Looking for classical pieces for duo Piano and Violin to play

[jhkreisler]

Hello,
 
Next year it will be the third year that I'm playing with a girl violinist (I myself play the piano). Because it is vacation for me now, I was looking for some classical pieces to play with our duo next year, but I find it difficult to say if the pieces I find are suitable and not too difficult for her (the violin) too play (because I don't play the violin myself of course).
 
To give you any idea of our current level, last two years we played:
 Dvorak - Sonatina Op.100 1st movement (Our version on soundcloud, https://soundcloud.com/valerie-vliegen/marie-laure-vincent-dvorak)
 John Williams - Schindlers list
 Beethoven - Romance Op.50
 Bartok - Romanian Folk Dances no.4 & 6 Sz.56
 
If you could give me some suggestions, that would be very helpful

Thank you,
 JhKreisler

[49410enrique]

hey and welcome to the forum. it is very hard for us to really give useful suggestions beyond superficial suggestions since we have not heard either of you play, more importantly, we have no basis for your skills as collaborative musicians (you as accompanist/collaborative ensemble pianist, and she as a violinist with sensitivity and awareness to things happening around here beyond her own playing).

that being said.

why not play the theme from Schindler's list as it was composed for solo violin and piano (the original version dedicated to Pearlman)?
there's wiggle room in the tempo, Pearlman has been all over the place with. here he's a bit faster, which i actually like.

piano part isn't too bad i have the score, doable at the early advanced and moderately experienced (accompanying) with a bit of work, but nothing extraordinary like a brahms sonata for violin and piano or anything like that.

[rachmaninoff_forever]

Ravel's Kadish?

[jhkreisler]

hey and welcome to the forum. it is very hard for us to really give useful suggestions beyond superficial suggestions since we have not heard either of you play, more importantly, we have no basis for your skills as collaborative musicians (you as accompanist/collaborative ensemble pianist, and she as a violinist with sensitivity and awareness to things happening around here beyond her own playing).

that being said.

why not play the theme from Schindler's list as it was composed for solo violin and piano (the original version dedicated to Pearlman)?
there's wiggle room in the tempo, Pearlman has been all over the place with. here he's a bit faster, which i actually like.

piano part isn't too bad i have the score, doable at the early advanced and moderately experienced (accompanying) with a bit of work, but nothing extraordinary like a brahms sonata for violin and piano or anything like that.

Hi, we actually already played that piece, it was our first song together;) It was the 'official' version, but lasted longer than 3 minutes.

Here is a link of us playing Dvorak on soundcloud:

https://soundcloud.com/valerie-vliegen/marie-laure-vincent-dvorak

To give an idea

[49410enrique]

Hi, we actually already played that piece, it was our first song together;) It was the 'official' version, but lasted longer than 3 minutes.

Here is a link of us playing Dvorak on soundcloud:

https://soundcloud.com/valerie-vliegen/marie-laure-vincent-dvorak

To give an idea

aplogies, i misread, i thought for some reason you did a solo piano arrangement, i failed to realize these were colab pieces.

sincerest apologies! (serves me right for trying to multi task....)

rather than just a hit or miss suggestion with individual pieces have a look over this with your soloist/violinst and find the work that you both connect with the most and discuss what is within your skillset to play well

note. to my knowledge this is in the public domain as Kreisler passed away in 1962 so 2012 marks the first year we can access these works outside of copyright. also to my knowledge this is an old/original 1940 edition that has not been renewed or reprinted (image files were obstained from library scores/scans).

[49410enrique]

so totally NOT CLASSICAL but a fun 'off the wall' suggestion (these things can make for neat/fun encores if you have the 'right audience'), if you guys want to do something 'just for fun' or in addition to a main piece (depends on your performance requirement), maybe have a look at this fun little piece.

note. i cannot post original score parts to this as the work is 'new' and copyrighted, here is a fan non commerical arrangement.



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[chrobo]

Violin Sonata in G major KV 379

[jhkreisler]

aplogies, i misread, i thought for some reason you did a solo piano arrangement, i failed to realize these were colab pieces.

sincerest apologies! (serves me right for trying to multi task....)

rather than just a hit or miss suggestion with individual pieces have a look over this with your soloist/violinst and find the work that you both connect with the most and discuss what is within your skillset to play well

note. to my knowledge this is in the public domain as Kreisler passed away in 1962 so 2012 marks the first year we can access these works outside of copyright. also to my knowledge this is an old/original 1940 edition that has not been renewed or reprinted (image files were obstained from library scores/scans).

Thanks for your posts, they're definitely helpful. I will check the Kreisler out very soon. And I already knew the Merry Go Round from the enjoyable anime-movie Howl's Moving Castle, but I hadn't thought of playing that together actually, so thanks for the suggestions:)

It is indeed a nice fun song to add to a repertoire:)

[drkilroy]

This is perhaps a bit challenging, but what about Ravel's Violin Sonata no. 2? The second movement could be doable, if you are both good players. I do not think that the piano part is really challenging, but violin part contains some multiple stops.

Best regards, Dr

[jhkreisler]

This is perhaps a bit challenging, but what about Ravel's Violin Sonata no. 2? The second movement could be doable, if you are both good players. I do not think that the piano part is really challenging, but violin part contains some multiple stops.

Best regards, Dr

You are talking about the Blues-part right? I heard that piece for the first time a few weeks ago, very interesting:) sounds great, but I kind of thought it was 'impossible' to play with all the 'weird' elements. But I'll definitely ask her what she thinks of it;)

[drkilroy]

That's right, the second movement is the blues-part. The other two are nice, too, but perhaps a bit harder. It is not very weird, as for Ravel, just a little bit of bitonality.

Best regards, Dr

[perprocrastinate]

Totally underappreciated piece from a neglected composer-

Alkan: Grand Duo Concertant

The second movement is ..wow.

[yodaofpiano]

Hi! My sister is a violinist (and I of course am a pianist) and so we've done several duets together. Check out Tambourin Chinois by Kreisler, and Mozart Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 22 in A major K. 305. Also love Sarasate (specifically, Zigeunerweisen and Zapateado). Good Luck! 

[scherzo123]

Chopin's Nocturne Op.9 No.2 and Op.27 No.2 (transcribed for the violin and piano, of course)