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Originally Posted by Mzony Hey Wilmer,
Great topic...Here's a few that I find to be a real challenge:
Brahms # 2-at the end of the first.
Beethoven # 7- Third Movement...Two isolated g's at the top of the staff.
Anything written by Haydn  They always seem softer and higher than you want them to be.
Sibelius # 2
The end of the Parsifal Oveture.
Schumann # 2.
OK. Now let's talk about makin' these simple. PLEASE!!!!  GO TEAM GO!
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Add to that, those nasty little staccato solos in the Shostakovich First Symphony, and would you believe there is a moment in the Beethoven Violin Concerto that has that "time standing still" quality. I played it once with the soloist, Isaac Stern, turning to the trumpets every darn time we played that string of ppp Gs.
Sorry I can't make these licks easier to play, but they do warrant discussion.
The secret is in the timed inhale-exhale. Most missed ppp entrances are caused by faulty articulation. If we are relaxed and yet rhythmically on top of the beat we can play with confidence at any dynamic. Sam Krauss devised some studies that helped me immensely. They can be found here-
http://www.petrouska.com/
To be continued.............
Wilmer