Kreuz, Select Studies for Viola Bk 4 (Stainer & Bell)

Emil Kreuz was a German musician born in Elberfeld in 1867. He played both the violin and viola and was also a composer, conductor, and teacher. In just ten years, Kreuz created a vast repertoire of music suitable for violists of any level. His pedagogical works were adopted by the RCM and Royal Academy of Music, and his music was suggested to violists for decades. Among the study books he recommended, Kreuz’s “Select Studies” in five books stands out as a fresh source of material.