This is a non exhaustive compilation of pieces for solo violin. See also the entries on violin and the List of compositions for violin and orchestra and list of compositions for violin and piano.
Ordering is by surname of composer.
A Anonymous Spanish Ballad (Romance, transcription for violin solo by Ruggiero Ricci) Klagenfurt Manuscript (collection of 96 short pieces from c. 1685) Joseph Achron Dans l'intimité, Op. 19 (1909) (1. Improvisation; 2. Plaisanterie musicale sur l'air populaire 'Oh, du lieber Augustin') Miguel del Aguila Cutting Limes, for solo violin Georges Aperghis The Only Line, for solo violin Lera Auerbach par.ti.ta, I-X, for violin solo (2007)cfr. UPC:5065002228000 2020 Rubicon, Lea Birringer
B Grażyna Bacewicz Sonata (No. 0) for solo violin (1929) -early work, no number- Sonata No. 1 for solo violin (1941) Sonata No. 2 for solo violin (1958) Four Caprices for Violin Solo Polish Caprice (1949) Johann Sebastian Bach 3 Sonatas and 3 Partitas, for solo violin: Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001 Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002 Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003 Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005 Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006 Fantasia and Fugue in G minor, BWV 542 (transcription for violin solo by Tedi Papavrami, 2010) Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 (transcription for violin solo by Bruce Fox-Lefriche) Thomas Baltzar Preludes and dances for solo violin Béla Bartók Sonata for solo violin, Sz. 117, BB 124 (1944) (I. Tempo di ciaccona; II. Fuga (Risoluto, non troppo vivo); III. Melodia (Adagio); IV. Presto) Bruno Bartolozzi "Variazioni" per violino solo (1957) "Due studi" for violin George Benjamin "Three Miniatures", for solo violin (2001): 1. A Lullaby for Lalit 2. A Canon for Sally 3. Lauer Lied Paul Ben-Haim (b. Paul Frankenburger) Sonata in G major, for violin solo Luciano Berio Sequenza VIII, per violino solo (1976) Charles Auguste de Bériot 10 Studi o Capricci, Op. 9 -ded. Baillot- 6 Etudes brillantes pour le violon avec accompagnement de Piano (ad libitum), Op. 17 3 Caprices for Violin, Op. 36 3 Etudes caracteristiques, Op. 37 (1. Le Tourbillon; 2. L’Angelus; 3. La Sauterelle) 9 Studies, for violin solo (1. Allegro agitato; 2. Allegro moderato; 3. Moderato; 4. Energico; 5. Melody: Largo; 6. Gulnare: Andantino; 7. March: Moderato; 8. Allegro vivace; 9. In imitation of the old masters: Moderato) 12 Scènes ou Caprices, Op. 109 (1. La Separation; 2. La Polka; 3. Le Lezard; 4. Le Depart; 5. La Fougue; 6. La Banniere; 7. Le Caprice; 8. Saltarella; 9. La Reine; 10. Marche Russe; 11. L'inquietude; 12. La Consolation) 12 Etudes Caractéristiques, Op. 114 60 Etudes de Concert, Op. 123 Prélude ou Improvisation, for violin solo, Op. post. Lennox Berkeley Introduction and Allegro, for Solo Violin (1949) -edited by Ivry Gitlis- Charles Harold Bernstein Rhapsodie Israélienne, for solo violin (1984) -dedicated to Ivry Gitlis- Romantic Suite, for solo violin (1984) (I. A huit heure; II. La commande; III. Presto ma non troppo; IV. Poème trascendental) Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber Passacaglia in G minor -Rosary Sonata No.16- Carlo Bignami 12 Capricci per violino solo (c.1948) Rainer Bischof Hawa Nashira Acht Variationen für Violine solo, op. 31 (1991)cfr. UPC:0077775463927 1992 EMI, Joanna Madroszkiewicz Alexander Blechinger Stimmungen für Violine Solo Op. 94Bella Musica Edition cfr. UPC:4014513017017 BM, Daniel Mason Ernest Bloch Suite No. 1, for solo violin (1958) (I. Prelude; II. Andante tranquillo; III. Allegro; IV. Andante; V. Allegro energico) Suite No. 2, for solo violin (1958) (I. Energico deciso; II. Moderato; III. Andante; IV. Allegro molto; V. Mélodie. Moderato) Nigun (arranged for solo violin by Jorge Bosso) Emil Bohnke Solosonate Op. 13 Nr. 1 (1924)cfr. UPC:760623053127 MDG, Kolja Lessing Präludiumlost und Ciacona Op. 15 Nr. 2 (1924) William Bolcom Suite No. 1, for solo violin (1977) -to Sergiu Luca- (1. Prelude; 