Var10 – Var19

Performances of Variations 10 to 19 with notes and analysis by Fintan Murphy

Variation 10

This variation is one of many that develop your control while playing mixed bowings. Here… — Login to View —

For variation 11 read Ševčík’s explanation of abbreviations markings, in particular about how the comma… — Login to View —

Variation 12 is an excellent exercise for developing control of the bow in the air… — Login to View —

Here Fintan plays bars 12-16. Notice how the bow stroke is either a whole bow… — Login to View —

When playing martelé we look for a clear ‘click’ at the beginning of the note… — Login to View —

Ševčík indicates that we can play this variation either loudly at the frog or softly… — Login to View —

This variation 13 with its many open strings is an ideal chance to practice placing… — Login to View —

So often coordination issues are caused by the left-hand finger placing the note slightly late… — Login to View —

To play Ševčík’s Variation 13 at the heel of the bow use just the hand… — Login to View —

Practice this variation at first with a slurred bowing on the string, to work on… — Login to View —

Practice your round bow on simple chords in G minor or G major or even… — Login to View —

Playing 3 separate bows per note on your arpeggio allows for more time on each… — Login to View —

This elegant variation needs musical thought and offers opportunities to take time and let the… — Login to View —

As with all bow strokes it is useful to practice this stroke on an open… — Login to View —

As with all technical challenges, separate out the different components and practice them one by… — Login to View —

After practicing the spiccato stroke on its own, add in the variable of string crossing.… — Login to View —

Notice how the technical impulse matches the musical line. Just as the first part of… — Login to View —

This variation uses sautillé with four bows per note, which allows time to make sure… — Login to View —

In variation 17 the sautillé is more complex than in variation 16. There are only… — Login to View —

This variation requires the bow to be lifted after the up bow, so when the… — Login to View —

Ševčík in his attention to detail often marks clearly when the bow is to be… — Login to View —

The whole technical unit can include many things. For the left hand here it means… — Login to View —