• A melody with a rhyme and colourful picture on each page
  • An introduction to fingering in the major key in first position
  • Foreword on getting started and

"Beethoven effectively invented the genre of the cello sonata proper, in which cello and piano have equally important roles," writes Barry Cooper in his introduction to the Bärenreiter edition of all

Artaria had already published variations on a Mozart aria by Beethoven in 1793 under the highly symbolic opus number 1. However, the composer was not satisfied with this work and ensured that the opus

If you can finally play the Prelude from Bach's Suite No. 1 for Violoncello Solo in G Major, you have made it - you have entered the world of great cello literature, and at the same time, you have found a

Dvořák composed his twelfth string quartet in F major op. 96, known as the "American" Quartet, in just twelve days during his summer vacation in Spillville, Iowa in June 1893. This immensely

  • Among the highlights of 18th-century solo string literature
  • Reliable transcription in a fine performing edition
  • An arrangement for viola based on a

Beethoven worked on his String Quartet op. 135 in Gneixendorf near Krems, where he sought to recuperate with his nephew Karl after the latter’s failed suicide attempt in summer 1826. It stands out

The second half of the 19th century represented something of a ‘Golden Age’ of the violin sonata in France: Influential violin sonatas such as those by Franck, Fauré and Saint-Saëns

By the time Beethoven completed the “Archduke” Trio in 1811 he had been working on it for several years. In April 1814 he could finally give the work its première together with Ignaz

Written in 1896 during a stay of several months in Egypt, Saint-Saens began the main themes of all four movements as well as the canonic trio in Luxor and Aswan. The sonata was then completed on the Nile

Every year, many young children learn to play the violin with the Early Start on the Violin method by Egon and Kurt Sassmannshaus. But even the youngest players enjoy trying their hand at playing

This volume contains works inspired by the Jewish musical tradition, arranged for viola (or alternatively for violoncello) and organ. The music takes its bearings on the inimitable and highly emotional

In his symphonic poem "Danse macabre" Saint-Saëns takes up a poem by Henri Cazalis that he had already set as an art song. Here the Devil brings the dead to life by playing his violin. Although the

The suites are the very core of cello literature, with their timeless beauty accompanying cellists from their student years throughout the height of their professional

For string quartet. First printing. One movement. Commissioned by Musiktage Mondsee. Premiered by the Auryn Quartet in Mondsee, September 2015. Set of parts available separately. Duration: ca. 22. Score, 32

This edition contains all ten sonatas for violin and pianoforte by Beethoven: five in the first volume and five in the second. Additionally, it offers a detailed introduction by Clive Brown, the chapter

These four pieces for double bass comprising a Prelude, Burlesque, Nocturne and Tarantella were composed in 1968. They have remained very popular among double bass players to the present day while being