Theme from Le Streghe (“Witches’ Dance”)
Niccolò Paganini(1782–1840)

This piece is an arrangement by noted pedagogue Shinichi Suzuki of the theme from Paganini’s Le Streghe, a virtuosic  theme and variations show piece. Paganini, considered one of the greatest violinists of all time, pioneered much of the technique used by violinists today and his 24 Caprices remain some of the most popular and studied pieces in the violin repertoire. He was also a consummate showman, with wild hair and a contorted posture that led audiences to rumor he’d sold his soul to the Devil to gain his amazing technical ability.

Sonatas for Organ and Cembalo
     No. 12: V. Gavotta
“Padre” Giovanni Battista Martini (1706–1784)

This piece is a gavotte in rondo form composed by the Italian musician and priest, Giovanni Battista Martini. Padre Martini was well-respected as both a performer and pedagogue and he had a passion for collecting music and musical literature. His extensive library was estimated to contain over 17,000 volumes. This piece blends elements of both rondos and gavottes. Rondos feature a principal theme which recurs several times in the piece, separated by various differing musical ideas and gavottes, French folk dances, are characterized by starting their phrases mid-bar, rather than on beat one.

Additional performances

Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach (1725)
     7. Menuet, BWV Anhang 116
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)*
*Menuet sometimes attributed to Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788)

Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach (1725)
     4. Menuet, BWV Anhang 114
Christian Petzold (1677–1733)

Album for the Young, Op. 68
     10. Happy farmer, returning from work
Robert Schumann (1810–1856)

Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act 3, No. 5: “See, the conqu’ring hero comes!”
George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

“Long, Long Ago,” Theme and Variation
Thomas Haynes Bayly (1797–1839)

Two Violin Duos, Op. 19 and 20
     Allegretto
Charles Dancla (1817–1907)

Theme from Mazurka
Emil Młynarski (1870–1935)