Rode, P. Op. 1. 6 Duos. 2 Bks.
Viotti. Concert duets. 13 Bks.
Step IV. All Positions.
Alard, D. Progressive Duets, revised and fingered by E. Heim:—
Book VIII. Op. 23. Easy. 5th position. (5599 h).
Book IX. Op. 27. Brilliant. 7th position. (5599 i).
Book X. Op. 27. Brilliant. All positions. (5599 k).
Book XI. Op. 27. Brilliant. All positions. (5599 l).
Book XII. Op. 27. Brilliant. All positions. (5599 m).
This excellent work should form every student’s companion from the first beginning until a degree of considerable technical skill has been reached. It gains much by E. Heim’s careful revision as to the fingering, bowing and all marks of expression.
Arena. A collection of Duets for two violins, arranged in progressive order, carefully marked and annotated by E. Heim:—
Book VI. Duets up to the sixth and seventh positions, by H. Ries, Haydn, and Alard. (11806 s).
Book VIa. Duets up to the sixth position, by Hauptmann and Blumenthal. (11806 a).
An excellent collection of graduated Duets revised by Ernst Heim; each book corresponds in difficulty with the same book of his Violin Studies “Gradus ad Parnassum”, [see page 115], and his Violin and Piano pieces, “Palaestra”, [see page 151].