Suite de Pieces, opus 3 for violin and piano; Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (Schott Edition)

Suite de Pieces, opus 3 for violin and piano by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

Coleridge-Taylor was born in London and brought up in Croydon. He learnt to play the violin, was recognized as a child prodigy and at 15 was awarded a scholarship to study at the Royal College of Music with Charles Villiers Stanford, where he was a contemporary of Holst and Vaughan Williams. Coleridge-Taylor described himself Anglo-African and, despite support from his colleagues, faced racism throughout his whole career. In spite of this prejudice and his tragically early death in 1912 aged just 37, he enjoyed great success during his lifetime and his music was performed at the Proms no less than 116 times between 1898 and 1939. In contrast, since 1940 his music has only been heard there on eleven occasions.

Coleridge-Taylor composed his ''Suite de Pieces'' for violin and piano in 1892, when he was just 17 years old. It is a pleasant, thoroughly Romantic suite, a perfect showpiece for the early advanced player. This new modern performing edition of the version for violin and piano has corrected errors and inconsistencies from the first edition.

I. Pastorale

• II. Cavatina
• III. Barcarolle
• IV. Contemplation