VIOLIN SOLOS

= recommended mp3

I have performed the following solo works in concert, recital, or other public presentation:
Handel: Sonata No. 3 in F major, 1st and 2nd mvmts., Unison Solo String Concert, Dallas, 1965; 1st mvmt., with Barbara Marquart,
     organ, Temple Emanu-El, Dallas, 1972; 1st and 2nd mvmts., with April Brahinsky, organ and keyboard, church service, San Antonio, 2016
Vivaldi: Concerto in A minor, 1st mvmt., with Lathon Jernigan, piano, elementary school concert, Dallas, 1968
Dancla: 5th Air Varie, with Bethy Kay Bell, piano, elementary school concert, Dallas, 1969; Unison Solo String Concert, Dallas, 1969?
Bach: Concerto No. 1 in A minor, 1st mvmt., with Bethy Kay Bell, piano, elementary school concert, Dallas, 1969
Bach: Double Concerto in D minor, 1st mvmt. (1st violin) and 3rd mvmt. (2nd violin), with Gerald Brahinsky, violin, and Ran
     Wilde, piano, Dallas, c. 1970?; 1st mvmt. (1st violin), with Saul Romero, 2nd violin, and April Brahinsky, piano, San Antonio, 2005;
     1st mvmt. (2nd violin), with Doris Norton, 1st violin, and strings, San Antonio, 2005; 1st mvmt. (1st violin), with Alison Tsai, 2nd violin,
     and April Brahinsky, piano, San Antonio, 2010; 1st mvmt. (1st violin), with Singer Cheng, 2nd violin, and April Brahinsky,
     piano, San Antonio, 2013; 1st and 2nd mvmts. (1st violin), with Margaret Hager, 2nd violin, San Antonio, 2015; 1st mvmt. (1st violin),
     with Natalie Benavides, 2nd violin, and April Brahinsky, piano, San Antonio, 2018; (arr. Naughtin) 2nd mvmt. (2nd violin), with Eric
     Siu, 1st violin, Philip Johnson, viola, and Nathan Sharplin, cello, 2018
Vivaldi: Concerto in B minor for Four Violins, 1st mvmt. (4th violin), with Joan Crisci/Elisabeth Adkins, 1st violin, Jane Stewart,
     2nd violin, Kate Ransom, 3rd violin, and string orchestra, Sewanee (TN) Summer Music Festival, 1972; entire work (2nd violin),
     with Glen Paes, 1st violin, Tammy Hebert, 3rd violin, Sergio Ortiz, 4th violin, and U. of Houston String Festival Orchestra, 1979
Vivaldi: Concerto Grosso in D minor (2nd violin), with Sue Hewitt/John Schertz, 1st violin, Laurinel Owen, cello, and Eastfield Community Orchestra
     (Mesquite TX), 1973; (2nd violin), with Glen Paes, 1st violin, Mary Kenney, cello, and U. of Houston String Festival Orchestra,
     1977; (2nd violin), with Doris Norton, 1st violin, various cellists, several occasions, 1995–2009; (arr. Naughtin) (2nd violin), with Anthony
     Chen, 1st violin, Igor Halfin, viola, and Rylie Harrod, cello, 2017; 3rd mvmt. (arr. Naughtin) (1st violin), with Igor Halfin, 2nd violin,
     Colin Meinecke, viola, and Lynda Verner, cello, 2019; 1st mvmt. (arr. Naughtin) (2nd violin), with Beth Johnson, 1st violin,
     Eric Siu, viola, and Ryan Murphy, cello, 2019; 1st and 4th mvmts. (1st violin), with Julie Post, 2nd violin, and Lynda Verner, cello, 2019
Bruch: Concerto No. 1 in G minor, 1st mvmt., with Harold Heiberg, piano, Temple Emanu-El, Dallas, 1974     mp3
Kabalevsky: Concerto in C major, 2nd and 3rd mvmts., Dallas, c. 1975
Conus: Concerto in E minor, with Diane Boyce, piano, Dallas, c. 1976
Beethoven: Sonata No. 8 in G major, 1st mvmt., with Diane Boyce, piano, Dallas, c. 1976
Lalo: Symphonie espagnole, 4th mvmt., with Mimi Guten, piano, Dallas, c. 1976
Brahms: Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 100, with Mimi Guten, piano, Dallas, c. 1976     mp3-(1st mvmt. only, with Phillip Oliver, piano, 1976)
Messiaen: Louange à l'Immortalité de Jésus (8th mvmt. from Quatuor pour la fin du temps), with Gary Gromis, piano, U. of
     Houston, 1977     mp3
Vitali: Ciaconna in G minor, with Gary Gromis, piano, junior recital, U. of Houston, 1977     mp3
Bach: Sonata No. 2 in A minor for Violin Unaccompanied: Grave and Fuga, junior recital, U. of Houston, 1977     mp3
Bruch: Scottish Fantasy, with Gary Gromis, piano, junior recital, U. of Houston, 1977     mp3
Nevin, arr. Strube: Narcissus, with Stanley Oakes, piano, class presentation, Music in the United States, U. of Houston, 1977
Kreisler: La Folia, with Christanne Molloy, piano, on "Tuesday Recital," U. of Houston, 1977; with Ruth Tomfohrde, piano, senior
     recital, U. of Houston, 1978 - mp3
Brahms: Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108, with Ruth Tomfohrde, piano, senior recital, U. of Houston, 1978 - mp3 ; 2nd mvmt.,
     with April Brahinsky, keyboard, church service, San Antonio, 2015
Wieniawski: Concerto No. 2 in D minor, with Ruth Tomfohrde, piano, senior recital, U. of Houston, 1978     mp3
