Sound sample of a fine, old 19th century violin. The piece is Bach’s Partita No. 2, Giga. The player is a student violinist. strpy

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Sound sample of a nice 19th century German HOPF violin played by a student violinist. The piece is an excerpt of Monti’s Czardas

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Sound sample of a very fine old French violin. The piece is Bach’s Sonata No. 1, Adagio. The player is a student violinist. shld

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This is a video of the top 10 solo works from the entire violin repertoire, along with pictures and short sections of recordings of the pieces. This is only MY opinion.

10. Kabalevsky Violin Concerto in CM, Op. 48
9. Schubert “Der Erlkonig” for Solo Violin
8. Bach Violin Concerto No. 1 in Am, BWV 1041
7. Vitali Chaconne
6. Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in Em, Op. 64
5. Bach Sonata No. 1 in Gm, BWV 1001: Fugue

4. Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in DM, Op. 35
3. Shostakovich Violin Concerto No. 1 in Am, Op. 99
2. Bach Partita No. 2 in Dm, BWV 1004: Ciaccona
1. Sibelius Violin Concerto in Dm, Op. 47

As stated in the video, I DO NOT OWN ANY PICTURES OR VIDEOS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THIS VIDEO.

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Sound sample of an extraordinary violin made by a student of Cremonese maker, F. Bissolotti. The piece is an excerpt of the 1st movement of the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto. The player is a student.

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