THE VIOLIN CONCERTO MASTER LIST
Suzuki books by content:
🎻 Suzuki Violin Book 1
- Twinkle, Twinkle - Variations & Theme
- Lightly Row
- Song of the Wind
- Go Tell Aunt Rhody
- O Come, Little Children
- May Song
- Long, Long Ago
- Allegro
- Perpetual Motion
- Allegretto
- Andantino
- Etude
- Minuet No. 1 - Bach
- Minuet No. 2 - Bach
- Minuet No. 3 - Bach
- The Happy Farmer - Schumann
- Gavotte - Gossec
🎻 Suzuki Violin Book 2
- Chorus from Judas Maccabaeus - Handel
- Musette - Bach
- Hunter’s Chorus - Weber
- Long, Long Ago and Variation - Bayly
- Waltz - Brahms
- Bourrée - Handel
- The Two Grenadiers - Schumann
- Theme from Witches’ Dance - Paganini
- Gavotte from Mignon - Thomas
- Gavotte - Lully/Marais
- Minuet in G - Beethoven
- Minuet - Boccherini
🎻 Book 3
- Gavotte - Martini
- Minuet - Bach
- Gavotte in G Minor - Bach
- Humoresque - Dvorak
- Gavotte - Becker
- Gavotte in D Major - Bach
- Bourrée - Bach
🎻 Book 4
- Concerto No. 2 in G Major, Op. 13 - Seitz, 3rd movement
- Concerto No. 5 in D Major, Op. 22 - Seitz, 1st movement
- Concerto No. 5 in D Major - Seitz, 3rd movement
- Concerto in A Minor, Op. 3 No. 6 - Vivaldi, 1st movement
- Concerto in A Minor - Vivaldi, 3rd movement
- Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043 - Bach, 1st movement, Violin II
🎻 Book 5
- Gavotte I & II from Cello Suite No. 6 - Bach
- Concerto in A Minor, Op. 3 No. 6 - Vivaldi, 2nd movement
- Concerto in G Minor - Vivaldi, 1st movement
- Concerto in G Minor - Vivaldi, 2nd movement
- Concerto in G Minor - Vivaldi, 3rd movement
- Country Dance - Weber
- German Dance - Dittersdorf
- Gigue from Sonata in D Minor, Op. 2 No. 7 - Veracini
- Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043 - Bach, 1st movement, Violin I
🎻 Book 6
- La Folia - Corelli
- Handel Sonata No. 3 - 1st movement, Adagio
- Handel Sonata No. 3 - 2nd movement, Allegro
- Handel Sonata No. 3 - 3rd movement, Largo
- Handel Sonata No. 3 - 4th movement, Allegro
- Allegro - Fiocco
- Gavotte - Rameau
- Handel Sonata No. 4 - 1st movement, Affettuoso
- Handel Sonata No. 4 - 2nd movement, Allegro
- Handel Sonata No. 4 - 3rd movement, Larghetto
- Handel Sonata No. 4 - 4th movement, Allegro
🎻 Book 7
- Minuet - Mozart
- Courante - Corelli
- Handel Sonata No. 1 - 1st movement, Andante
- Handel Sonata No. 1 - 2nd movement, Allegro
- Handel Sonata No. 1 - 3rd movement, Adagio
- Handel Sonata No. 1 - 4th movement, Allegro
- Bach Concerto No. 1 - 1st movement
- Bach Concerto No. 1 - 2nd movement
- Bach Concerto No. 1 - 3rd movement
- Gigue - Bach
- Courante - Bach
- Allegro - Corelli
🎻 Book 8
- Sonata in G Minor - Eccles, 1st movement
- Sonata in G Minor - Eccles, 2nd movement
- Sonata in G Minor - Eccles, 3rd movement
- Sonata in G Minor - Eccles, 4th movement
- Tambourin - Grétry
- Largo - Bach
- Allegro - Bach
- Largo Espressivo - Pugnani
- Sonata in E Minor - Veracini, 1st movement
- Sonata in E Minor - Veracini, 2nd movement
- Sonata in E Minor - Veracini, 3rd movement
- Sonata in E Minor - Veracini, 4th movement
🎻 Book 9
- Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5 - 1st movement
- Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5 - 2nd movement
- Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5 - 3rd movement
🎻 Book 10
- Mozart Violin Concerto in D Major — 1st movement
- Mozart Violin Concerto in D Major — 2nd movement
- Mozart Violin Concerto in D Major — 3rd movement
THIS IS THE MASTER LIST OF VIOLIN CONCERTOS THAT EVERY ADVANCED LEVEL VIOLIN STUDENT MUST PRACTICE. IT IS ORGANIZED IN ORDER OF TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY AS WELL AS MUSICAL MATURITY REQUIRED. THE MASTER LIST PROVIDES A CLEAR BLUEPRINT TO GIVE THE STUDENT A SENSE OF CLARITY ABOUT HIS GOALS AND CHALLENGES. IT IS THE TREASURE MAP THAT WILL PROVIDE DIRECTION TO HIS OR HER EFFORTS IN THE QUEST TO MASTER THE ART OF VIOLIN.
