Kreutzer, Forty - Two Studies or Caprices for Violin (Schirmer)

“Kreutzer, Forty-Two Studies Or Caprices For the Violin by Schirmer Library of Classics Volume 230” is an instructional book for the violin. It features compositions by Rodolphe Kreutzer, who was a renowned violinist and composer during his time. The book includes his most popular works, the 42 Studies, also known as etudes or caprices. These works are crucial for any serious student of the violin. 

The Schirmer edition of this book has been edited by Edmund Singer. It includes a brief biography of Kreutzer, highlighting his major contributions to music. The book spans 72 pages and is categorized as a string method book. It falls under the classical period and studies genre.

Rodolphe Kreutzer (15 November 1766 – 6 January 1831) was a French musician who excelled as a violinist, teacher, conductor, and composer of forty French operas, including La mort d’Abel (1810).

Kreutzer is widely recognized as the dedicatee of Beethoven’s Violin Sonata No. 9, Op. 47 (1803) is one of the most celebrated works in the violin repertoire. Although Kreutzer did not perform the piece himself, he significantly impacted its creation. Beethoven originally dedicated it to George Bridgetower, the violinist who premiered the piece. However, Beethoven revised the dedication after a dispute to honour Kreutzer instead.

A must-have for the serious violin student, these famous exercises are standard repertoire for the intermediate to early advanced player.