Scan 58
Violin master works and their interpretation, 1925
12 lines. Read by computer on 3 September 2026. No printed page number was found. See the scan on archive.org.
1at the nut, and is managed very carefully so that the player has enough bow at his disposal to carry out the crescendo in the middle. Eight measures before letter B, we come to one of the noblest musical moments in the work, the passage in B flat minor:
3It cannot be played with too much warmth and feeling. The close of the movement, following the short Cadenza reverts to the lyric mood as in the beginning.
5The third movement "Rondeau" (Allegretto) should be played according to the indications given, lightly and in the middle of the bow. This last movement calls for a well-developed technique in both hands. At letter A a broad détaché without change of tempo should be used; at letter B play somewhat more quietly. Forearm and wrist must combine in elastic movement to do justice to the melody:
7which should be produced with a soft, beautiful quality of tone. At letter D the diminuendo which leads over to the Principal Theme is important.
9At letter E:
11play with much warmth of tone and take the sixteenth-note passage which follows very flowingly. At letter K the sixteenths should be played strictly in time and with a big tone up to four measures before letter L, where the diminuendo (as at letter C) leads to the Principal Theme. The four concluding measures should be played very lightly and gracefully.
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