Huws Jones, The Greek Fiddler for Violin (Boosey and Hawkes) YCRF_bows and one composition in quarter-tones

and one composition in quarter-tones

Violin players are introduced to the G string and get to explore limited division

as well as the possibilities of the instruments for which Brahms wrote are taken into consideration

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Barber provided these program notes for the premiere performance:

Huws Jones, The Greek Fiddler for Violin (Boosey and Hawkes) YCRF_bows and one composition in quarter-tonesThe latest addition to the best selling Fiddler series focuses on the rich, diverse and pure folk tradition of Greece. A wide variety of styles is presented, featuring music from Crete, the Peloponnese, the Balkans, Asia Minor and mainland Greece. Exciting rhythms and interesting modes combine to produce high spirited pieces, some of which will already be familiar to lovers of Greek culture world wide. The Violin Edition offers flexible arrangements