Etude No.6 by Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst

Back in days tours were different: this is now an artist plays no more than one concert in a town, probably because it brings the greatest revenue. In this modern world people don’t want to see the same performance twice, and nothing can be done about it. However, in the nineteenth century things seemed to be different, and young Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, a Czech-Jewish composer, violinist, and Paganini’s stalker, at short notice managed to attend nearly dozen concerts of his idol without ever leaving Vienna. Paganini was a source of inspiration for him, and Ernst even rented rooms next to him just to hear his idol rehearsing. And, believe it or not, it paid off: Ernst is now known as one of the finest composers of polyphonic music, and I believe that any violinist should get acquainted with his works. Download his Etude No.6 here: 'The Last Rose of Summer'.