Sevcik, Otakar - The Essential Sevcik: A Critical Collection of the Most Important Exercises - Violin - published by Lauren Keiser Music

"The Essential Sevcik from Keiser Publishing is designed to be the only Sevcik method book that you will ever need to own. The concept of the present collection is based on the fact that Professor Sevcik never knew when to stop! Twelve Sevcik books are included in the one volume, completely organized by technical subject. The Op. 3 Bowing Variations and the Op. 8 Shifting/Scale Studies are presented in their entirety. Op. 1, Op. 2 and Op. 9 are presented in edited format featuring the portions of those exercises that the editors consider essential to a useful knowledge of the work of this great master of the violin."- Stephen ShippsProfessor of ViolinSenior Advisor to the Dean for International StudyUniversity of MichiganArtistic Director, Cambridge International String Academy