Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2014-09-10 14:08
You know, I have come to a crossroads with this notion of "playing as written," PARTICULARLY with the Rose Etudes (for example). We all know that musical notation is barely a rough outline of what composers want, and we as musicians need to imbue music with far more than what's on the written page to create a musical performance. HOWEVER, what do you advise a student to do with a Rose Etude when it is to be played for an audition? Do you ask the student to do all the things that need to happen to bring it to life, or do you advise them to 'play it safe,' and just play straight rhythm and more or less dogged dynamics?
...................Paul Aviles
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