Chanson de Matin Opus 15 No 2 by Elgar (Edition Butorac)

Pepusch, 6 Sonatas for Violin (Schott)

Ave Maria by Charles Gounod, based on music by Johann Sebastian Bach, and published by Schott Music, is a timeless sacred classic that highlights the violin’s singing voice and expressive purity.

Key features

• Lyrical, vocal-inspired violin writing

• Calm, prayerful, and emotionally resonant

• Ideal for sacred and ceremonial performances

• A universally loved and deeply moving classic

Vanhal, Sonata in B flat major Op. 30 No 1 for Violin (Doblinger)...

Jakob Dont, a Viennese violin pedagogue, wrote the 24 "Études et Caprices", Op. 35, which are violin solos without accompaniment and are considered essential classics. Published in 1880, the pieces consist of 48 pages and are edited by H. Berkley at a very advanced level. The etudes have been reworked by violinists such as Carl Flesch, Max Rostal, and Ivan Galamian in numerous new editions throughout the twentieth century.

Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G major Op. 78 by Johannes Brahms, published by Bärenreiter, is Brahms’s most poetic violin sonata, presented in a groundbreaking Urtext edition that reveals the work’s lyrical unity and historical expressive intent.

Key features

• The celebrated “Rain Sonata”, rich in atmosphere and memory

• Song-inspired Romantic lyricism and poetic continuity

• Exceptional insight into historical performance practice

• Essential repertoire for thoughtful, mature chamber musicians

Paul Harris, Improve Your Sight-Reading! for Violin Grades 1-8 (Book 7 applies to Grade 7 and Grade 8). Published by Faber Music.