Nardini, Violin Concerto in E Minor (Schirmer)

Chin, Twelve Marvellous Miniatures for String Orchestra

String ensemble pieces by renowned Brisbane composer, Stephen Chin. Includes all parts.

Carse: Preliminary Violin Exercises – Open Strings & First Position by Adam Carse is a classic beginner’s method that builds strong, musical fundamentals from the very first notes.

Key features

• Focus on tone, bow control, and first position

• Encourages good habits from the start

• Clear, logical, and teacher-approved

• Essential foundation material for young violinists

Milhaud’s “Sonatine for Violin and Cello” is a vibrant, modern chamber duet that showcases expressive melodies, rhythmic inventiveness, and the dynamic interplay between two instruments. Perfect for advanced performers, this piece invites players to explore a range of moods and colours, making it a standout choice for recitals or chamber music programs.

Key Features:

• Composer: Darius Milhaud

• Three-movement structure

• Playful, rhythmic dialogues

• Distinctive sound colours

• Invites creative interpretation

Mendelssohn’s Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64 (Peters) is a lyrical and virtuosic masterpiece for violin, presented in a reliable edition for performance and study.

Key Features:

• Romantic violin concerto

• Lyrical and technical

• Peters edition

• For advanced players and students

A dramatic and lyrical chamber sonata by John Ireland, the Violin Sonata No. 2 in A minor combines intensity with poetic expression. A compelling choice for advanced recital performance.

Key Features:

• Powerful British sonata

• Rich harmony and sweeping melody

• Advanced technical demands

• Ideal for concert repertoire

The Doflein Method Volume II: The Violinist's Progress by Erich Doflein and Elma Doflein develops technique through structured work in fingering and bowing.

Key features

• Chapter-by-chapter focus on specific technical problems

• Builds precision and tonal control

• Continues the use of ensemble duets

• Bridges elementary and intermediate violin study

Beethoven Romances in G major Op. 40 and F major Op. 50 for Violin and Piano by Ludwig van Beethoven, published by G. Henle Verlag, are two lyrical masterpieces that showcase Beethoven’s most tender and expressive violin writing.

Key features

• Warm, singing melodic lines

• Emphasis on tone, phrasing, and expressive restraint

• Urtext clarity enabling personal musical voice

• Essential lyrical repertoire for violinists