Scan 57
Violin master works and their interpretation, 1925
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1At letter C we have the Second Theme:
3equally delicate and songful, which passes over into the orchestra, where it serves as the basis for a graceful passage by the solo violin, one which grows more energetic at letter D, and builds up to a forte. At letter E a new theme in C minor, a theme decidedly masculine in character appears, and not till eight measures later do we have a gentler moment which lasts for a few measures:
5but which soon, by means of a crescendo, leads over into a forte interlude by the orchestra. At letter I the first (Principal) Theme once more appears, with a small sequential change; in this connection I must not forget to warn the student that the three high notes:
7before the close should not be forced.
9In the second movement, Un Poco Adagio, in spite of the "Poco Adagio" and the 3/4 time indicated, I would advise dividing the quarters into eighths, to produce the sixteenth- and thirty-second notes which form an essential part of the melody more quietly and singingly. When beginning the two measures starting on the note F:
11the playing of the two notes with one bow-stroke offers no difficulties in slow tempo if the bow attacks the string lightly,
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