Prokofiev: Sonata for Two Violins (2nd violin), with Gerald Brahinsky, 1st violin, Gerald Brahinsky's graduate recital, U. of
     Houston, 1978
Franck: Sonata in A major, with Albert Hirsh, piano, on "Tuesday Recital," U. of Houston, 1979 - mp3 ; 1st and 2nd mvmts., with April Brahinsky,
     piano, San Antonio, 2011; 3rd and 4th mvmts., with April Brahinsky, piano, San Antonio, 2012
Prokofiev: Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 80, with Timothy Hester, piano, graduate recital, U. of Houston, 1979     mp3-(3rd mvmt. only)
Bach: Partita No. 2 in D minor for Violin Unaccompanied, graduate recital, U. of Houston, 1979     mp3
Vieuxtemps: Concerto No. 5 in A minor, with Timothy Hester, piano, graduate recital, U. of Houston, 1979     mp3
Handel: Sonata No. 4 in D major, with Thomas Benjamin, harpsichord, wedding, First Unitarian Church, Houston, 1981;
     1st and 2nd mvmts., with April Brahinsky, keyboard, church service, San Antonio, 2015 - mp3-1  mp3-2 ; 1st and 2nd mvmts., with April Brahinsky,
     keyboard, wedding, Seabrook TX, 2015; 4th mvmt., with April Brahinsky, keyboard, church service, San Antonio, 2017
Telemann: Sonata No. 4 in D minor for Two Violins, Canonic, with Erik Peterson, violin, Des Moines Metro Opera, 1990
Liu Tien-hua: A Pleasant Evening, with Pauline Leung-Glickman, piano, Musicopia concert, San Antonio, 1993     mp3
Li Guo-chuen (arr.): Fishing Boat Serenade, with Pauline Leung-Glickman, piano, Musicopia concert, San Antonio, 1993     mp3
Mozart: Sonata in B-flat major, 2nd mvmt., with April Brahinsky, piano, historic home tour, San Antonio, c. 1996
Goldmark: Concerto in A minor, 2nd mvmt., memorial service, San Antonio, 1998; reception, San Antonio, 2005;
     with April Brahinsky, keyboard, church service, San Antonio, 2016
Tchaikovsky: Concerto in D major, 2nd mvmt., memorial service, San Antonio, 1998
Lanner: Hans-Jörgel Polka, Austrian Tourist Office convention, San Antonio, c. 2000
Selections including Elgar: Salut d'Amour, Massenet: Meditation from Thaïs, others, with Madolyn Fallis, organ, wedding, Christ
...........Episcopal Church, San Antonio, 2001; and unaccompanied on subsequent occasions
Barber: Concerto, 2nd mvmt., with Jae Ha, organ, memorial service, San Antonio, 2006
Khachaturian: Concerto, 2nd mvmt., with April Brahinsky, piano, San Antonio, 2011 and 2017; 1st mvmt., with April Brahinsky, piano, San Antonio, 2016
Bach: Partita No. 3 in E major for Violin Unaccompanied, Gigue, wedding, San Antonio, 2013
Schubert: Sonata in A major, Op. 162, with April Brahinsky, piano, San Antonio, 2013 and 2014; Dallas, 2014
Beethoven: Sonata No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 12, No. 3, 2nd mvmt., with April Brahinsky, keyboard, church service, San Antonio, 2014
Beethoven: Sonata No. 5 in F major, Op. 24, 3rd and 4th mvmts., with April Brahinsky, keyboard, church service, San Antonio, 2015
Handel: Sonata No. 6 in E major, with April Brahinsky, keyboard, church service, San Antonio, 2016
Massenet: Meditation from Thaïs, R. Strauss: "Beim Schlafengehen" (excerpt) from Four Last Songs,
       Saint-Saëns: The Swan, Franck: Panis Angelicus, funeral, San Antonio, 2016
Rimsky-Korsakov, arr. Kreisler: Chanson Arabe, with April Brahinsky, piano, San Antonio, 2017
Falla, arr. Kochanski: Nana and El paño moruno from Suite Populaire Espagnole, with April Brahinsky, piano, San Antonio, 2017
Bruch: Kol Nidrei, with April Brahinsky, piano, San Antonio, 2017, 2018, 2019     mp3 (2020)
Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219, 3rd mvmt., with April Brahinsky, piano/keyboard, San Antonio, 2017
Gershwin, arr. Heifetz: "It Ain't Necessarily So" from Porgy and Bess, with April Brahinsky, piano, San Antonio, 2017
Debussy: Sonata, with April Brahinsky, piano, San Antonio, 2019
Brahms: Sonata No. 1 in G major, 1st mvmt., with April Brahinsky, keyboard/piano, San Antonio, 2019
Handel: Sonata No. 5 in A major, 4th mvmt., with April Brahinsky, keyboard/piano, San Antonio, 2019
Many short classical and semiclassical works performed with April Brahinsky, piano and keyboard, on various occasions, 2004–2019, including:
Saint-Saëns: Danse macabre, Grieg: Anitra's Dance, Massenet: Élégie, Gounod: Funeral March of a Marionette, Bach: Bourrée - mp3 , Saint-Saëns: The Swan - mp3 , Elgar: Salut d'Amour - mp3 , Ponce: Estrellita - mp3 , Chopin: Nocturne, Mendelssohn: Spring Song, Yiruma: It's Your Day, Yiruma: River Flows in You, Delibes: Pizzicato from Sylvia, Gossec: Gavotte, Gluck: Andante, Schubert: Moment Musical, Bach–Wilhelmj: Air on the G String, Haydn: Serenade, S. Chaplin: The Anniversary Song

