Conradin Kreutzer

Premiers Solos Concertos - Classiques: No. 1

Parisian violinist, Georges Catherine (1872-1958) compiles an exciting collection for the violin repertoire. The first solo from Kreutzer's Concerto No. 1 is clearly printed with a helpful key of unusual techniques. Kreutzer(1766-1831) was a French violinist, teacher, conductor and composer. He composed a significant forty operas and nineteen violin concertos. The violin solo line of Concerto No. 1 makes use of extended techniques, includingharmonics, bow techniques, aritculations and double stops. Catherine's series, First Solos Extracted from the Classic Concertos provides essential access to significant repertoire of the violin, preparing advanced violinists forthe major concertos.