SAINT-SAËNS, Camille
Concerto for cello and orchestra no. 1 in A minor op. 33 (reduction for cello and piano)
II. Allegro con moto
Pablo Ferrández, guest professor
Hugo Domínguez, student
Ofelia Montalván, accompanying pianist
After the student’s performance, the professor advises him to think more about the notes, the musical phrasing… to put more intention into what he plays, listening to himself and analyzing the expressive needs of each moment in the music.
They work from the beginning note by note, because each one must have its appropriate color, tension, expression, and vibrato according to the musical discourse. It is also very important to take great care with the connection between notes, to be more self-demanding and not allow oneself to play empty notes, finishing them better.
To improve bow changes, he proposes as an exercise playing in the same area of the bow.
Ferrández insists throughout that the student avoid playing dead notes.
Language: Spanish
