As a musician, Franz Ries (1846-1932) is almost forgotten today: the composer, violinist and ‘Königl. Sächs. Hofmusikalienhändler’ studied at the famous Paris Conservatoire to be a violinist. Then, the nephew of Beethoven’s pupil and friend Ferdinand Ries started a glittering solo career which he had to end soon after for health reasons. From then on, he turned his whole attention to the music publishing business and occasionally even contributed little compositions, such as ‘La Capricciosa’ or the newly published ‘Perpetuum mobile’ Op. 34, to the programme of his publishing house. This is the fifth movement from his Suite No. 3 for violin and orchestra (or piano), created around 1870. The little virtuoso piece sweeps by like a whirlwind, hopefully taking only the listeners’, not the violin playing performers’ breath away!
 
 
 
Editor: Ida Bieler
Score Pages: 12
Violin Part Pages: 4
Language: English,French, German
Publisher: Schott

Editor: Wirth, Helmut
Score Pages: 24
Violin Part Pages: 11
Language: English, German
Publisher: Barenreiter

“Spiegel im Spiegel” is one of the purest examples of Arvo Pärt’s late compositions in “tintinnabuli style”. It is made up of a melody line together with a tintinnabuli voice that is limited to notes of a tonal triad. This creates a dialogue of voices that mutually pervade each other like one single instrument. Pärt’s music may look simple from the score. In fact it is not that easy to give this piece the right degree of inner sensation.
 
 
 
Score Pages: 8
Violin Part Pages: 1
Language: German
Publisher: Universal Edition