The Virtuoso Violist is a collection of six works for viola and piano, transcribed and edited by renowned violist William Primrose. Featuring music by Bach, Chopin, Myronoff, Wieniawski, Wolf, and Zimbalist, it offers a varied selection of expressive and virtuosic repertoire for advanced players.

Key Features:

• Six works for viola and piano

• Edited and transcribed by William Primrose

• Published by G. Schirmer

• Separate viola part included

• Lyrical and virtuosic repertoire

• Ideal for advanced study and performance

First Studies for Viola, Op. 86 by Richard Hofmann is a progressive Edition Peters collection designed to build essential viola technique. Its approachable studies develop intonation, finger control, bowing, articulation, and rhythm, making it a useful foundation for developing players.

Key Features:

• Progressive studies for viola

• Music by Richard Hofmann

• Published by Edition Peters

• Develops fundamental bowing and finger technique

• Ideal for lessons and regular technical practice

A fiery Baroque work by Pietro Antonio Locatelli, the Sonata in G minor, Op. 6 No. 12 blends expressive depth with virtuosic brilliance. This IMC viola and piano edition is ideal for advanced performance.

Key Features:

• Italian Baroque repertoire

• Ornamented and technically engaging

• Warm viola adaptation

• Ideal for recital use

• IMC edition

Shooting Stars by Katherine and Hugh Colledge contains 21 lively and imaginative pieces for viola and piano. Introducing compound time, varied rhythms, bowing techniques, and greater use of the fingers, the collection provides an enjoyable next step for developing violists.

Key Features:

• 21 pieces for viola and piano

• Develops rhythm and compound time

• Introduces varied bowing techniques

• Strengthens 2nd, 3rd, and 4th finger use

• Ideal for lessons, practice, and performances

Graded Viola Pieces – Volume 2, edited and arranged by Peggy Radmall, offers developing violists a varied selection of works by composers including Purcell, Pergolesi, Viotti, Eccles, Farnaby, and Heller. With repertoire extending through first to third positions, it provides an enjoyable way to strengthen technique and musicianship.

Key Features:

• For viola and piano

• Edited and arranged by Peggy Radmall

• Features works by six major composers

• Covers 1st to 3rd positions

• Develops technique, phrasing, and musical style

Saint-Saëns’ The Swan (Le Cygne) is a beautifully lyrical movement from The Carnival of the Animals. This Edition Peters edition includes separate viola and cello parts with piano accompaniment, making this famous work accessible to either instrument.

Key Features:

• For viola or cello with piano

• Separate solo parts included

• Published by Edition Peters

• From The Carnival of the Animals

• Develops tone, legato, and expressive phrasing

• Ideal for lessons and recitals

Pièces de Concours – Volume 1 is a distinctive collection of six historic Paris Conservatoire competition pieces for viola and piano, edited by Jutta Puchhammer-Sédillot. Published by Schott, these rarely heard Romantic works combine lyrical and virtuosic challenges, with modern fingerings and bowings added for today’s violists.

Key Features:

• Six works for viola and piano

• From the Paris Conservatoire repertoire

• Edited by Jutta Puchhammer-Sédillot

• Published by Schott Music

• Intermediate to advanced level

• Ideal for advanced study, auditions, and recitals

Improve Your Sight-Reading! Viola Grades 1–5 by Paul Harris is a progressive Faber Music workbook designed to build confident and accurate sight-reading. Through rhythmic and melodic exercises, prepared examples, and graded sight-reading tests, students gradually develop the skills needed to successfully approach unfamiliar music.

Key Features:

• For viola Grades 1–5

• Written by Paul Harris

• Published by Faber Music

• Progressive sight-reading exercises

• Develops rhythm, reading accuracy, and confidence

• Excellent for lessons and examination preparation