Hoffmeister's viola concerto is significant for auditions. Our piano reduction reconstructs the earliest textual layer, adding fingering and bowing marks by Kim Kashkashian and a critical commentary.
Hoffmeister's Viola Concerto in D Major is a vital piece for viola concertos. It's popular due to the rarity of virtuosic viola concertos from the Classical period and the emergence of virtuoso violists in the early 20th century. It's often included in major auditions and competitions. This document provides violists with ways to perform this piece and other works from the Classical era.
Hoffmeister's Viola Concerto in D Major is published by G. Henle Verlag, Kunzelmann, Peters, Kalmus, International Music Company, H. L. Grahl, and Max Eschig. Kunzelmann has the full score and piano reduction, while the others have only piano reductions. Seven cadenzas are available, each with unique technical challenges.
Joseph Joachim's Hebrew Melodies, Op. 9, were composed in 1854-55, 40 years after the poems that inspired them. Lord Byron and Isaac Nathan published 29 songs called Hebrew Melodies in 1815, now known as poems. Joachim, a Jewish composer, drew from similar liturgical sources as Nathan and composed his work with three movements. Breitkopf & Härtel published this edition for viola and piano.
Rieding, Concerto in B min Opus 35 for Viola (Bosworth) One of Oscar Riedings Easy Concertos and Concertinos for viola and piano. A useful work for learing and reinforcing the 1st to 3rd position.
In March 1851, Robert Schumann composed Märchenbilder, a collection of four remarkable viola and piano pieces that took 16 minutes to perform. The pieces are dedicated to Wilhelm Joseph von Wasielewski, a German violinist and conductor.
Weber, Andante e Rondo Ungarese for Viola (Schott)
Wieniawski Romanza from Second Concerto Opus 22 (Viola World)
