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2

This fingering is clearly intended to elicit portamento. It involves using the 2nd finger twice, for the e'' and the f#'.

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2

The use of a straight line to indicate two separated notes played in the same bowstroke is typical of this violinist.

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2

The shift to a 3rd finger harmonic on d'' is evidently intended to produce a particular kind of portamento.

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3

Like Ferdinand David, this violinist employs harmonics and open strings throughout this passage.

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6

Ferdinand David also used a harmonic here.

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7

The fingering here and in the next 2 bars evidently involves playing the whole passage on the E string in first position except for the e''' harmonic.

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7

The slurred staccato of the original edition has been removed here and on the next stave.

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7

The slurred staccato of the original edition has been removed here.

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8

Ferdinand David (FD II) also has a portamento with the 3rd finger here.

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8

Vl 2 has an f' natural printed here. In Ferdinand David's heavily marked copy (FD II) he has corrected the Vl 1 part to f'' natural. Rietz's Gesamtausgabe of Mendelssohn's works and later scores and parts, however, change Vl 2 to f' sharp.

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8

Ferdinand David (FD II) also has a portamento with the 4th finger here.

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10

This bowing is also used by Ferdinand David.

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