More than just a collection of difficult passages for the aspiring orchestral pro these extracts from the classical romantic & 20th-century concert repertoire reveal the tricks of the trade. The Orchestral Violinist distils Rodney Friend's expertise by assembling extracts from each work as self-contained studies. Detailed fingerings have been applied & workable bowings are reproduced in red solving all of the technical problems faced by the player.

• Beethoven: Leonora Overture No. 3
• Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
• R. Strauss: Don Juan
• Weber: Overture "Oberon"
• Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4
• Rossini: Overture "The Thieving Magpie"
• Mendelssohn: Overture "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
• Mozart: Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter"
• Stravinsky: Sacrificial Dance from "The Rite of Spring "
• Tchaikovsky: Fantasy Overture "Romeo and Juliet"
• Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5
• Shostakovich: Symphony ...