Repertoire — Classic Strings

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VIOLIN

Except sonatas with piano, everything has to be performed from memory

1st Round – max. 35 min

  1. J. S. Bach (choose one of the options below):
    • Adagio and Fugue from Sonata No.1
    • Grave and Fugue from Sonata No.2
    • Adagio and Fugue from Sonata No.3
    • Chaconne from Partita No.2
  2. N. Paganini: any 2 caprices
  3. One composition by a Maltese Composer from the list below:
    Albert Pace - Nisga (download)
    Joseph Vella:
    • Rapsodija Maltija, Op. 26 (download
    • Capriccio, Op. 62 (download)
    • Larghetto Cantabile, Op. 57 (download)
    Ruben Zahra - Crimson Sunrise (download)
  4. Virtuoso work of competitor’s choice

2nd Round – max. 50 min

  1. Sonata of one of the following composers:
    L. V. Beethoven, J. Brahms, R. Schumann, F Schubert, R. Strauss, S. Prokofiev, C. Franck, D. Shostakovich, C. Debussy, M. Ravel (Sonata No.2, M77), E. Grieg (Sonatas No.2 or 3).
  2. W.A. Mozart: 1st movement of concerto with cadenza from concertos №3, №4 or №5
  3. One composition of competitor’s choice

Final Round

  1. A. Shor: Phantasms, for violin and orchestra (download)
  2. Violin concerto from the list:
    L. V. Beethoven, J. Brahms, P. I. Tchaikovsky, J. Sibelius, A. Khachaturian, D. Shostakovich (Concerto No.1), S. Prokofiev (Concerto No.1 or No. 2), N. Paganini (Concerto No.1)

CELLO

Except sonatas with piano, everything has to be performed from memory

1st Round – max. 35 min

  1. J. S. Bach:
    Two movements from any 6 suites or suite No. 5, prelude and fugue.
  2. D. Popper: any 2 etudes from Popper studies Op. 73.
  3. One composition by a Maltese Composer from the list below:
    John Galea - Tamaire' for cello and piano (download
    Albert Pace - Frana for cello and piano (download
    Reuben Pace - Wahdu (a theme and 17 variations) (download) –
    Please choose 3 or more variations so that the total duration does not exeed 5 minutes.
    Joseph Vella
    • A Serenade for Sonja, Op. 140 (cello and piano) (download
    • Elegy (cello and piano reduction) (download
    • Miniatura for Cello Solo, Op. 127 (download
    Ruben Zahra - Mediterranean Shores (for Cello solo) (download
  4. Virtuoso work of competitor’s choice

2nd Round – max. 45 min

  1. Sonata of one of the following composers:
    F. Schubert (“Arpeggione”), C. Debussy, L. V. Beethoven (Sonata No. 3 or No. 4), S. Prokofiev, J. Brahms (Sonata in F-Major), D. Shostakovich, R. Strauss, S. Rachmaninov.
  2. One composition of competitor’s choice

Final Round

  1. A. Shor: Musical Pilgrimage, for cello and orchestra (download)
  2. Cello concerto from the list:
    R. Schumann, A. Dvorak, J. Haydn (Concerto in D-Major), D. Shostakovich (Concerto No.1),  P. I. Tchaikovsky (Rococo, W. Fitzenhagen version), E. Elgar, E. Lalo, S. Prokofiev (Sinfonia Concertante), C. Saint-Saens.
Repertoire — Classic Strings