SCHUBERT, Franz
Trio for piano, violin and cello in B flat major D 898 op. 99
III. Scherzo. Allegro
Ferenc Rados, guest professor
Monte Trio
Francesco Sica, violin
Claude Frochaux, cello
Anca Lupu, piano
Professor Rados’s initial reflections on this movement concern the dance-like character (possibly a waltz or Ländler) and the internal movement of the music. Furthermore, the phrasing of the accompaniment should be active, not flat or static. The professor also points out that the even-numbered measures are slower and heavier than the odd-numbered ones due to harmonic considerations, and if one thinks of it as a dance, one should not strike the first beat of the measure. One must think of an elegant choreography and play with a shorter note articulation.
Later, the maestro also comments that the third beat of the measure is not always the same, and with respect to the tempo, it can be a little faster. There are also indications regarding the contrasting character, the rhythmic rigor in spiccato, the collaboration or contact, and bow speed.
