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The second and third volumes of the popular Pièces des concours series, featuring music from the scarce Romantic viola literature, have been released. The first volume was performed in final examinations at the Conservatoire de Paris between 1897 and 1969. The new publication is based on the first edition and has been made easier to play by adding modern fingerings and standard bowing instructions. This means that the pieces can now be played without prior practice.

Viola Anthology by Boosey & Hawkes

Die Sammlung enthält u. a. Werke von Béla Bartók, Benjamin Britten, Aaron Copland, Frederick Delius, Elena Kats-Chernin, Sergej Rachmaninow und Dmitrij Schostakowitsch.

Viola solo

Kats-Chernin - Tranquil Interlude on an Open D String

Kolb - Cavatina (from Cavatina)



Viola and Piano

Bartok - Viola Concerto (First Movement)

Benjamin - Le Tombeau de Ravel

Britten - Lachrymae op.48

Copland - Billy and His Sweetheart (Billy the Kid)

Copland - Zion's Walls (Old American Songs Set 2)

Delius - Sonata No.3 (Third Movement)

Rachmaninoff - Vocalise op.34 no.14

Ramsier - Road to Hamelin (Seventh and Eight Movements)

Scriabin/Ramsier - Six Early Scriabin Pieces

Shostakovich - Viola Sonata op.40 (First Movement)

The Pièces de Concours is a rare collection of three viola and piano volumes containing the Romantic viola repertoire. At the Paris Conservatoire, all instrumentalists must perform a contemporary piece, known as the 'pièce de concours,' to demonstrate their mastery of technical, virtuosic, and lyrical skills. Unfortunately, many of these exam pieces have been forgotten, and only two of them, George Enescu's Konzertstück and Hans Sitt's Concerto in G-Dur, have become standard repertoire for the viola. To make these works more accessible, this edition has added modern fingerings and bowing indications.