2023-24 Repertoire
2023-24 Repertoire
Repertoire for finalist auditions
Violin
- Two movements of a Bach solo sonata or partita
- Two movements of a concerto from the standard repertoire
- A work written after 1940
Orchestral Excerpts
- Mozart, Symphony No. 39, movement 4, beginning – m. 78
- Mendelssohn, Scherzo from Midsummer Night’s Dream, beginning - 7th bar of Reh D
- Brahms, Symphony No. 4, movement 4, m. 33-80
- Strauss, Don Juan, beginning – m. 63
Viola
- Two contrasting movements from a Bach cello suite or solo violin sonata or partita,
preferably from memory
- Two movements of a concerto from the standard repertoire
- A major sonata
Orchestral excerpts:
- Berlioz, Roman Carnival Overture, m. 36-66
- Mendelssohn, Scherzo from Midsummer Night's Dream (m. 17 - Reh D)
- Beethoven, Symphony No. 5, 2ndmovement, m. 1-10, m. 23-37, m. 51-59, m. 99-106
- Strauss, Don Juan, beginning until Reh D
Cello
- A prelude and one additional movement from a Bach cello suite
- Two contrasting movements of a concerto from the standard repertoire
- A work of your choice by a living composer
Orchestral Excerpts
- Beethoven, Symphony No. 5, movement 2, m. 1-10, m. 49-59, m. 97-106 (theme and first
two variations)
- Strauss, Don Juan, beginning to five measures before Reh D
- Mendelssohn, Scherzo from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Reh C to Reh D, and Reh N to
Reh O
Double Bass
- Two movements from an unaccompanied cello suite of J.S. Bach, preferably from memory
- Two movements of a concerto from the standard repertoire
- One work of the applicant’s choice
Orchestral Excerpts
- Brahms, Symphony No. 1, first movement, Reh E through 2nd ending.
- Mozart, Symphony No. 39, first movement, m. 12 through two measures after Reh C
- Beethoven, Symphony No. 5, III. Scherzo and Trio (complete)
