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An Encyclopedia of the Violin, 1925
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1An intensive effect may be obtained at measure 11 of this E major section, although "dolcissimo" is the expression mark indicated. It is preferable to play first piano and then pianissimo, as follows:
3Play the scale twelve measures before letter C with great serenity.
4Do not bolt in the passage which follows the trill (at letter C). The tempo should be adhered to strictly. Throughout this period the violin must dominate the orchestra or else be drowned out by it, the more so since orchestral conductors, as a rule, fail to subdue the accompaniment.
5At letter F, beginning with measure 4, play broadly, and at measure 10 accent each one of the first eighth notes in the groups, as follows:
7Up to the end of the first movement, the violinist must play exactly in rhythm and must not depart from the tempo originally set.
9Andantino Quasi Allegretto
11Avoid falling into the error of playing this movement like a slow waltz. The movement is one ideally attractive and intensely poetic.
12As regards the beginning there exists a controversy among violinists which deserves to be explained: the second note of measure 1 is often played as though it were a thirty-second note, as follows:
14instead of being played in this wise:
16The whole piece should be played on a plane of gentle calmness. Accentuation plays a preponderating part in it, and it affords the artist a unique opportunity to show what he is able to do by applying the principles of the art of song.
17The subordinate theme in this movement is also one of poetic beauty:
19and should be deeply studied in order to be interpreted in a musicianly way.
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