Barton Pine, Rachel - Original Compositions, Arrangements, Cadenzas and Editions for Violin - Solo Violin/Violin and Piano - Carl Fischer

World-famous violinist Rachel Barton Pine has compiled a collection of 19 pieces, for unaccompanied violin and violin and piano, ranging from her original compositions and cadenzas to virtuoso arrangements featured in many of her popular recordings. Highlights include Variations on The Birthday Song, The Star-Spangled Banner, Caprice on Dixie, Albenizs Asturias, Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique, and cadenzas for concertos by Beethoven, Brahms, Mozart, and Paganini. Pine has also authored a detailed introduction commenting on each work. Professionals and students alike will delight in this unique and personal collection. If you're tired of the same old showpieces, look no further than the Rachel Barton Pine Collection from Carl Fischer! This new album of virtuosic encores by violinist Rachel Barton Pine is full of original solo compositions reminiscent of Paganini and Wieniawski, but also includes arrangements of such pieces as The Star Spangled Banner and Berlioz's Dream of a Witches Sabbath, as well as fresh cadenzas for some of the major violin concertos, including Mozart 2 through 5, Brahms, and Beethoven. Accompaniments are available in MP3 format if youd like to listen and play along, or in printable PDF on an included CD if you want to print them off for your pianist.