Hummel’s Fantaisie for Viola, arranged by Fernand Oubradous, is a compact and expressive concert work based on Hummel’s Potpourri, Op. 94. Published by Editions Musicales Transatlantiques for viola and piano, it combines lyrical writing with brilliant solo passages and makes rewarding recital repertoire.
Key Features:
• For viola and piano
• Arranged by Fernand Oubradous
• Published by Editions Musicales Transatlantiques
• Based on Hummel’s Potpourri, Op. 94
• Lyrical and virtuosic in character
• Ideal for advanced violists and recital performance
Up Bow, Down Bow for Viola provides developing players with practical material to strengthen bow control, coordination, articulation, and rhythm, helping to establish a secure foundation for confident viola playing.
Key Features:
• For developing violists
• Focuses on bowing technique
• Improves coordination and articulation
• Develops rhythm and tone control
• Ideal for lessons and practice
Lionel Tertis: The Early Years – Book 2 is a distinctive collection of favourites arranged and composed by Lionel Tertis for his recitals and recordings. Edited by John White, it features works by Fauré, Haydn, Mendelssohn, Ireland, Wolstenholme, and Tertis himself for viola and piano.
Key Features:
• For viola and piano
• Edited by John White
• Published by Comus Edition
• Includes arrangements and original works associated with Lionel Tertis
• Varied advanced recital repertoire
• Ideal for serious viola study and performance
First Repertoire for Viola – Book Three by Marguerite Wilkinson and Katharine Hart features 19 carefully graded pieces for viola and piano. From Bach, Mozart, and Telemann to Prokofiev, Saint-Saëns, musical theatre, and traditional music, this Faber collection offers varied repertoire for developing technique and musicianship.
Key Features:
• 19 graded pieces for viola and piano
• Arranged by Wilkinson & Hart
• Published by Faber Music
• Wide variety of composers and musical styles
• Develops technique, expression, and musicianship
• Ideal for lessons, examinations, 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
Chant Pastoral by Éric Roche is an expressive work for viola and piano, published by Éditions Combre. Its lyrical character makes it ideal for developing tone, phrasing, and musical expression.
Key Features:
• For viola and piano
• Composed by Éric Roche
• Published by Éditions Combre
• Lyrical and expressive in style
• Ideal for lessons 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
Music for Viola III, compiled and edited by Gusztáv Szeredi-Saupe, is a varied EMB collection of 13 works for viola and piano. Featuring music from Frescobaldi and Handel to Dvořák, Saint-Saëns, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Fauré, it offers rewarding repertoire for developing technique, expression, and stylistic versatility.
Key Features:
• 13 works for viola and piano
• Edited by Gusztáv Szeredi-Saupe
• Published by EMB
• Wide variety of composers and musical styles
• Develops technique and musical expression
• Ideal for lessons, examinations, and recitals
Orchester-Probespiel: Test Pieces for Orchestral Auditions – Viola is a comprehensive Schott collection of important viola excerpts from the orchestral and operatic repertoire. Edited by Kurt Jenisch and Eckart Schloifer, it provides advanced violists with focused material for professional auditions, orchestral training, and repertoire study.
Key Features:
• Essential orchestral excerpts for viola
• Edited by Kurt Jenisch & Eckart Schloifer
• Published by Schott Music
• 64-page advanced collection
• Features major symphonic and operatic repertoire
• Ideal for orchestral audition preparation
