CHASE

Throughout this movement, David suggests a detached style by omitting the dots on the 16ths and substituting a 32nd rest.

The inclusion of the last note in the slur makes it certain that the preceding staccato up bows are to be played near the point, on the string. By implication, it would seem this is how all the up bow staccato phrases in this movement are intended to be performed.

This bowing here was influential, being reproduced by Hellmesberger, Joachim and Auer.

Bach's 3-part chords have been simplified by David, so that they can be performed on the A and E strings.

An unusual use by David of staccato wedges. Together with the verbal instruction to play in the middle of the bow, does this indicate a bounced bowing? In his Violinschule (1863) David instructs that this form of staccato mark indicates 'fester Strich an der Spitze. / firm strokes near the point of the bow.'