Recommended Violin Listening	Recommended Piano Listening	Recommended Cello Listening
Books, CDs, and Videos about Composers	Books about Orchestras and Instruments	Sheet Music / Suzuki Instrument Books
Local Instrument Shops	Student Directory	Referrals: Non-Seattle Instructors & other instruments

Recommended Violin Listening

• Bach, J.S. / Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1-6
  
• Bach, J.S. / Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1-6
• Bach, J.S. / Violin Concerto in A, K 1041
• Bach, J.S. / Violin Concerto in E, K 1042
• Barber / Adagio for Strings
• Beethoven / "Kreutzer" Violin Sonata
• Beethoven / Leonore Overture No. 3
• Beethoven / Symphony No. 3
• Beethoven / Symphony No. 5
• Beethoven / Violin Sonatas (Spring and Kreutzer)
• Bernstein / West Side Story (Orchestra)
• Bloch / Nigun
• Bolcom / Graceful Ghost Rag (Violin and Piano)
• Brahms / Violin Sonatas 1,2,3 (Perlman)
• Bruch / Scottish Fantasy
• Bruch / Violin Concerto (Zuck)
• Chausson / Poeme
• Corelli / Concerti Grossi, Opus 6
• Dukas / Sorcerer's Apprentice
• Dvorak / Four Romantic Pieces, Opus 75
• Dvorak / Sonatina in G. Opus 100
• Dvorak / Symphony No. 9 "New World'
• Dvorak / Violin Concerto (Oistrakh)
• Gershwin / Porgy and Bess (Orchestra)
• Grieg / Peer Gynt Suite No. 1
• Handel / Concerto Grossos, Opus 10, No. 10
• Handel / Royal Fireworks Suite
• Handel / Water Music Suite
• Haydn / String Quartets, Opus 64, Nos. 1,2,3
• Haydn / Symphony No. 83 in G
• Haydn / Violin Concerto in C (Grumiaux)
• Haydn / Violin Concerto in G (Grumiaux)
• Kreisler / Praeludium and Allegro (Viola and Piano)
• Lalo / Symphonie espagnole
• Massenet / Meditation
• Mendelssohn / Violin Concerto in E (Ricci)
• Mozart / Divertimenti 8,9,10,11,12,13,14
• Mozart / String Quartets K 80, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 387, 458
• Mozart / Symphony No. 29 in A, K 201
• Mozart / Symphony No. 40
• Mozart / Symphony No. 41
• Mozart / Violin Concertos 1-5 (Sitkovetsky)
• Mozart / Violin Sonata K 454
• Mozart / Violin Sonata K 379
• Mozart / Violin Sonata K 526
• Mozart, Leopold / Six Violin Duets
• Mussorgsky / Pictures at an Exhibition
• Paganini / La Campanella (Violin and Piano)
• Paganini / Violin Concerto No. 1
• Ravel / Tzigane (Mutter)
• Rimsky-Korsakov / Capriccio Espagnol
• Rossini / William Tell Overture
• Saint-Saens / Dance Macabre
• Sarasate / Carmen Fantasie (Mutter)
• Sarasate / Zigeunerweisen (Mutter)
• Schubert / Trio m B. Flat, D. 898 (Piano, Violin, Cello)
• Schubert / Trio in E Flat, D. 929 (Piano, Violin, Cello)
• Sibelius / Finlandia
• Sibelius / Valse Triste
• Sibelius / Violin Concerto (Schwartz or Midori)
• Smetana / The Bartered Bride
• Smetana / The Moldau
• Tartini / Devil's Trill with Orchestral Accompaniment (Mutter)
• Tartini / Violin Concerto in D
• Tchaikovsky / Romeo and Juliet l
• Tchaikovsky / Symphony No. 2 "Little Russian"
• Tchaikovsky / Violin Concerto in D (Ricci)
• Vieutemps / Violin Concerto No. 5 (Zuck)
• Vivaldi / Four Seasons (II Giardino Armonico)
• Wieniawski / Concert Polonaise in D for Violin and Orchestra
• Wieniawski / Legende, Opus 17

