2 Mazurkas Caracteristiques Op.19 for Violin and Piano

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Wieniawski, Henri

Music

C. F. Peters

This outstanding new edition brings together two of the most popular and most performed violin concertos of the Romantic repertoire in one convenient, moderately priced volume. Paganini's Violin Concerto No. 1 set a new standard of virtuosity and influenced the composition of violin music ever after. The composer prided himself on his reputation for unmatched technical skill and wrote many works designed to show himself to best advantage. He guarded his professional secrets closely, permitting the publication of only a few of his works. Although it was composed sometime from 1811 to 1815, the First Concerto was not published until after Paganini's death in 1840. Wieniawski's Violin Concerto No. 2 is a concert-hall favorite the world over. The composer, one of the most celebrated violinists of the nineteenth century, wrote music mainly for his own enjoyment and not for public performance. This concerto for solo violin received recognition after Wieniawski's death. A work with a moderate tempo, divided into three movements, it continues to be enjoyed by both performers and audiences.

Paganini's Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 6: and Wieniawski's Violin Concerto No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 22, in Full Score

Paganini, Nicolò

Dover Publications

Wieniawki's second concerto might have been started as early as 1856, but the work was not finished until shortly before its premiere, given in St. Petersburg on November 27, 1862 with the composer as soloist and the orchestra conducted by Anton Rubinstein. Dedicated to Wienawski's fellow violin virtuoso Pablo Sarasate, the work had to wait another 17 years (1879) before it was finally published. The affordable study score offered here is a reduced-format reproduction of the freshly engraved and researched edition prepared by Howard K. Wolf which was first issued by E.F. Kalmus in 2003 in large score and parts.

Violin Concerto No.2, Op.22: Study score

Serenissima Music, Inc.

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