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Manuscript Annotations
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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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