Competition coins Vol. 1 - Viola and piano

The three-volume edition Pieces of contests for viola and piano is a real treasure trove in the scarce Romantic viola repertoire: Even today, it is common practice at the Paris Conservatoire that all instrumentalists perform at their final examination 'contest room', which, with its technical, virtuoso and lyrical demands, will demonstrate the skills of the new 'masters'. The first of these examination pieces dates from 1896, the year which saw the first viola class at the Paris Conservatory. Today, many of these pieces have fallen into oblivion. Only George Enescu's Konzertstück (1908) and Concerto in G-Dur by Hans Sitt (1899) respectively have become part of the standard viola repertoire. In the present edition, 'modern' fingerings and bowing indications have been made easier and easier to read. Flight. 1 contains six pieces by Charles-Edouard Lefebvre, Paul Rougnon, Henri Marteau and Léon Honnoré. In preparation: Vol. 2 (autumn 2016) and Vol. 3 (summer 2017)