a) Max Reger
Suite for Viola solo op. 131 d No. 1 in G minor
out of that: 1st and 2nd movement

or

Suite for Viola solo op. 131 d No. 2 in D major          
out of that: 1st and 2nd movement

or

Suite for Viola solo op. 131 d No. 3 in E minor
out of that: 1st and 2nd movement

The chosen piece has to be performed from memory.

b)  Franz Schubert
Arpeggione-Sonata A minor D 821
out of that: 2nd movement Adagio and 3rd movement Allegretto

One of the following compositions:
Béla Bartók       
Viola Concerto
Tibor Serly Version

or

Paul Hindemith
„Der Schwanendreher“

or

William Walton
Viola Concerto

or

Edward Elgar
Concerto in E minor op. 85
(arrangement of Lionel Tertis)

The chosen piece has to be performed from memory.

Within the third round, it is generally permitted to perform single movements from the specified works.

a) One of the following compositions:
György Kurtág 
Signs, Games and Messages
out of that an own choice

or

György Ligeti    
Sonata for Viola solo, out of that: 1st, 4th and 6th movement

or

Benjamin Britten
Suite op. 72         
(original for Cello, arrangement by Nobuko Imai, Faber Music)

or

Benjamin Britten
Suite op. 80        
(original for Cello, arrangement by Nobuko Imai, Faber Music)

or

Benjamin Britten
Suite op. 87         
(original for Cello, arrangement by Nobuko Imai, Faber Music)

or

Tōru Takemitsu
A Bird Came Down The Walk

or

Garth Knox
Fuga libre

b) One of the following compositions:
Robert Schumann
„Märchenbilder“ op. 113

or

Johannes Brahms
Sonata op. 120 No. 1 in F minor               

or

Johannes Brahms
Sonata op. 120 No. 2 in E flat major

or

Johannes Brahms
Sonata op. 78 in G major (original for Violin)
own arrangement or that by Thomas Riebl, Edition Peters

or

Johannes Brahms
Sonata op. 38 in E minor (original for Cello)
own arrangement or that by Milton Katims

c) One of the four solo sonatas:
Paul Hindemith
Solo sonata op. 11 No. 5

or

Solo sonata op. 25 No. 1

or

Solo sonata op. 31 No. 4

or

Solo sonata without opus from the your 1937

The chosen piece has to be performed from memory.

d) A work or parts of a work of own choice with a maximum duration of 10 minutes. Works from other rounds may not be repeated. Solo pieces and concertos have to be performed from memory.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart    
Concerto in A major KV 622 (original for clarinet)
(solopart in own arrangement)

or

Franz Anton Hoffmeister
Concerto D major
(own cadences desired)

or

Carl Stamitz
Concerto D major
(own cadences desired)

The chosen piece has to be performed from memory.

Solo pieces and concertos except 3^rd round a) have to be performed from memory.
Participants are requested to use Urtext versions whenever possible.
A total of eight works are to be performed.
The selected programme and the specified editions are binding. Subsequent changes will not be accepted.
It is at the candidate's personal choice to determine the order of his/her presentations within a selection round. If the required programme is not fulfilled or the presentation is aborted, this will result in disqualification.
Please note that, for legal reasons (copyright law), photocopied music may only be used at the participant's own risk. All compositions included in this programme can be obtained from music trade.
In general, the International Instrumental Competition does not provide any performance materials.