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An Encyclopedia of the Violin, 1925
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1Avoid drowning the individual notes while playing the following passage rapidly. Remember to play calmly and clearly:
3In general, up to the end of the first period, play everything with marked emphasis and a strong accent.
4Endeavor to bring out the profound sorrow and deep emotion concentrated in the following measures:
6In the following very charming thought:
8play with all the tenderness and feeling of which you are capable, and do not fall back on the vulgarity of the glissando. In the period which follows, emphasize the passages with strong accents, all of which have been clearly indicated by the composer. As a rule the violinist is too apt to see only the note itself, and not what may be placed above or below it.
10At the following period:
12slightly hasten the movement, but in a reasonable and well balanced manner.
14The subsequent period,
16should be played with a very concise détaché, or with an adequately heavy spiccato, that is to say, with the exception of the last measure.
18Mark the rhythm firmly in the conclusion.
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21Scherzando
23This exquisite movement is one of the loveliest jewels contained in this superb composition. Tenderness is the keynote of its mood throughout. Sarasate was accustomed to play a delightful glissando from the D to the A
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