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Violin master works and their interpretation, 1925
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1Excellent examples of good Bach transcriptions, in which the piano accompaniments are worked out in harmony with the spirit of the solo parts are the "Two Bourrées"† arranged by Michael Press; and the "Siciliano"—a lovely bit of melody—the sonorous "Arioso" and the "Badinerie" by the master, transcribed by Sam Franko.†† As well as the Adagio from the Organ Toccata in C major arranged by Alexander Siloti.††††
3CHAPTER III.
5MOZART AND HANDEL.
7One must love Mozart and reproduce his music with absolute and intimate conviction if it is to make the desired impression upon the auditor. Mozart wrote his five violin concertos in 1775, under the influence of the French "galant" style of composition, but he gave them the unmistakable impress of his own genius. Of Mozart's concertos the Concerto in D major (No. 4), the Concerto in A major (No. 5), and the Concerto in E flat major are probably the most finished and beautiful, though the Concerto in G contains a wonderful Adagio.
9In Mozart's Concerto in D major* there are no striking contrasts, no violent strettii leading to great climaxes. Its music is uniformly bathed in a mild, golden radiance of sunshine with only a rare cloudlet now and again showing upon the horizon. Its mood is one of joy and merriment, the mood of youth itself, for Mozart was only nineteen years old when he wrote it. Happiness is the keynote of the entire composition and it should be played joyously and happily.
11† Johann Sebastian Bach, Two Bourrée's. Transcribed for Violin and Piano by Michael Press. Schlesinger, Berlin.
13†† Johann Sebastian Bach, Siciliano, Arioso, Badinerie. Transcribed for Violin and Piano by Sam Franko. G. Schirmer, Inc.
15††† Johann Sebastian Bach, Adagio from Organ Toccata in C Major. Transcribed by Alexander Siloti, Carl Fischer, Inc.
17* Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Concerto in D major (No. 4) for violin and piano. Revised and edited by Leopold Auer. Carl Fischer, Inc., New York.
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