Violin and piano - intermediate to advanced - Digital Download SKU: S9.Q53344 Op. 62. Composed by Henri Ravina. Edited by Wolfgang Birtel. Arranged by E.W. Ritter. This edition: Sheet music. (c) 2020 Schott Music GmbH & Co. KG, Mainz. Classical. Downloadable. Op. 62. 12 pages. Schott Music - Digital #Q53344. Published by Schott Music - Digital (S9.Q53344). English ⢠German.French pianist Jean-Henri Ravina was a child prodigy who came to public attention when he performed in a concert at the age of eight. The violinist Pierre Rode heard him and encouraged Ravina to go to Paris, where at the age of thirteen he became a student at the Conservatoire. After completing his own studies, Ravina was eventually to teach there, too; he gave up that position, however, to focus on his career as a virtuoso performer and composer. Concert tours to Russia and Spain secured the reputation of this pianist, who was awarded the LĆ©gion dāhonneur in 1861. Ravina wrote almost exclusively for the piano: Ćtudes, PrĆ©ludes, a piano concerto, a RĆŖverie for the left hand alone, compositions for piano duet ā including transcriptions of all Beethovenās Symphonies ā and piano pieces for three and as many as six players. The stylistic influence of Rode and Chopin is evident here. Ravinaās Petit BolĆ©ro op. 62 reflects the nineteenth-century predilection for exoticism and for music from other cultures ā in this case from neighbouring Spain. Ernst W. Ritter, who published numerous arrangements with Schott, also arranged this composition for violin and piano: it is a dashing, lively piece of music! Edition based on plate nos. 02372 (piano part) and 02371 (violin part), first published in 1887 as plate no. 24483.
