STRAUSS, R.: Violin Sonata, Op. 18: I. Allegro ma non troppo (Masterclass with Miriam Fried) (Yoshiko Ueda, Gifford)
Violin Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 18, TrV 151
Composer: Strauss, Richard
Gifford, Duncan
Fried, Miriam
Ueda, Yoshiko
Catalogue Number: RSS10115_1
Professor Fried remarks the theatrical character of the piece and compares it with Richard Strauss' Der Rosenkavalier. In this work, it is necessary to have a wider range of energies. In the reprises and the repetitions of the material, it is more interesting to play in a different way.
The student has to be aware of the harmonic changes, as projecting the music. Everything is connected. The phrasing is more open and the colours more exaggerated.
The professor gives advice on bow use, sound, character, chords and vibrato. She also gives some keys about the piece's signification, articulation and rhythm. It needs to be played with more unease.
