hey everyone!

just wondering if anyone has some ideas for violin pieces of a grade 7/8 standard.....?????
I'm looking for something fast (maybe), fairly challenging, fun to play, perhaps a gypsy dance.......??? , oh and it has to fairly "exciting", and kinda "showy-offy"!!!

And i was wondering would paganini be a ridiculous idea!!??!!??

Lots of love emyxoxoxox

how about Monti Csárdás??

My thoughts exactly! Lots of fun.

As a listener to music of this level, I admit I don't enjoy listening to Wieniawski as much as violinists seem to enjoy playing it.

Sarasate also seems to be popular - how about Zigeunerweisen?

Thanks for the suggestions!
I learned the monti last year........it was GREAT fun.........wieniaski i played for my exam it was ok as for sarasate and ziguernerweisen i've never haerd of them ! put i'll give them a try!

Have you played the Partitas and Sonatas by Bach? There are some fast movements in them and they're quite challenging.

Much too hard. That's diploma level, easily. It is worth asking your teacher about Sarasate though, because he wrote some other, easier pieces.

There are a bunch of Weiniawski mazurkas which are this standard. One is on the grade 7 syllabus, one on the grade 8 syllabus. I would recommend them.

In general, Paganini is a bit tricky for grade 7/8. I just started learning one of his easier pieces (the Moses variations) and I took my grade 8 two years ago. All the caprices and very difficult, so are the concerti, and most of his smaller pieces.

If you like gypsy-style show-off pieces, you could explore some stuff by late Romantic Jewish composers...for example Brahms, Bruch and Bloch (during his Jewish phase), who write in a style which is similar to what you seem to be interested in. Also people like Kabalevsky - the Russian Romantics. And Kreisler's showpieces. Oh yeah, try the Suite Populaire Espagnole (Sarasate). You could even try the Schindler's List piece...NOT just the one everyone plays, which I don't think is even the best of the 3.

Two violinists you should deinitely explore are Roby Lakatos and Nigel Kennedy. Lakatos is this crazy gypsy guy who plays insane stuff very fast. I reckon you'd love him. He has a CD out. Nigel Kennedy plays classical pieces in a crazy way, and also plays stuff like jazz on violin. Lastly, try Perlman's CD called Virtuoso Violin, which is full of Sarasate and co.

In the end i chose allegro brilliante by willem ten have (or something!)

The Zigeunerweisen by Sarasate is on the LRSM violin list. Much too difficult for grade 7/8. My friend played that for his LRSM when he was 13. Another is considering playing it for her LRSM this year.

You could try the Tzigane by Ravel. It's beautiful.

Perhaps a bit more melodic than you were thinking of, but how about Meditation from Thais or the theme from Schindler's List?

Accolay - A minor concerto
Bach - Concertos, Aminor, E major & Dminor Double Concerto!
Wieniawski - Legende

At this level, the list is endless...

have learned both!!!! but i'm starting to teach myself remembrances .......one of the other schindlers list pieces....it's beautiful and not too hard at all!