Brahms, Sonata in A Op 100 for violin and Piano (Barenreiter)
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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
Brahms, Sonata in A Op100 for violin and Piano (Barenreiter)
Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major Op. 100 by Johannes Brahms, published by Bärenreiter, is one of Brahms’s most radiant and affectionate chamber works, often described as his most relaxed and song-like violin sonata; composed during the idyllic summer of 1886, Op. 100 unfolds as an intimate conversation between violin and piano, where gentle lyricism, subtle harmonic color, and natural flow replace drama and struggle, inviting performers to focus on warmth, balance, and shared musical breathing.
Key features:
Brahms at his most intimate and lyrical, rich in warmth and ease
Built on song-like melodies that reward long-line phrasing and tonal refinement
A true violin–piano partnership, emphasizing dialogue over contrast
Expresses emotion through subtle nuance and harmonic color, not force
Ideal for cultivating Romantic cantabile style and ensemble sensitivity
Bärenreiter Urtext supports historically informed yet personal interpretation
A chamber work that radiates human closeness and musical affection
Harvey, String Crossing for the Cello Book One, The Open String Book
Improve your cello bowing technique! This book teaches string-crossing technique on the cello with open-string studies that allow you to focus on the right hand.
Through the use of staccato bowing to encourage precisely-timed string crossing, these cello studies can help you develop bow control, smooth and even string crossing, and a more beautiful tone.
This book could be followed by String Crossing for the Cello, Book Two, which uses double stops to work on balance between two strings as a fundamental principle behind string crossing.
Concert Favorites: Violoncello" is a collection of encore pieces for cello selected by Maria Kliegel, according to the book's description. The book includes works by various composers, such as Senaill, Chopin, Schubert, Tchaikovsky, Saint-Saens, Glasunov, Debussy, and David Popper, notes the book description. It's described as a "treasure chest for every cellist".
The collection specifically includes pieces like "Gnome's Dance" and "L'Andalouse" from Popper's Op. 54.
