Orchestral Excerpts from the Symphonic Repertoire - Volume 1 (for Violin)
Volume I

I bought this with an eye toward practicing for an upcoming community orchestra audition. It is exactly what I expected it to be: selections of the more challenging parts from the standard orchestra repertoire. I recommend it to anyone pursuing an amateur orchestra spot, or a music school opening.

Essential for any violinist who wants to play in a symphony orchestra. Period.

The ideal option for preparing for orchestral auditions - I used to borrow these volumes from the library so often that it made sense to get my very own copy... All exerpts taken from standard audition material, though sometimes exerpts will be slightly shorter than asked or from a section of...

the work rarely asked. Some errors here and there but largely accurate - also if you listen to each work it is fairly obvious where an odd error occurs so just trust your ear on those few occasions. On the whole a great resource, particularly if used alongside the other two volumes, but keep listening to lots of orchestral works as you never know what might come up.