SCHUBERT, Franz
Sonata for Arpeggione and Piano in A minor D 821 “Arpeggione” (version for viola and piano)
I. Allegro moderato
Gérard Caussé, guest professor
Mario Carpintero, student
Antonia Valente, collaborative pianist
After the continuous performance of the first movement of the “Arpeggione” Sonata, Caussé suggests a certain fingering for the ending that does not convince him, although with some doubt since this is not a work written for viola, and it is especially difficult to determine the best option, but he indicates which one is the most natural for him.
He reviews certain specific points on the score with the student, mainly regarding articulations, fingerings, dynamics, and coordination with the piano. Caussé continues to have many doubts about the most appropriate options for certain passages because it is a work that is very good but not for the viola, so he does not want to tell the student how to play. It is the student himself who must make his choices and discuss the reasons with other people who also play it or with him. Then Caussé asks him about certain decisions regarding articulation and phrasing, tempo (Allegro although moderato, not Andante) and meter (better to think of it in 2 rather than 4).
Language: English
