| How fast are you playing the last movement?
When I first came across this piece I heard a recording where the performer (can't remember who it was) took it very fast, double tongueing was the only option. Since then I (like most players) have acquired a mass of recordings and have noticed that not everybody takes it that fast, especially those who are playing the piece in an "historically informed" style of playing - even more especially when they are playing on a keyed trumpet.
Admittedly my single tongue is quite quick, but I have now taken to using the single tongue as my preferred way of articulating the final, movement. I find that a little less tempo can produce a more musical performance. I have heard far too many performances of this piece which become a pyrotechnic display, with not a shred of musicality involved. It doesn't have to be a race to the finish.
Well, I don't think it does |