Beriot, Concert No 4 for violin and piano

goes up to the topmost end of the highest string on the fiddle*, and also to the bottom of the g string. The page is covered with little black dots and squiggles.

I think my fiddle teacher believes if we start a new impossible piece after every holiday she will one day find one that I can play. Or that one day I will rise to the challenge and produce music instead of er...noises.
She's an optimist, it comes with the job.
I've got out the poor fiddle and the cats are leaving the room. Nutmeg has curled up with his paws over his ears. we're ready folks.


*for non string players, that's the far right hand end of the piano ...er, for mice it's higher than you can squeak.