2. Perpetuum mobile; 3. Valse obsédée; 4. Sarabande; 5. Presto possibile) Suite No. 2, for solo violin (2011) -to Gil Shaham- (1. Morning music; 2. Dancing in place; 3. Northern Nigun; 4. Lenny in spats; 5. Tempo di gavotte; 6. Barcarolle; 7. Fuga malinconica; 8. Tarantella; 9. Even music) Suite No. 3, for solo violin (2018) -commissioned by the "International Violin Competition of Indianapolis"- (in 7 movements) Csiky Boldizsár Passacaglia (Thema with Variations) for Solo Violin Nimrod Borenstein Quasi una Cadenza for solo violin, Op. 26 (2002) Kaddish for solo violin, Op. 78 (2018) Stephen Brown Suite No. 1 for solo violin "Takkakaw Falls" (2003/04) Four Romances and a Lunch, 5 movements for solo violin (2005) Suite No. 2 for solo violin "There Was a Lady in the East" (2007)
C John Cage "Cheap Imitation" (1977) "Chorals" (1978) -from Erik Satie's Douze petits chorals- "Eight Whiskus" (1985) "One6" (1990) "One10" (1992) (32) "Freeman Etudes": Book 1 & 2, (Etudes No. 1-16) (1980) Book 3 & 4, (Etudes No. 17-32) (1990) Bartolomeo Campagnoli Divertissements, per violino solo 30 Preludes (in all keys), per violino solo (rev./ed. H.Wessel) Julian Carrillo Sonata No.1 para violin solo en Mi menor "a Paganini" (1939) Elliott Carter "Four Lauds", for solo violin: I. Statement – Remembering Aaron (1999) II. Riconoscenza per Goffredo Petrassi (1984) III. Rhapsodic Musings (2000) IV. Fantasy – Remembering Roger (1999) Cadenza for First Violin, in: String Quartet No. 2 (1959) Luke Cissell Infinite Progress (2014) Azio Corghi Petit Caprice (style Offenbach), per violino solo (1992)cfr. UPC:8018430100797, Agorà, Marco Rizzi Gloria Coates Sonata, for solo violin (2000) (I. Prelude; II. Fantasia; III. Berceuse; IV. Hornpipe) John Corigliano "The Red Violin" Caprices, for solo violin (1999) "Stomp", for solo violin (2010) -employs scordatura tuning- John Craton Sonata for Solo Violin (2007)
D Bergamasques (2013) Edison Denisov Sonata for violin solo (1978) Joël-François Durand Roman for violin solo (1982) Melissa Dunphy Kommós (2011)
E Gottfried von Einem Solosonate für Violine, Op. 47 Anders Eliasson "In medias" for violin solo (1971) George Enescu "Airs Dans Le Genre Roumain", for solo violin (1926) "Fantaisie Concertante", for solo violin (1932: arr. Sherban Lupu) "The Fiddler", for solo violin (ed. Sherban Lupu) "Prélude à l'unisson", for solo violin (1st movement from "Suite No. 1 for Orchestra" in C major Op. 9) "Sarabande", for solo violin (ed. Sherban Lupu) "Ménétrier", for solo violin (1st movement from "Impressions d'enfance" Op. 28 (1940)) Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst 6 Études à plusieurs parties (6 Polyphonic Studies / 6 mehrstimmige Studien) for Violin Solo (publ. 1864): 1. in F major 2. in A major 3. in E major 4. in C major 5. in E-flat major 6. Variations de concert sur l’air irlandaise The Last Rose of Summer, in G major Grand Caprice on Schubert's Der Erlkönig, D. 328, Op. 26 (1854) -transcription for solo violin- Iván Erőd Drei Stücke für Violine solo, Op. 27 (1979) "GeburtstagsPRÄSENT dem treuen Freund GErHArD", o.Op. (2007)
F Sebastian Fagerlund Materie for solo violin Luboš Fišer (1896–1967) Sonata for solo violin "In memoriam Terezin" (1981) Federigo Fiorillo (1755–1823) 36 Études ou caprices pour violon, Op.3 (b. 1941) Richard Flury (1896–1967) 10 Capricen für solo violine (1950/52) (1. Allegro molto; 2. Prestissimo; 3. Andantino; 4. Allegro; 5. Moderato; 6. Allegro moderato; 7. Allegro; 8. Vivace; 9. Allegro; 10. Vivace) (b. 1941) Sonate für Violine solo (1976) (1. Fantasia; 2. Interludium; 3. Habanera; 4. Perpetuum mobile) Jean Françaix (1912–1997) Theme and 8 Variations, for violin solo (1980) -dedicated to Mikhail Goldstein- Joel Phillip Friedman Uncle Hokum's Fiddle for solo violin (2013), Grey Bird Music Dai Fujikura "Samarasa" for solo violin (2010)
