ABRSM

Format: Score, Part, and 3 CDs
Instrumentation: Violin and Piano
Level: 8, Difficult

This album contains nine pieces from ABRSM's 2016-2019 Grade 8 Violin syllabus.

Key features:

• three pieces from each of Lists A, B and C
• appealing and varied repertoire
• carefully edited and clearly presented throughout
• helpful information about the pieces and the exam

CDs:

• The three CDs feature performances of all syllabus pieces by leading concert performers Pavlo Beznosiuk, Lucy Gould and Alexandra Wood.
• Playalong piano tracks are also included for use when practising.

Song List:

• Adagio: 1st movt from Sonata No. 1 in G minor for Solo Violin, BWV 1001 [Johann Sebastian Bach]
• Allegro moderato: 1st movt from Concerto in G, Hob VIIa/4 [Joseph Haydn]
• Preludio and Corrente: 1st and 2nd movts from Sonata in C minor, RV 6 [Antonio Vivaldi]
• Allegretto grazioso: 3rd movt from Sonata in A, Op. 100 [Johannes Brahms]
• Scherzo: No. 2 from Three Pieces, Op. 42 [Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky]
• Obertass: No. 1 from Two Mazurkas, Op. 19 [Henryk Wieniawski]
• Hoe-Down from Rodeo [Aaron Copland]
• Romance [Helen Grime]
• Full Fathom Five: No. 1 from On the Fiddle [Michael Nyman]

Recordings:

• Adagio: 1st movt from Sonata No. 1 in G minor for Solo Violin, BWV 1001 [Johann Sebastian Bach]
• Allegro moderato: 1st movt from Concerto in G, Hob VIIa/4 [Joseph Haydn]
• Preludio and Corrente: 1st and 2nd movts from Sonata in C minor, RV 6 [Antonio Vivaldi]
• Corrente: 2nd movt from Sonata in C minor, RV 6 [Antonio Vivaldi]
• Allegro: 1st movt from Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041 [Johann Sebastian Bach]
• Adagio: 1st movt from Sonata in G minor, Op. 5 No. 5 [Arcangelo Corelli]
• Vivace: 2nd movt from Sonata in G minor, Op. 5 No. 5 [Arcangelo Corelli]
• Sonata in D, Op. 5 No. 4 [Francesco Geminiani]
• LargoAllegro: 1st movt from Sonata in B flat, K. 454 [Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]
• Adagio: 1st movt from Sonata No. 1 in G minor for Solo Violin, BWV 1001 [Johann Sebastian Bach] - accompaniment only
• Preludio and Corrente: 1st and 2nd movts from Sonata in C minor, RV 6 [Antonio Vivaldi] - accompaniment only
• Corrente: 2nd movt from Sonata in C minor, RV 6 [Antonio Vivaldi] - accompaniment only
• Allegro: 1st movt from Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041 [Johann Sebastian Bach] - accompaniment only
• Adagio: 1st movt from Sonata in G minor, Op. 5 No. 5 [Arcangelo Corelli] - accompaniment only
• Vivace: 2nd movt from Sonata in G minor, Op. 5 No. 5 [Arcangelo Corelli] - accompaniment only
• Sonata in D, Op. 5 No. 4 [Francesco Geminiani] - accompaniment only
• LargoAllegro: 1st movt from Sonata in B flat, K. 454 [Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart] - accompaniment only
• Allegretto grazioso: 3rd movt from Sonata in A, Op. 100 [Johannes Brahms]
• Scherzo: No. 2 from Three Pieces, Op. 42 [Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky]
• Obertass: No. 1 from Two Mazurkas, Op. 19 [Henryk Wieniawski]
• Allegro: 1st movt from Sonata in F, 'Spring', Op. 24 [Ludwig van Beethoven]
• No. 13 from Schwedische Tanze, Op. 63 Vol. 2 [Max Bruch]
• No. 14 from Schwedische Tanze, Op. 63 Vol. 2 [Max Bruch]
• No. 15 from Schwedische Tanze, Op. 63 Vol. 2 [Max Bruch]
• Allegro: 1st movt from Sonata, Op. 82 [Edward Elgar]
• Allegretto poco mosso: 4th movt from Sonata in A [Csar Franck]
• Allegretto grazioso: 3rd movt from Sonata in A, Op. 100 [Johannes Brahms] - accompaniment only
• Scherzo: No. 2 from Three Pieces, Op. 42 [Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky] - accompaniment only
• Obertass: No. 1 from Two Mazurkas, Op. 19 [Henryk Wieniawski] - accompaniment only
• Allegro: 1st movt from Sonata in F, 'Spring', Op. 24 [Ludwig van Beethoven] - accompaniment only
• No. 13 from Schwedische Tanze, Op. 63 Vol. 2 [Max Bruch] - accompaniment only
• No. 14 from Schwedische Tanze, Op. 63 Vol. 2 [Max Bruch] - accompaniment only
• No. 15 from Schwedische Tanze, Op. 63 Vol. 2 [Max Bruch] - accompaniment only
• Allegro: 1st movt from Sonata, Op. 82 [Edward Elgar] - accompaniment only
• Allegretto poco mosso: 4th movt from Sonata in A [Cesar Franck] - accompaniment only
• Hoe-Down from Rodeo [Aaron Copland]
• Romance [Helen Grime]
• Full Fathom Five: No. 1 from On the Fiddle [Michael Nyman]
• Balada: 2nd movt from Sonata [Leos Janacek]
• Allegro molto e con brio: 1st movt from Concerto in C, Op. 48 [Dmitry Borisovich Kabalevsky]
• The Kallo Double-Dance [Zoltan Kodaly]
• Etude No. 10 in G (Allegro) [Rodolphe Kreutzer]
• Etude No. 35 in E flat (Marcia: Moderato) [Rodolphe Kreutzer]
• Hoe-Down from Rodeo [Aaron Copland] - accompaniment only
• Romance [Helen Grime] - accompaniment only
• Full Fathom Five: No. 1 from On the Fiddle [Michael Nyman] - accompaniment only
• Balada: 2nd movt from Sonata [Leos Janacek] - accompaniment only
• Allegro molto e con brio: 1st movt from Concerto in C, Op. 48 [Dmitry Borisovich Kabalevsky] - accompaniment only
• The Kallo Double-Dance [Zoltan Kodaly] - accompaniment only