Book IXC. Supplement to Books A and

B. Concert Pieces in modern style by Wieniawski, Nicodé, and Vieuxtemps. (11479 c).

Palaestra, a collection of graduated pieces, revised by Ernst Heim, offers the most suitable material for the study of style and phrasing; each book corresponds in difficulty with the same book of his Violin Duets, “Arena”, see page 126 and his Violin Studies, “Gradus ad Parnassum”, see page 117.

=Beethoven=. Ten Sonatas. Joachim. (3031).

Op. 47 (known as the “Kreutzer”), the grandest of all violin sonatas, and Op. 30, No. 2 in C minor, belong to this Step, the other sonatas being less difficult. Op. 12, No. 1, and Op. 24, should first be taken by students passing from Mozart’s Sonatas to those of Beethoven.

— Op. 61. Concerto. (Wilhelmj). (189 a).

=Bériot, C. de=. Op. 30. Le Tremolo. Caprice. (9419).

— Op. 55. 5th Concerto in D.

=Bériot and Osborne=. Fantasia on “William Tell”.

=Berlioz, Hector=. Rêverie et Caprice. Romance, Op. 8. (E. Heim.) (11321).

=Böhm, C.= Op. 314, No. 2. Cavatina.

=Bruch, M.= Op. 42. Romanza in A minor.

=Coleridge-Taylor, S.= Hiawathan Sketches. Op. 16. No. 1, A Tale; No. 2. A Song; No. 3, A Dance. (7356).

—Two Gipsy Movements. Op. 20. (No. 1, A Gipsy Song; No. 2, A Gipsy Dance). (7357).

=David, Ferd=. Introd. and Variations on Air by Mozart. Op. 11. (8674).

=Eller, L.= Op. 3. Concert Fantasia on Styrian Melodies.

=Hauser=. Op. 43. Hungarian Rhapsody. (2567 a).

=Holländer, G.= Op. 10. Romance.

=Kreutzer=. Concertos, Nos. 13, 14, 18, 19. (1091 a-d).

=Laub=. Op. 7. Romance & Impromptu. (1092).

—Op. 8. Polonaise. (1093 a).

=Lauterbach=. Tarantelle. (2203).

=Leonard, H.= Op. 2. Souvenir de Haydn.

=Lipinsky=. Op. 21. Concert militaire. (2642).

=Mackenzie, A. C.= Op. 47, No. 1, Highland Ballad.

=Mendelssohn=. Op. 64. Concerto.

=Moszkowski.= Op. 16. No. 1. Ballade; No. 2, Bolero. (7528 a, b).

=Nicodé, J. L.= Romance. Op. 14.

Nicodé is one of the most talented and interesting among modern composers.

=Paganini, N.= Moto Perpetuo. Revised and the original Orchestral accompaniment arranged for the Pianoforte by Ernst Heim.

A most useful wrist study.

— Variations de bravoure sur Moïse.

A fine study for the G string.

=Ragghianti, J.= Aria di Danza (“La Monferina”).

An excellent study for _saltato_ bowing.

=Rust, F. W.= Sonata in D minor.

=Sauret, E.= Op. 47, No. 3. Scène Polonaise. (11693).

=Scharwenka, Xaver.= Danses polonaises (Five Polish Dances.) Op. 3. Arrangées par G. Holländer. Nos. 1, 4 and 5. (7565).

=Sinding.= Op. 60. Concerto No. 2 in D major. (2976).

=Sitt, Hans.= Op. 21. 2nd Concerto in A minor.

=Tartini.= Trille du Diable. Sonata.

=Vieuxtemps, H.= Fantaisie-Caprice. Op. 11. (Hermann.) (7592).

— Fantaisie. Op. 21. (Fr. Hermann). (11750).

— Andante & Rondo. Op. 29. (2576).

— Rondino (Hermann). Op. 32, No. 2. (11752).

— Fantasia appassionata. Op. 35. (2580).

=Wieniawski, H.= Adagio élégique. Op. 5. (R. Scholz). (7498).

Step VI. Very difficult. (Concertos etc.)

=Palaestra.= A Collection of Pieces, Sonatas, Suites, and Concert Pieces for Violin solo with Pianoforte accompaniment; arranged in progressive order, carefully marked and annotated by Ernst Heim:—

Book XA. Concert Pieces in the Polyphonic style by Bach and Ernst. (11480 a).

Book XB. Concert Pieces in the virtuoso style by Ernst and Paganini. (11480 b).