A graceful Baroque sonata by Jean-Marie Leclair, Sonata No. 3 for Violin combines elegance with virtuosic flair. This Schirmer edition is ideal for recital and stylistic study.
Key Features:
• French Baroque repertoire staple
• Ornamented and expressive writing
• Ideal for advanced performance
• Schirmer edition
Beethoven’s Variations for Cello and Piano brings together three popular variation sets based on themes by Handel and Mozart. This G. Henle Urtext Edition, edited by Jens Dufner, features cello fingerings and bowings by David Geringas and includes works listed in the AMEB Cello syllabus.
Key Features:
• Three variation sets for cello and piano
• WoO 45, Op. 66 & WoO 46
• G. Henle Urtext Edition
• Edited by Jens Dufner
• Fingering and bowing by David Geringas
• Includes AMEB syllabus repertoire
• Ideal for advanced study and performance
Vivaldi’s "The Four Seasons, Opus 8 Nos. 1–4" (Peters) includes all four concertos for violin, with CD accompaniment—perfect for advanced violinists and engaging practice.
Key Features:
• Complete Four Seasons, Peters edition
• CD and piano accompaniment included
• Advanced level, clear notation
• Great for practice, recitals, and study
Ernest Bloch’s Music for Cello and Piano is a powerful collection of five expressive works, including the complete From Jewish Life, Méditation Hébraïque and Nigun (Improvisation). Edited by Hans Kindler and published by Carl Fischer, this edition offers rewarding repertoire for cellists developing tonal depth, expressive phrasing, and mature musicianship.
Key Features:
• For cello and piano
• Music by Ernest Bloch
• Edited by Hans Kindler
• Published by Carl Fischer
• Includes five works
• Complete From Jewish Life included
• Features Méditation Hébraïque and Nigun
• Catalogue No. O5482
Vitali’s "Ciaconna in G Minor" (Peters) is an expressive, technically brilliant Baroque masterpiece for advanced violinists.
Key Features:
• Famous Baroque ciaconna
• Peters edition, clear notation
• Advanced level, expressive and virtuosic
Frank Bridge’s Four Pieces for Cello and Piano brings together Berceuse, Serenade, Elegie and Cradle Song, four expressive works originally written for cello and piano between 1901 and 1910. Published by Faber Music and edited by Julian Lloyd Webber, this edition includes helpful bowings and fingerings for practical study and performance.
Key Features:
• Four pieces for cello and piano
• Composed by Frank Bridge
• Edited by Julian Lloyd Webber
• Bowings and fingerings included
• Published by Faber Music
• ISBN 978-0-571-50626-2
Tchaikovsky’s “Serenade Melancolique, Op. 26” (Peters), arranged for violin and piano by Carl Herrmann, is a lyrical Romantic masterpiece and Tchaikovsky’s first violin work.
Key Features:
• First violin/orchestra work by Tchaikovsky
• B flat minor, Romantic style
• Arranged by Carl Herrmann (Peters)
• Advanced level, clear edition
The Feuillard Daily Exercises for Cello (Schott) provides a structured routine for developing essential left-hand and bowing technique. Covering scales, trills, double stops, neck and thumb positions, and the cello's full range, it is a valuable resource for building technical strength, accuracy, and control.
Key Features:
• Author/Pedagogue: Louis R. Feuillard
• Title: Daily Exercises for Cello
• Instrument: Cello
• Publisher: Schott Music
• Covers scales, trills, double stops, and bowing
• Includes neck and thumb-position work
• Develops accuracy, coordination, and control
• Ideal for regular technical practice
A practical and musical guide by Neil Mackay, A Tuneful Introduction to the Third Position for Violin helps students develop secure shifting through engaging exercises and pieces. Published by Stainer & Bell.
Key Features:
• Focused third-position training
• Melodic and engaging studies
• Builds confident shifting
• Ideal for advancing students
• Stainer & Bell edition
The Haydn Cello Concerto in C Major, Hob. VIIb:1 (Henle) is presented in an authoritative Urtext edition edited by Sonja Gerlach, with piano reduction by Christoph Held and an additional marked cello part by Reiner Ginzel. Rediscovered in 1961, it is now a cornerstone of the Classical cello repertoire.
Key Features:
• Composer: Joseph Haydn
• Key: C Major
• Catalogue: Hob. VIIb:1
• Publisher: G. Henle Verlag
• Editor: Sonja Gerlach
• Reduction: Christoph Held
• Marked Part: Reiner Ginzel
• Edition: Urtext
Radiant lyricism and expressive depth define Massenet’s “Méditation” from Thaïs, arranged for violin and piano by MP Marsick. A timeless recital favourite for violinists.
Key Features:
• Famous operatic intermezzo
• Violin and piano transcription
• Romantic, expressive style
The Doflein Method Volume II: The Violinist's Progress by Erich Doflein and Elma Doflein develops technique through structured work in fingering and bowing.
Key features
• Chapter-by-chapter focus on specific technical problems
• Builds precision and tonal control
• Continues the use of ensemble duets
• Bridges elementary and intermediate violin study
