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Book 1 and 2

15. Minuet 1 - Bach
16. Minuet 2 - Bach
17. Minuet 3 - Bach
18. Happy Farmer -            Schumann
19.  Gavotte - Gossec

1. Chorus from Judas       Maccabeus - Handel
2. Musette - Bach
3. Hunter's Chorus -
    v. Weber
5. Waltz - Brahms
6. Bourree - Handel
7. Two Grenadiers -          Schumann
8. Witches Dance -            Paganini
9. Gavotte from                  Mignon - Thomas
10. Gavotte - Lully ​
11. Minuet in G -                 Beethoven
12. Minuet -                         Boccherini 

Book 3 and 4

1. Gavotte - Martini
2. Minuet, min. -  Bach
3. Gavotte in G min. -        Bach
4. Humoresque -                Dvorak
​4. Humoresque: Suk          version on violin
5. Gavotte - Becker
6. Gavotte from Orch.       Suite 3 - Bach
​8. Bourree from
     Suite 3 - Bach
8. Bourree: Yo-Yo Ma      on cello
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1. Concerto No. 2 -            Seitz 
2. Conc. No. 5 - Seitz 
Schubert Lullaby
Brahms Lullaby
3. Concerto in D min.        mvt. 1 - Vivaldi 
3. and 4. Vivaldi orig.
5. Concerto in G -              Telemann, with              Baroque orchestra
​6. Concerto for 2 Vlas         Mvt 2 Telemann

Book 5 and  6

1. Sonata in G -                  Marcello
2. Country Dance -
​     v. Weber
3. Nina - Pergolesi
3. Sung, Elly Ameling
​4. Spinning Wheel -          Rubinstein
​4. Violin version
5. Gigue - Veracini (violin)
​5. Fast version in                Baroque style
​6. Bach suite 1
​    Yo-Yo Ma
    Pablo Casals    
    Lucia Swarts                    (original bowing)  
​    Steven Isserlis
     on viola:
​    Ida Bryhn
    Marc Sabbah     

1. La Folia - Marais
​    Solo cello   
    Period instruments​
    Variations of                     different composers
2. Allegro - Fiocco              (fast version)
6. Hungarian Dance
​    No. 5 - Brahms

Solo Viola

 Lillian Fuchs
 JS BACH:  Cello Suites Prelude to Suite No. 1
Prelude to Suite No. 2
One of my teachers  was a tiny woman.

Tabea Zimmermann
Carl STAMITZ:  
​Viola Concerto in D
16-year-old prize winner
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Ulrich Koch
Carl STAMITZ:
Viola Concerto in D
The teacher who influenced me the most.

 Cristina Cordero​
HOFFMEISTER:
Concerto in D

​Sang-Jin Kim
JC BACH/ Casadesus: Concerto for Viola C m 

Pal Lukacs
Nardini: Sonata in f m
I. Allegro Moderato
II. Andante
III. Allegro

Maxim Rysanov 
BRUCH : Romanze
Intimate sound.
Brett Deubner with the bowing for a bigger orchestra.

Ernst Wallfisch
VANHAL Concerto in C Major 
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Yura Lee
 SCHUBERT: Arpeggione Sonata (Starts after 50")
Another small viola player who really plays!

Nobuko Imai 
BLOCH: Suite Hebraique
Compare
Spencer Martin

Artemis Sis Balkis
Young violist-video
FORSYTH: Conc. in G m
​compare
​Hartmut Rohde​  

Vibrato: 


​listen and watch

Introduction to the viola shows a nice vibrato at 5'31"  

Harold in Italy - Berlioz - Kim Kashkashian - beautifully varied vibrato

Fairytales - Schumann - Timothy Ridout 
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See also the William Primrose link in the next column for his vibrato

Some



​Inspiration for



​ your  Practice

William Primrose
Schubert: Ave Maria
A vibrato to die for!

Wolfram Christ 
Vivaldi: Viola D'amore Concerto In A Minor 
How many strings on this Baroque viol?

Sergey Malov
Violoncello da spalla is a  Baroque cello played like a viola
BACH: Cello Suite 6
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​Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zukerman -
Handel/
​Halvorsen:
 Passacaglia for violin and viola 
A little virtuosity.
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Hilary Hahn - Paganini: Caprice 24
Violinist with a beautiful technique!
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St Louis Symphony Violists Beth Guterman Chu and Michael Casimir play Wieniawski

Folk
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​ Traditions

Indian Raga 
​Irish Fiddling
​ Spiritual
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More Fun
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​ Viola Playing

Rock Viola

Happy

DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love (Usher) 

Rhythm of Love Cover by Les Kosher Dumplings

Black Violin "Brandenburg"​