The Lark Ascending Vaughan Williams (Oxford) - Violin

Orchester Probespiel – Test Pieces for Orchestral Auditions: Violin is one of the world's leading audition resources for orchestral violinists. Published by Schott Music and edited by Karin Boerries and Artur Wendt, it contains essential excerpts from the standard orchestral repertoire used by professional orchestras and conservatories.

Key Features:

• Published by Schott Music

• Edited by Karin Boerries and Artur Wendt

• Standard orchestral audition reference

• Based on the German Music Council recommendations

• Essential opera and symphonic excerpts

• Ideal for conservatory students and professionals

• Develops orchestral style and technique

• Excellent preparation for auditions

• Features major orchestral masterpieces

• Essential library resource for serious violinists

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

A distinguished Dover volume pairing the Violin Sonata in A major by César Franck and Violin Sonata No. 1, Op. 13 by Gabriel Fauré. Reproduced from authoritative Breitkopf & Härtel editions, this collection brings together two cornerstone works of the French Romantic repertoire.

Key Features:

• Two landmark violin sonatas in one volume

• Franck’s wedding gift to Eugène Ysaÿe

• Fauré’s innovative chamber debut

• Rich Romantic harmony and lyricism

• Reliable Dover reproduction edition