Category: Violin 6-7 / Recital Training, vol. 3 (Excerpts)
from “The Carnival of the Animals”
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4zqDAgpM5k&list=PLdJvUrsC66JoAbFSM_6ow5QAs5Roi8ZC8&index=1
“The Swan” is one of the most beloved lyrical works ever written for a solo instrument. Saint-Saëns himself once remarked, “The Swan is my best and most beautiful composition.”
Its serene elegance, long singing lines, and graceful musical imagery make it a timeless masterpiece for developing young musicians.
This new arrangement for violin and piano by Kerstin Wartberg appears in
Recital Training, Volume 3
Edition Peters — EP 20031
ISMN 979-0-57702-541-4
The edition includes a newly crafted piano accompaniment by David Andruss, designed to support both solo performances and ensemble settings with clarity and warmth.
Along with the beautifully arranged violin part, additional preparatory exercises are provided to help students develop the smooth bow control, expressive vibrato, and refined musical phrasing needed to bring this iconic piece to life.
Both the violin part and the new piano accompaniment are available for download here.
This arrangement offers young players not only a technical challenge, but also the opportunity to experience one of the great treasures of the classical repertoire — a piece that invites them to explore depth, beauty, and expressive freedom.