The violin is a globally recognized instrument and holds a prominent position as the most significant instrument in the string section of modern orchestras.


It serves as the foundation of modern symphony orchestras and is a solo instrument with a high degree of virtuosity. Along with the piano and classical guitar, the violin is one of the three most important instruments in the world.


With its beautiful and enchanting sound, perfect shape, and the genius of the artists who have crafted it over the past four centuries, the violin is like a goddess reigning over the vast starry sky of music. It boasts an astonishing range of playing skills and depth, a powerful penetrating power, and unparalleled artistic expression, crowning it as the queen of the world of musical instruments.


Generations of composers and performers have left a large number of excellent works for the violin.


1. Memorials


While visiting a friend in Vienna, the German violinist Drolla passed by Schubert's tomb and had a musical thought in his mind. He eagerly wrote it down on a tram ticket and studied it on the piano when he arrived at his friend's house. The resulting piece often understood as a fond memory of a beautiful woman or a happy and beautiful memorial evokes nostalgia and is deeply moving.


2. Meditation


The French composer Massenet composed this interlude for the opera Thais. The violin meditation is an elegant and intriguing piece that expresses deep and distant thoughts in a quiet and undulating melody. It captures the heroine Thais's yearning for the clear blue sky while she is sinking into the abyss.


3. Joy of Love


Fritz Kreisler, the most famous violinist of the 20th century, created this violin piece, which is one of his most representative masterpieces. The piece, divided into three parts, is full of joyful and romantic moods, rich in salon flavor. The middle section is very warm and intimate, and the use of the third double tone brings out the gorgeousness and beauty of the violin in a profound way.


4. Mendelssohn Concerto in E minor


German composer Mendelssohn's violin concerto in E minor is the most performed concerto globally and has been played for over a century. It has a noble and gentle minor key coloring, and the second movement is a delightful tone poem and sound painting.


The piano accompaniment is like a rippling water wave, while the violin is like a boat song without lyrics, with a soft and lyrical melody slowly pouring out between the bowed strings, showcasing the violin's purity, silver, and sublimity. The diatonic technique is fully revealed when the tune enters polyphony, making it one of the most enchanting soft-panel movements in the Violin Concerto.