Recommended Piano Listening

• Bach, J.S. / Inventions and Sinfonias (Two and Three Part Inventions)
• Bach, J.S. / Well-Tempered Clavier
• Beethoven / Piano Concertos (any of 5)
• Beethoven / Piano Sonatas (any)
• Chopin / Nocturnes or any variety of solo works
• Grieg / Holberg Suite (Orchestra)
• Grieg / Piano Concerto in A Minor, Opus 16
• Haydn / Piano Concertos
• Haydn / Piano Sonatas
• Holst / St. Paul's Suite (Orchestra)
• Mozart / Piano Concertos (any of 27) (recommend Nos. 12, 15, 16, 20, 21, 27)
• Mozart / Piano Sonatas (any) (recommend K310, K330, K331, K332)
• Rachmaninoff / Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 3
• Scarlatti / Sonatas (any played on piano or harpsichord)
• Schubert / Impromptus
• Schubert / Moments Musicaux
• Schumann / Piano Concerto in A Minor, Opus 54
• Schumann / Opus 15
• Schumann / Opus 68

Recommended Cello Listening

• Albert / Concerto for Cello and Orchestra
• Bach, J.S. / Cello Sonata in G
• Bach, J.S. / Unaccompanied Suites for Cello
• Beethoven / Cello Variations "Ein Madchen"
• Bloch / Schelomo (Yo-Yo Ma)
• Bloch / Suite No. 1 for Solo Cello
• Boccherini / Cello Sonata in A
• Brahms / Cello Sonata No. 1 in E Minor, Opus 38
• Brahms / "Cello" Sonata, Opus 78
• Britten / Third Suite for Cello, Opus 87
• Bruch / Variations for Cello and Orchestra
• Corelli / Cello Sonata in D
• Haydn / Cello Concertos Nos. 1 and 2
• Honegger / Cello Concerto
• Kodaly / Sonata for Cello (Starker)
• Locatelli / Cello Sonata in D
• Offenbach / Suites pour deux violoncelles
• Rachmaninoff / Cello Sonata, Opus 19
• Reger / Suite for Cello Alone, Opus 131c
• Tavener / The Protecting Veil (Cello & Strings)
• Tavener / Thrinos for Solo Cello (Isserlis)
• Valentini / Cello Sonata in E
• Vivaldi / Cello Sonatas

Books, CDs, and Videos about Composers

• Susan Hammond, Classical Kids Series: Beethoven Lives Upstairs, Mozart's Magical Fantasy, Vivaldi's Ring of Mystery, Mr. Bach Comes to Call, Tchaikovsky Discovers America, Hallelujah Handel, and Mozart's Magnificent Voyage (1991-98). Ages 4-12. Fictionalized stories about the composer's lives seamlessly incorporating several pieces of the composer's music. (Audio).
• Kathryn Krull, Lives of the Musicians: Good Times, Bad Times (and What the Neighbors Thought) (1993). Ages 5-12. Contains irreverent vignettes from the lives of 19 composers from Vivaldi to Gershwin. (Book).
• Sony Classical Film and Video Series: Handel's Last Chance, Bach's Fight for Freedom, Strauss: The King of 3/4 Time, Bizet's Dream, and Liszt's Rhapsody (1995-96). Ages 6-12. Dramatized accounts of events in the composers' lives. 60 minutes each. (Videos).
• Roland Vernon, Biograhpy Series, Introducing Vivaldi, Introducing Bach, Introducing Verdi, Introducing Mozart, Introducing Beethoven, Introducing Stravinsky, Introducing Chopin, Introducing Gershwin (1996-97). (Books).
• PBS Documentary, Great Composers (April 1999). 90 minutes on each of the following composers: Mozart, Beethoven, Wagner, Mahler, Tchaikovsky, Puccini. Ages 13-adult. (Video).

