Eastern European Fiddle Tunes 80 Traditional Pieces for Violin Book/CD Paperback – November 1, 2007

Don't let the photograph of Slovenian lake and Old Town of Bled on the cover detract you. The music within is perfect, captured with German precision and attention to detail, with nice notes in 3 languages. It crosses several eastern European borders, from Romania, Hungary, Poland, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Serbia, to that elusive borderless state of Klezmer (And, of course, no Slovenia, which is even not in the Eastern Europe, but has nice Alpine lakes that present well on the covers.). CD contains all (kudos!) songs in the book, played with spirited enthusiasm and understanding, at tempo.Fiddle, schmiddle, I play this on the tenor banjo, and you should too, or at least on the mandolin. Well, ok, violin will do, too...

Love the minor keys. This book is more advanced as far as technique, so you need to be a progressing intermediate to advanced violinist to make this haunting music beautiful. Great challenge!

Most tunes are in first and third position which most intermediate level students could easily play, but the challenge for me is the speed and rhythm of the tunes. The music is lively and entertaining, never boring.

I play mandolin and this so fun to play especially with guitar back up!

I've received many compliments after playing selections from this book at various venues. They're easy enough for the novice and can be embellished upon for the pro.

Even for beginners.

Great music and cd. Exactly what I was looking for.

I use this book often for my private violin students, they love sight reading from it. What I like about it is that it has a variety of regions covered in one book, as well as the various modes, and key and time signatures.

Great tunes and cd

Ist eine schöne Sammlung für Stücke aus der Gegend, wer solche Musik gerne mag und selbst spielt wird hier fündig

Very satisfied with the product! The arrangements are not complicated, and the author gives a brief explanation of the unusual rhythms, scales, and modes that we might find in Eastern European music. The CD is also very useful to understand the rhythms. Definitely recommended!

a great book definately a must if you are a violinist for your collection...and accompanying CD is a great addition to hear how the tunes should be played if one is not familiar with this type of music

Very happy with this book :) Fun fiddle tunes, and a great recording that comes with it.