The ULTIMATE BEGINNER SERIES is the perfect assistant for the beginning string student. The Ultimate Beginner Series(r) for Violin will take you from opening the case to playing a simple tune in no time. You will learn important information on how to care for and maintain your instrument. Let the instructor guide you step-by-step from acquiring the perfect hold on the instrument and the bow, through your first steps to developing the rich, full tone you want. You will be exposed to some of the interesting history of the instrument and learn the basic finger patterns used when playing major scales. It's the perfect tape for the new student, or can be used as a refresher.

The Oleg Kagan/Sviatoslav Richter all-Mozart recital, recorded live at Tours in July, 1974, came out on a 1991 EMI budget CD release, minus the G major sonata K. 379. EMI now releases the whole recital in a richer, more present remastering, coupled with the pair s live 1976 Munich Beethoven Op. 23 and Spring Sonatas, which, I believe, are new to CD. Although the Kagan/Richter collaboration was in its relative infancy at the time of the Mozart recordings, the musicians are kindred spirits in their disciplined ensemble and decisive, large-scaled approach to these works.