When a phrase comes back, you can give it a new color just by changing the fingering. Noah Bendix-Balgley shows how he plays one repeated passage more covered, then more open on the E string, and leaves the choice to you.
Join Noah Bendix-Balgley, esteemed concertmaster of the Berlin Philharmonic, as he guides you through an in-depth exploration of César Franck’s celebrated Sonata for Violin and Piano, together with pianist Yannick Rafalimanana. This course offers the unique opportunity to delve into one of the most important works in the violin repertoire. Noah provides detailed walkthroughs of all four movements, understanding their structure and emotional narrative, and offers insights into the romantic era’s stylistic characteristics that define Franck’s composition, addresses the technical challenges and performance techniques specific to each movement, and explores the interplay between violin and piano.
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