingers with spring; they will fall effortlessly of their own accord (gravity).
Left hand: As a general rule, whenever possible, keep fingers down on the fingerboard. (Don't lift 1 & 2 when playing a 3).

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