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Saint-Saëns : Cello Concerto No. 1 Op. 33, Mvt. I opening
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- 1.The opening cello entry must project over an orchestral tutti: use full bow on the lower half and engage arm weight from the shoulder.
- 2.The rapid sixteenth-note passages are the technical test. Practice each four-bar run at 60% tempo with a drone on the implied harmonic until the intonation is rock solid, then restore tempo.
- 3.Rubato in the lyrical second theme: the long note before the sequence should breathe. Think of a singer taking a breath.
- 4.Thumb position in the upper register: approach high B and C from a reference-note slide so the intonation is consistent.
- 5.Panels listen for the left-hand leading to the bow, not the other way. Phrase with the fingers first; the bow follows.
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