This document is the program notes of Beethoven's Violin Sonata No. 8 in G Major, Op. 30 No. 3, Sarasate's Fantasy on Gounod's "Faust", Op. 13, Dvořák's Romantic Pieces for Violin and Piano, Op.75 and Stravinsky's Duo Concertante for Violin and Piano. By discussing the composers' lives and composition styles, the historical context when the pieces were written and sources by which the pieces were inspired, this document is going to talk about the important ideas which both performers and listeners can grasp of these pieces.

In each program note, information on these points are discussed in order: (1) composer's life story and composition period during the piece was written; (2) themes, ways of developing the ideas, and form and structure of the piece; (3) composition traits and suggestions for interpretation and appreciation of the piece.