SITT, Hans
Albumblätter (Album Leaves) for viola and piano op. 39
I. Moderato
II. Andante sostenuto
III. Allegro
Gérard Caussé, guest professor
Amalia Bosch Fernández, student
Antonia Valente, collaborative pianist
After the student’s performance of the first piece, Caussé comments that she must sculpt more with the bow, explain the music more by making it interesting so that it does not become boring in the end. He asks the student to play it again and then comments on the period and purpose of this music: pleasant to listen to, like music for a salon.
At the end of the second piece, the professor corrects the position of the bow in contact with the string, as well as the position of the fingers of the left hand to obtain the best sound and vibrato. As with the first, she should not make it merely “pretty” but more exciting so that it does not become tiresome. To this end, Caussé gives her indications regarding moving the tempo more, phrasing, changes in sound, etc. For the final note, he proposes other fingering options to avoid ending on a harmonic.
For the third piece, they review the position changes at the beginning and he asks her again not to always end them with the same harmonic.
Language: English
