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Manuscript Annotations

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1

The same fingering as Friedrich Grützmacher's.

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1

Throughout this passage, Leopold Grützmacher avoids the fingering that relies on repeated use of the same fingers in each position (like Friedrich Grützmacher and Cossmann), simply using 1st and 4th positions almost exclusively.

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2

The same fingering as Cossmann's.

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4

Mendelssohn's articulation and slurring are quite different here (and compare this passage in other editions): the second pair of 1/4 notes in each bar has no slur. Leopold Grützmacher's phrasing here is unique.

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4

A simpler approach to moving across to the A string in the crescendo than Friedrich Grützmacher's.

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