PROKOFIEV, Sergey
Petya i volk (Peter and the Wolf), a symphonic fairy tale for children, narrator and orchestra Op. 67 (bassoon part)
Grandfather
Klaus Thunemann, professor
Lucía Molina Pardo, student
According to Thunemann, the style of this orchestral passage should be elegant and more serious, as it represents an elderly man, the grandfather. It should not be so “jazzy”; the rhythm must be precise and energetic, with a pesante character.
To successfully pass an audition, Professor Thunemann advises the student to perform with great seriousness in expression and precision in the study of rhythm and intonation.
To conclude, as an example of the most appropriate rhythm required for a passage, Klaus Thunemann plays a fragment of Ravel’s Boléro.
Language: English
