Eugène Ysaÿe :: Six Sonatas for solo violin
In 1923 this Belgian born violinist, composer and conductor wrote 6 Sonata’s each dedicated to one of his contemporary violinists: Joseph Szigeti (No. 1) Jacques Thibaud (No. 2) George Enescu […]
Category Archives: Madden Collection
Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso :: Camille Saint-Saëns
It was on this day in 1863 that Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso made its world debut. The first performance was given by Spanish virtuoso Pablo de Sarasate.Saint-Saëns was a French-born […]
Paganini – Caprice No. 5
I have to admit, highlighting another Paganini piece is a lazy move on my part. But this collection of music is so vast that many times I don’t know where […]
Passcaglia :: Halvorsen – Violine und Bratsche
I’ve been selecting random music from the collection and bringing them with me to my lessons. This week I brought this duet by Halvorsen. MK immediately lit up and recommended that I look […]
La Campanella — Niccolò Paganini
When learning an instrument (specifically the violin) there are stretch goals. There are lofty goals. There are impossible goals. Then there are Paganini goals. Maybe one day I will get there. The […]
Wieniawski – Op. 18 – No. 3
This piece stood out to me in the collection. It is a photocopied, hand bound triptych of a single piece of music. Each page is carefully taped over as if laminated. This […]
Vivaldi: Concerto In A Minor For 2 Violins, RV 523 – 2. Larghetto E Spiritoso
Vivaldi is what sparked the fire in me to want to learn the violin. I love that he wrote most of his music during the time he oversaw the Ospedale della […]
The Devil’s Trill Sonata
I am obsessed with this song. I have listened to little since receiving my Garrett vs. Paganini CD a few weeks ago. I could listen to nothing else for the […]
The 6 Brandenburg Concertos by J.S. Bach
This is a very cool find. It’s a copy of the original manuscript that Bach gave to Christina Ludwig, the Markgrave of Brandenburg, in 1721. (there is an excellent write-up here) […]
Telemann Fantasia for solo violin, No. 10 in D Major
Austin hosted the 2014 Menuhin Competition and I was lucky enough to attend almost all of it. It was an exhilarating experience that I will never forget. Three of the […]
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