Scan 53
Violin master works and their interpretation, 1925
24 lines. Read by computer on 3 September 2026, twice; the two readings disagreed in places. No printed page number was found. See the scan on archive.org.
1purposely meant to interrupt the merry orchestral introduction and the joyous, happy entrance of the solo violin after the short Adagio, with a serious moment. It is in this sense that the Adagio should be conceived and played; very quietly and sustained, with a wave-like movement of the thirty-second notes in the orchestra. The trill at the end:
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6should be decidedly long sustained.
8The Allegro aperto (An Allegro clearly and broadly phrased) is very decided in character, and its rhythmic accents must be stressed since they bring out the life and vitality inherent in the theme. At the ninth measure after the beginning of the Allegro succeeding the forte, we find a sudden piano, with the swelling in the volume of tone indicated in the first measure of the following example:
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13and another in the second measure which is several times repeated.
15At letter B the first eighth-note must be played shortly, as well as that in measure three:
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20The melody which follows should be presented with great intimacy and without change of tempo. At letter C play in a very light and playful manner, and keep this mood until letter D is reached, where a most expressive melody:
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