Books about Orchestras and Instruments

• Anne Hayes, Meet the Orchestra (1991). Ages 3-7. Imaginative introduction to the characteristics of each instrument of the orchestra with playful illustrations of various animals plaing each instrument. (Book).
• Jean Marzollo, Musical Instruments (1992). Ages 3-7. An introduction to each family of instruments in an orchestra with additional information on world music instruments and home-made instruments. (Book).
• Karla Kuskin, The Philharmonic Gets Dressed (1982). Agest 3-7. Picture book showing the preparations of 105 members of an orchestra, getting ready for work, playing a symphony in a grand concert hall (Book).
• Marjorie Priceman, Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin (1995). Ages 3-7 Written in rhyme with stylized illustrations, each page introduces one additional instrument and thus travels from a solo to a chamber group of ten, culminating in an orchestra. Lighthearted. (Book).
• Donald Elliott, Alligators and Music (1984). Ages 5-12. Insightful, lightheared introduction to the characteristics of each instrument of the orchestra written from the instrument's point of view. (Book).
• Anita Ganeri, Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra: Benjamin Britten's Composition on CD Narrated by Ben Kingsley (1996). Information on history of orchestra since the 17th century, instruments of the orchestra, and famous composers. (CD and Book).
• Barrie Carson Turner, Living Instrument Series: Living Violing, Living Piano, Living Flute, Living Clarinet (1996). Ages 8-12. These books discuss the history of each insturment, the famous composers associated with each instrument, and contain a CD of musical selections feature the instrument. (Book and CD).
• Melvin Berger, The Violin Book (1972). Includes history of the violin, how they are made, violin music and composers, and famous musicians.
• Bill Ballantine, The Violin: Introducing the Instrument (1971). Includes a history of the violin, how they are made, violin music and composers, famous musicians, and violin care. (Book).
• William Starr, The Suzuki Violinist (1976). Overview of the Suzuki method, violin playing posture and technique, and idscussion of each piece in Suzuki Violin Book I through Book V. For Book VI through Book X the book discusses tonalization, bowing, intonation, shifting, vibrato, memorization, and reading music. (Book).
• Alan Blackwood, The Orchestra: An Introduction to the World of Classical Music (1993). Traces the history of the orchestra and discusses the musical instruments that make up various orchestral families. Includes pictures of instruments (Book).

Sheet Music / Suzuki Instrument Books

• Capitol Music
  718 Virginia
  Seattle
  (206) 622-0171
  

• Kennelly Keys
  3830 Stone Way N.
  Seattle
  (206) 547-2728
  

• Virtuoso Printed Music Service
  3080 148th Ave S.E. #106
  Bellevue
  (425) 644-2762
  

• J.W. Pepper at Ted Brown Music
  1121 Broadway
  Tacoma
  (253) 593-7970
  

• Cascade Music
  306 State Ave.
  Marysville
  (425) 252-7400
  

Local Instrument Shops

• Hermann Bischofberger
  Violin, Viola, & Cello Rental, Repair, Bow Work, Sales, Appraisals
  1314 East John
  Seattle
  (206) 324-3119
  

• Armin Barnett, Violin Maker
  New Making, Bow Rehairing, Repairs, Sales, Appraisals
  1415 NW 70th St.
  Seattle
  (206) 781-8418
  

• David Stone Violins
  Bow Rehairs & Repairs, Repairs, Sales, Appraisals
  5629 University Way N.E.
  Seattle
  (206)526-5542
  

• Armin Schlieps
  Bow Rehairs, Fine Repairs & Restoration
  742 N. 68th St.
  Seattle
  (206) 789-2473
  

• Rafael Carrabba Violins
  Fine Repairs & Restorations, Bow Work, Sales, Appraisals
  405 W Galer
  Seattle
  (206) 283-5566
  

• Hammond Ashley Violins
  Full Service violin family dealer
  19825 Des Moines Memorial Drive
  Seattle
  (206) 878-3456
  

• Kenmore Violins
  Sales and service for violin family instruments, bows, and accessories
  6522-C Bothell Way NE
  Kenmore, WA 98028
  (425) 488-0841