Concertino for 2 Solo Violins and Strings
May 2013 – Duration; approx. 10 minutes
Standard of solo parts; Approx. Grade 7/8
There are 4 arrangements available:
No.1 – School Arrangement – 2 Solo violins, Violins 1, 2 and 3 and cellos. The cello part does divide into 2 in places throughout. BUY AT SHEETMUSICDIRECT OR AT SHEETMUSICPLUS
No.2 – Standard Arrangement – 2 solo violins, Violins 1 and 2, violas, cellos and double basses. BUY AT SHEETMUSICDIRECT OR AT SHEETMUSICPLUS
No.3 – Piano reduction – for 2 solo violins and piano. BUY AT SHEETMUSICDIRECT
OR AT SHEETMUSICPLUS
No. 4 – Arrangement for Flute, violin and piano. BUY AT SHEETMUSICDIRECT
The piece is light-hearted and tuneful and in simple ternary form. The outer sections are perky, playful and dance-like, and they frame a slow, luscious middle section where the soloists have some high harmonics.
I would guess that the orchestral players would need to be at about Grade 4/5 upwards to manage this comfortably.
Here is a link to a performance of this piece on Utube. Many thanks to Gary Woolf and the Banda Di Musica and the two soloists; Lutz Wenners and Uli Kiefner.