Your vibrato can feel even and steady under your ear, then barely register once the slow phrase opens up. Jonah Kim opens the Adagio of Schubert's Arpeggione Sonata, and shows how matching the rate of your vibrato to bow speed finally brings it out.
In this course, virtuoso cellist Jonah Kim takes us through one of the most important pieces in the cello repertoire: the monumental Arpeggione Sonata of Franz Schubert. From its famous melodies to its daunting passagework, the piece is a musical and cellistic tour de force. Kim shows us his secrets to practicing vibrato, bowing styles, shifting, and much more. One of the biggest challenges in this movement is finding a long legato line despite the massive technical challenges, and Kim explains most of all we need not be afraid of the piece — we must embrace it.
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