Otakar Ševčík Books

(String Method). New complete edition combines parts 1 and 2 into one value-priced edition.

(Music Sales America). A comprehensive collection of exercises in the first position, which serve as excellent preparatory studies to the shake and development in double-stopping. This is the first part in a collection of studies for violin, composed and compiled by Otakar Sevcik.

(LKM Music). The legendary 19th century violin pedagogue Sevcik created repertoire specific exercises, insightfully addressing skills required in various pieces. Not available for 75 years, this landmark edition is back in print for a new generation of violinists, newly edited by Endre Granat. This edition features the violin part with piano score.

This series of books is for relatively advanced violin students, and is designed to improve all areas of violin technique, both right- and left-hand. Part 2 contains exercises in the 2nd-7th positions. In English, French, German or Italian.

(LKM Music). Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst was the most famous violinist in the world at the time of Paganini's death. As a composer, he is chiefly known for his virtuoso pieces such as these "Hungarian Airs." His music was in the standard repertoire into the early part of the 20th Century but was forgotten for many decades. With the advent of the CD, Ernst's compositions have been recorded and have begun re-emerging into the standard repertory. This edition unites a critical urtext violin part by Stephen Shipps with the piano score and Otakar Sevcik's exercises specific to this important virtuoso work.

"Ševčík's pioneering spirit took him in the new direction of writing repertoire-specific exercises. His method of teaching included the writing of short exercises called 'purpose exercises' that addressed a specific technical skill. Ševčík analyzed a concerto, or a virtuoso showpiece, and isolated the inherent technical problems in order to focus on one issue at a time."--Page 4 of cover