Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major Op. 100 by Johannes Brahms, published by Bärenreiter, is a luminous and tender sonata that showcases Brahms’s gift for songful melody and chamber-music intimacy.

Key features

• Warm, song-like Romantic lyricism

• Emphasis on balance and ensemble breathing

• Expressive depth through restraint and nuance

• Essential repertoire for mature chamber musicians

Hindemith, Sonata for Bass & Piano (Schott)

This stunning 3-movement work has it all! The opening movement, Flights of Fancy, symbolizes the element of air and features soaring phrases. The second movement, Terra, resembles an Appalachian lullaby and represents the element of Earth. The final movement, Fire and Ice, is a tour de force that captures the elements of fire and water meeting to create steam and the resulting kinetic energy. Glorious music!

Fiorillo, 31 Selected Studies for Viola (IMC)

Mazas, Forty Selected Studies for the Violin Op. 36 (Schirmer)

Debussy: Sonata for Violin and Piano by Claude Debussy, edited by Ernst-Günter Heinemann, is a definitive Urtext edition featuring optional marked and unmarked violin parts.

Key features

• Scholarly Urtext presentation

• Classical clarity with Impressionist vitality

• Optional editorial guidance by Kurt Guntner

• Major 20th-century violin sonata