SIBELIUS, J.: Violin Concerto, Op. 47: I. Allegro moderato (violin and piano reduction) (Masterclass with Miriam Fried) (Ganev, Gifford)
Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47
Composer: Sibelius, Jean
Gifford, Duncan
Fried, Miriam
Ganev, Preslav
Catalogue Number: RSS10145_1
At the beginning of the masterclass, Miriam Fried focuses on vibrato explanations: speed, bow weight, intensity, connection between the notes.
The type of vibrato depends on what we want to express. Regarding the first movement of the violin concerto, Fried highlights the distant character of the start and other expressiveness issues. She also makes some corrections about dynamics, harmonic analysis, thematic contrast, sound quality and articulations, among others. To conclude, Professor Fried proposes a violin technique exercise to improve the bow technique and therefore the sound quality.
