Scan 40
Violin master works and their interpretation, 1925
13 lines. Read by computer on 3 September 2026. No printed page number was found. See the scan on archive.org.
1should be observed up to the fourth measure before letter I. There a sudden piano with a swell or crescendo in the scales is indicated, which lasts until the following passage:
3is reached, where the violinist again plays quietly and softly up to the letter K. At letter K a decided pp is noted, and the entire Variation assumes a certain dreaminess of mood until, gradually, a powerful crescendo leads over to Variation L, which should be played in the tempo indicated for the beginning.
5The Variations which follow progress in ascending and descending cadences at practically the same tempo, with a ritenuto and a powerful crescendo up to one measure before letter P, where strict time is once more to be observed, while at the sixth measure of this Variation the tempo broadens out in organ-style:
7as at the beginning.
8At letter Q:
10a similar organ effect occurs (here the solo violinist should strive to imitate the organ pianissimo, maintained very quietly until the letter R is reached, where a somewhat livelier tempo may be developed. This slightly more movemented tempo lasts until we come to the second measure before the letter W. There a crescendo of decided power leads to a fortissimo:
12which suddenly drops into mezzo-forte in order to make possible a succeeding forte and the fortissimo, at letter Z.
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