BACH CONCERTO
VIVALDI CONCERTO
MOZART CONCERTO
BRUCH G MINOR
MENDELSOHN E MINOR
SAINT SAENS B MINOR
WIENIAWSKI D MINOR
VIEUXTEMPS A MINOR
PAGANINI D MAJOR
SIBELIUS D MINOR
PROKOFIEV D MAJOR
TCHAIKOVSKY D MAJOR
BRAHMS D MAJOR
BEETHOVEN D MAJOR
THERE ARE MANY OTHER VERY IMPORTANT VIOLIN CONCERTOS THAT WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS LIST WHICH ARE CERTAINLY WORTH STUDYING SINCE THEY ARE TREASURES OF THE VIOLIN LIBRARY. THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF THE LIST IS TO PROVIDE THE STUDENT WITH THE CORE OF WHAT HE NEEDS TO FOCUS ON DURING HIS COLLEGE YEARS AND THEN BE FREE TO LEARN ANY OTHER PIECE THAT HE PLEASES. IN OTHER WORDS, THESE ARE THE MUST LEARN CONCERTOS.
WHAT MAKES A GOOD TEACHER
No matter what the subject is, a great teacher needs to have:
1. Vision...of the skills the student needs to learn.
2. Faith...in the student's ability to learn those skills.
3. Willingness...to guide his student in the direction of the goal.
Just a thought : )
IDEAL DAILY PRACTICE FOR ADVANCED VIOLIN STUDENTS:
The following is an example of a well balanced practice routine for an advanced level Violin student.
A. For average results:
15 to 30 minutes of Scales and Arpeggios (Galamian, Flesch)
15 to 30 minutes of Method or Etude (Kayser, Kreutzer, Fiorillo)
15 to 30 minutes of Concerto or Piece (See violin concerto master list post)
B. For above average results add this to A:
15 to 30 minutes of Unaccompanied Solo Bach (Sonatas and Partitas)
15 to 30 minutes of Solo or accompanied Piece (Kreisler, Sarasate, Wieniawski)
15 to 30 minutes of High Level Solo Piece (Paganin, Ysaye…)
C. For exceptional results and total musicianship add this to A and B:
15 to 30 minutes of Chamber Repertoire (if currently playing chamber ensemble)
15 to 30 minutes of Orchestral Repertoire (orchestral excerpts, audition standards…)
15 to 30 minutes of Listening of Solo, Chamber and Orchestral masterpieces
FAVORITE VIOLIN ACCESORIES
My students often ask me what Violin accessories I recommend. Here is a list of my favorite items. Notice that I am very conservative and will only recommend a few things. Expensive is not always best. Your practice is what counts!
Favorite Strings - Vision by Thomastik
Favorite Rosin - Bernadel by Corelli
Favorite Shoulder Rest - Everest
Best item to practice 80% more - Violin Wall Hook
