Giovanni Battista Viotti: Premiers Solos Concertos Classiques: Violon et Accomp.

Parisian violinist, Georges Catherine (1872-1958) compiles an exciting collection for the violin repertoire. The first solo from Viotti's Concerto No. 22 is clearly printed with a helpful key of unusual techniques. Viotti(1755-1824) was an Italian violin virtuoso. He composed a significant 29 concertos for the violin which remain popular in the advanced violinist's repertoire. The violin solo line of Concerto No. 22 makes use of extendedtechniques, including harmonics, bow techniques, articulations, fast semiquavers, and double stops. Catherine's series, First Solos Extracted from the Classic Concertos provides essential access to significant repertoire of theviolin, preparing advanced violinists for the major concertos.