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5 Stucke im Volkston (5 Pieces in Folk Style), Op. 102 (version for cello and piano)

Composer: Schumann, Robert

Helmerson, Frans

Montalvan, Ofelia

Veis, Simon

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Catalogue Number: RSS12775_2

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Frans Helmerson talks about the work as a whole - it is necessary to identify folk elements from every movement (rhythms, articulations, accents, etc.): sophistication without losing its popular character.

The vibrato is too intense for the sound of this piece (the required character is more tender). Indications about agogics: keep the same pulse and do not take breaks that do not exist. Bow technique: both hands must change their character at the same time, with a deeper bow (more contact) and projection in last notes. Specific corrections on fingerings.

In a movement such as this, an expressive person like the student must distance himself to avoid being too carried along (expressiveness is there by itself).

Digression about the work in general: it is like a Brothers Grimm's tale (it experiences mood swings, going from the nicest fairy tale to the cruelest nightmare).