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Carl Maria von Weber
6 Violin Sonatas op. 10 (b)
Editor: Ewald Zimmermann
Fingering: Hans-Martin Theopold
Fingering and bowing for Violin: Karl Röhrig
33.95 $
Urtext Edition, paperbound
Pages: 64 (V, 43, 16), Size 23,5 x 31,0 cm
Order no. HN 182 · ISMN M-2018-0182-7
Weber composed an incredible array of compositions in his rather short but at the same time tireless life. Many of them have still to be discovered. The Six Violin Sonatas op. 10 (b), composed in Darmstadt in 1810, are most certainly amongst them. The individual movements are rather short and also not particularly difficult technically. The music is, on the other hand, all the more compelling, which is partly due to the various integrated dance forms: “Carattere Espagnuolo” and “Air Polonais” in Sonata No. 2, “Air Russe” in No. 3, “Siciliano” in No. 5 and a “Polacca” in No. 6. The following performance will show how worthwhile these pieces really are.
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Contents
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Violin Sonata F major op. 10 (b) Nr. 1
Level of difficulty (Violin): medium (Level 4)Other titles with this level of difficulty » -
Violin Sonata G major op. 10 (b) Nr. 2
Level of difficulty (Violin): medium (Level 4)Other titles with this level of difficulty » -
Violin Sonata D major op. 10 (b) Nr. 3
Level of difficulty (Violin): medium (Level 5)Other titles with this level of difficulty » -
Violin Sonata E flat major op. 10 (b) Nr. 4
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Violin Sonata A major op. 10 (b) Nr. 5
Level of difficulty (Violin): medium (Level 4)Other titles with this level of difficulty » -
Violin Sonata C major op. 10 (b) Nr. 6
Level of difficulty (Violin): medium (Level 4)Other titles with this level of difficulty »
The levels of difficulty of the
music for violin published by G. Henle Publishers
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
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| easy | medium | difficult | ||||||
The levels of difficulty of the violin music published by G. Henle Publishers
| Level | Degree | Example |
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| 1 | easy | Beethoven, 6 German Dances WoO 42 |
| 2 | Beethoven, Rondo G major WoO 41 |
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| 3 | Mozart, Violin Sonata F major KV 547 |
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| 4 | medium | Haydn, Violin Concerto A major Hob. VIIa:3 |
| 5 | Bach, Violin Concerto a minor BWV 1041 |
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| 6 | Brahms, Violin Sonata G major op. 78 |
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| 7 | difficult | Paganini, No. 9 from Capricci op. 1 |
| 8 | Beethoven, Violin Concerto D major op. 61 |
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| 9 | Berg, Violin Concerto |
I have assigned all of the violin music in G. Henle Publishers' catalogue a level of difficulty, ranging from "very easy" to "very difficult". The model for this was the evaluation system with nine levels developed for Henle's piano catalogue by Rolf Koenen. Unlike the works for solo piano, I have decided against evaluations that lie between two levels (e.g. 4/5 or 7/8).
This kind of attempt will always be "relative" to some degree. While the work remains the work, what is relative is the technical and musical ability of the player. Let us take a look at Mozart, for example, from the perspective of an Arthur Grumiaux and from that of a very young pupil. It is clear to whom my levels of difficulty are addressed: to the pupils or their teacher. I have, of course, always endeavoured to objectively assess the purely technical level of difficulty. But everything "between the lines" is, of course, left up to the judgement of each individual musician. Depending on our abilities, we perceive the "difficulty" of a work for violin differently, yet with the same conviction.
At the start, categorizing violin literature into levels of difficulty from 1 to 9 seemed to carry a certain risk as well as being unknown territory, yet I have now gained a deep insight into all of the works for violin in G. Henle Publishers' catalogue.
Ernst Schliephake © 2013