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Your room at midnightYour Room At Midnight, retrieved 2018-09-18 (2018) Francesco Geminiani Violin Solo Sonata in B-flat major (ed. Mario Corti) (I. Adagio, con fantasia; II. Vivace; III. Affetuoso; IV. Giga. Allegro) Violin Solo in C major Robert Gerhard Chaconne for solo violin (1959)cfr. UPC:5019148624388 1996 Metier, Caroline Baldingcfr. UPC:3760058360255 2013 Aeon, Irvine Arditti Vittorio Giannini Violin Solo Sonata No. 1 (1940) -dedicated to Ruggiero Ricci- (I. Praeludium con bravura; II. Cantabile; III. Allegro) Philip Glass "Strung Out", for solo amplified violin (1967) "Knee Play 2", violin solo from Einstein On The Beach Partita for solo violin (2010/11) -dedicated to Tim Fain- (I. Opening; II. Dance 1; III. Chaconne, Part 1; IV, Morning Song; V. Chaconne, Part 2; VI. Dance 2; VII. Evening Song) Benjamin Godard Sonata No. 1 for violin solo in B minor, Op. 20 Sonata No. 2 for violin solo in A minor, Op. Posth. Jorge Grundman Terezin Through the Eyes of the Children (2012) Shoah for Solo Violin and Sacred Temple (2016): (I. Yom HaShoah; II. Ghetto Warszawskie; III. Terezín Through the Eyes of the Children; IV. Babi Yar; V. Bergen-Belsen; VI. The Last Breath)
H George Frideric Handel Allegro in G major for solo violin, HWV 407 (c. 1738) Edward W. Hardy "Mama, now I can breathe", for solo violin (2020) (dedicated to George Floyd) Evolution, for solo Violin (2019) (inspired by the Evolution of Black Music) Nevermore for solo violin (2018) (first movement from "Three Pieces Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe") Swans at the Shore, for solo violin (2017) (from the production of "Lake of Sorrows") Odette and Siegfried’s First Dance, for solo violin (2017) (from the production of "Lake of Sorrows") Making the Perfect Dress, for solo violin (2017) (from the production of "Lake of Sorrows") Ship at Sea, for solo violin (2016) (from the production of "The Pearl Diver") The Lovers Dance, for solo violin (2016) (from the production of "The Pearl Diver") The Woodsman (Musical Score), for solo violin (2012) (from the production of "The Woodsman") Karl Amadeus Hartmann Sonata No. 1, for solo violin (1927) (I. Toccata. Sehr lebhafte Achtel; II. Ruhige Viertel, sehr fliessend; III. Verrückt schnell, unschön spielen!!; IV. Breit!! Mit viel Ausdruck; V. Fuge (Toccata). Heiter, burschikos) Sonata No. 2, for solo violin (1927) (I. Langsam, breite Achtel. Sehr lebhaft und kräftig; II. Variationen über eine rhythmische Idee:...; III. Sehr langsame Achtel mit viel Empfindung; IV. Fuge. Sehr wild und roh im Vortrag (schnelle...) Suite No. 1, for solo violin (1927) (I. Canon. Lebhaft; II. Fuge. Munter!; III. Rondo. Nicht zu schnell; IV. Dreiteilige Liedform. Breit; V. Ciaccona: Lebhaft) Suite No. 2, for solo violin (1927) (I. Lebhaft; II. Fliessend; III. Stürmisch; IV. Jazz Tempo, sehr robust. Presto) Hans Werner Henze Sonata for violin solo (1977) Kenneth Hesketh Les Grandes Plaines du Jour for solo violin (2005) Paul Hindemith Sonata for Solo Violin (No. 1) in G minor, Op. 11/6 (1917/18) (I. Mäßig Schnell; II. Siziliano, Mäßig bewegt; III. Finale, Lebhaft) Sonata for Solo Violin (No. 2), Op. 31/1 (1924) (I. Sehr lebhafte Achtel; II. Sehr langsame Viertel; III. Sehr lebhafte Viertel; IV. Intermezzo, Lied ganz leise und zart su spielen; V. Prestissimo) Sonata for Solo Violin (No. 3), Op. 31/2 (1924) (I. Leichte bewegte Viertel; II. Ruhig bewegte Achtel; III. Gemächliche Viertel; IV. 5 Variationen über das Lied "Komm, lieber Mai" v.Mozart. Leicht bewegt) Gilad Hochman Variations for violin solo (2003) Moment Before... for violin solo (2005) Heinz Holliger Trema (1981, rev. 1983) Souvenirs de Davos -No. 2 for solo violin- (1999/2000) Soli, for violin (2000/01) Souvenirs trémaësques, version for violin (2000, rev. 2009) Ri-Tratto, for violin (2011) Drei kleine Szenen, für Violine solo (2014) Arthur Honegger Sonata for solo violin (1940) Peter Hristoskov Suite for Solo Violin No. 1, Op. 7 -dedicated to Igor Bezrodny- Suite for Solo Violin No. 2, Op. 13 -dedicated to Vladimir Avramov- Jenő Hubay 6 Etudes for the Development of Bow Technique -pedagogical work-, Op.63 (1896) 6 Etudes for the Development of Left-Hand Technique -pedagogical work-, Op.64 (1896)