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An Encyclopedia of the Violin, 1925
21 lines. Read by computer on 28 September 2026. Printed page 270. See the scan on archive.org.
1of the chromatic passage played sautillé (with springing bow), pause for a moment on the E, play the scale brilliantly, and the three eighth notes with a rallentando, then at once resuming the original tempo.
3When the following ravishing passage is reached:
5play more slowly and with greater expression; hold to the idea, while you are playing, that you are voicing the love song of a young girl; remain on a mezzo forte level, and introduce a diminuendo 2 measures before the trill.
7The arpeggios throughout should be held well in hand, and accented without ostentation, as they form a contrast and serve as an embellishment to the theme which is worked out at the same time in the orchestra.
9The sequence of chords occurring before the più allegro,
11should not be taken at too lively a tempo; all scratching and scraping should be avoided, and the chords themselves presented with a full sonorous tone.
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14Più Allegro
16Here the tempo should be chosen with care, and the violinist should play without hurrying until the end of the movement has been reached. Do not play too quickly; you do so at the expense of clearness, and with the result that your interpretation misses fire.
18This is particularly true of the series of scales and arpeggios occurring just before the conclusion.
20The "Rondo Capriccioso" is a violin number which has the most immediate effect on any and every audience. It is one of the most generally appreciated virtuoso violin pieces written, and though it makes great demands on the artist, he is sure of his reward after a good performance.
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