I have prepared the following additional solo works and played them, in full or in part, for contests, auditions, juries, master classes, studio classes, etc.:
Viotti: Concerto No. 23 in G major, 1st mvmt.; Vieuxtemps: Ballade and Polonaise; Mozart: Concerto No. 5 in A major, 1st mvmt.; Bach: Sonata No. 1 in G minor for Violin Unaccompanied, Adagio; Bach: Partita No. 3 in E major for Violin Unaccompanied, Preludio; Viotti: Concerto No. 22 in A minor; Beethoven: Romance in F major; Lalo: Symphonie espagnole, 1st mvmt. - mp3 (with Phillip Oliver); Kreisler: Praeludium and Allegro - mp3 (with Phillip Oliver); Beethoven: Sonata No. 7 in C minor; Mendelssohn: Concerto in E minor; Saint-Saëns: Concerto No. 3 in B minor; Dvořák: Concerto in A minor; Bach: Concerto No. 2 in E major; Sibelius: Concerto in D minor - mp3-(1st mvmt., exposition); Glazunov: Concerto in A minor; Brahms: Concerto in D major; Mozart: Concerto No. 3 in G major, 1st mvmt.

I have studied the following additional solo works:
Saint-Saëns: Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso; Novacek: Perpetuum mobile; Paganini: Moto perpetuo; Sarasate: Introduction and Tarantelle; Hindemith: Sonata in E; Wieniawski: Polonaise brillante in D major; Wieniawski: Polonaise brillante in A major; Chausson: Poème; Beethoven: Concerto in D major; Prokofiev: Sonata No. 2 in D major; Dvořák: Romance



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