Grade 8 Violin Anthology from 2024

The Grade 8 Violin Anthology (from 2024) comprises a broad selection of examination pieces from lists A, B and C of the Associated Board syllabus from 2024, together with a valuable selection of fascinating repertoire suitable for the own-choice section of the Performance Exam.

The anthology supports students preparing for ABRSM Practical Exams or Performance Exams and is accompanied by Performance Notes by Jessica O'Leary, a professional violinist, teacher, ABRSM examiner, presenter and adjudicator. The notes give advice on technique and interpretation for each piece, and guidance on preparing an effective programme.

• Allemanda (1st movt from Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004) (J. S. Bach)
• Allegro (1st movt from Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041) (J.S. Bach)
• Allegro moderato (1st movt from Concerto in G, Hob. VIIa:4) (Haydn)
• Allegro vivace (3rd movt from Sonata in G, Op. 30, No.3) (Beethoven)
• Vivace, Adagio and Allegro (from Sonata in F, Op. 5 No. 4) (Corelli)
• Allegro (1st movt from Concerto in E, La Primavera, Op. 8, No. 1, RV 269) 16 (Vivaldi)
• Canzonetta: Andante (2nd movt from Concerto in D, Op. 35) (Tchaikovsky)
• Andante (4th movt from Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21) (Lalo)
• Romanza (No. 2 from Trois morceaux, Op. 31) (Chaminade)
• Allegretto tranquillo (2nd movt from Sonata in G, Op. 13) (Grieg)
• Allegro brillant, Op. 19 (ten Have)
• Czardas (Monti)
• It Ain't Necessarily So (from Porgy and Bess®) (Gershwin et al)
• Polish Caprice (Bacewicz)
• The Big 5–0 (Hindson)
• Résignation, Op. 59 (Dancla)
• Étude No. 30 in B flat (from 42 Études ou caprices) (Kreutzer)