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An Encyclopedia of the Violin, 1925
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2In measures 5 to 8 the octaves should not be hurried.
3Play measures 10 to 22 with eloquent feeling and making a big ritenuto at measure 22. At the più presto play with passion, and augment in power until measure 12 of period sixteen has been reached.
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6This period comprises 32 measures.
7At the presto play with uniform breadth, strongly accenting the double stops.
9Andante
10(♩ = 96)
12The first period begins at the solo.
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15If the metronome indications given above are exceeded, the risk is run of making this charming phrase appear trivial. The violinist should play with calmness and avoid Sarasate's error—his performance made one feel that he was playing a slow waltz. The custom of exaggeration in whatever is played is, too, an unfortunate characteristic of our day, and this exaggeration is manifest in style as well as in tempo.
16The beginning of this divine andante should be played with serenity, and with a broad and generous bow.
17Present measures 7 and 8 with the shadings indicated.
19Make a pronounced crescendo in measures 13 to 16.
20Play measure 17 with sweetness, and accent the D in measure 18.
21Measures 21 and 22 should be well sung and measure 22, in particular, played with great expression.
22In measure 25 sustain and underline the first E and the second C.
23Tranquillity should mark measure 26, and in measure 29 take the following lingering, which offers a relative certainty of sureness:
25Measures 2 to 12 should be played with some agitation, without, nevertheless, exaggerating the tempo.
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