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The Art of Violin Playing, Book Two (Rosenblith); Carl Flesch

The Art of Violin Playing, Book Two (Rosenblith); Carl Flesch
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The Art of Violin Playing, Book Two by Carl Flesch

Translated and edited by Eric Rosenblith. Published by Carl Fischer

Hungarian violinist Carl Flesch (1873-1944) was a student of Jakob Grun in Vienna and Martin Pierre Marsick in Paris, going on to be a well-regarded chamber music performer and soloist. He was also one of the most highly sought-after violin teachers of his day, known for his sensitive, analytical approach that emphasized artistry over virtuosity. His students have included Ivry Gitlis, Ida Haendel, Eric Rosenblith, Max Rostal, and Roman Totenberg. Among Flesch's many method publications still used today are ''Basic Studies for Violin'' (1911), ''The Art of Violin Playing'' (1923-28), and ''The Problem of Tone Production in Violin Playing'' (1931).

In the preface to his monumental, towering, and unprecedented treatise "The Art of Violin Playing", Carl Flesch writes: "On the one hand I propose to give guidance to teachers on the most suitable methods of instructing their pupils in the latest developments of violin technique; on the other, I would like to equip violinists generally with the tools enabling them to think logically for themselves and to analyze violin technical problems in depth. Thus, I am addressing myself neither to beginners no to advanced pupils, but to THINKING violinists and those aspiring to join that category." These words establish the practical and comprehensive scope he gave to these writings; he sought to apply the analytical and problem-solving approach of Sevcik to the entire experience of playing the violin. Book One covers the physicality and application of general and specific violin technique, including bowing, posture, vibrato, shifting, and tone production. Book Two covers artistic realization and instruction, including applied repertory examples from Bach to Reger, musical elements of theory and style, and concerns of artistic personality in public performance. This new edition by Eric Rosenblith, student of Flesch and longtime chair of the String Department at New England Conservatory of Music, provides a long overdue contemporary and idiomatic English translation of this commanding and essential treatise. Grades 4-6.

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