Suggested Listening
The possibilities are so numerous, that some great composers are left out of this list. But here are a few pieces I think students should know and may like.
Violin Encores:
"Masters of the Bow" Deutsche Grammophon
Solo Violin Collection:
Bach 6 Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin (Szerying performing)
Violin Concertos:
Vivaldi Four Seasons
Mozart Violin Concertos #3, #4, #5
Bach Brandenburg Concertos
Bach Concerto in A minor
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in e minor
Beethoven Violin Concerto
Tschaikovsky Violin Concerto
Chamber Music:
Bartok String Quartets
Shoenberg Verklarte Nacht
Mozart Violin Sonatas
Large Ensemble:
Britten Simple Symphony
Beethoven 9th Symphony
Copeland Appalacian Spring
Beethoven Overtures
Mozart Symphony No. 40
Haydn Symphony #101 (clock)
Haydn Symphony #40 (surprise)
Dvorak "New World" Symphony
Suggested Violinists to listen to:
Grumiaux, Oistrakh, Heifitz, Rachel Barton, Isaac Stern, Midori, Gil Shaham, Henryk Szeryng, Itzak Perlman, Anne-Sopie Mutter, Joshua Bell, Nathan Milstein