The Russian violin school - the legacy of Yuri Yankelevich

- A primeira tradução para o inglês das obras metodológicas de Yuri Yankelevich e dos principais textos de violino russo em quase 50 anos.
- Inclui o texto metodológico mais abrangente, até o momento da edição deste, sobre a mudança de posições no violino.
- Discute questões metodológicas no contexto histórico dos principais pedagogos do passado.
- Apresenta múltiplas abordagens para resolver problemas técnicos, levando em consideração a psicologia e a fisiologia.
Indíce:
Introduction Yuri Yankelevich and the Russian School of Violin Playing
Part I
Chapter 1 Yuri Yankelevich: Setting up the Violin and Bow Hold
Chapter 2 Yuri Yankelevich: Shifting in Conjunction with the Musical Goals of the Violinist
1. General perception of the positions. Different systems of dividing the fingerboard; their conventions and modifications in the evolution of violin playing
2. Shifting and the problem of intonation. The aural perception of intervals and the role this plays in developing a sense of distance on the fingerboard
3. Particularities of moving the left hand along the fingerboard and changing positions in various parts of the fingerboard - in search of the most efficient techniques
4. Relaxed movement as an essential condition for realizing artistic intentions. An analysis of the reasons restricting the movement of the left hand while changing positions
5. An optimal setup and developing correct playing movements
6. Particularities of descending shifts. Coordination between the principal movements of the left hand while shifting
7. General principles of shifting in cantilena and technical passages. The role of objective methodology in analyzing shifting. A classification of shifts
8. Details of executing different types of shifts. How different shifting techniques depend on musical context
9. Shifts made with the help of an open string or natural harmonic. Shifts using chromatic glissando
10. Shifting in double stops: octaves and tenths, thirds and fingered octaves, sixths and fourths
11. The interdependence of the left and right hands while shifting. Methods of shifting while changing bows. Shifts and various bow strokes
Part II
Chapter 3 Maya Glezarova: Aspects of Yankelevich's Teaching Methods
Chapter 4 Vladimir Grigorev: Yankelevich's Methodological System
Appendix A: Selected students and assistants of Yuri Yankelevich
Appendix B: Methodological writings by Yuri Yankelevich
Appendix C: Compositions edited by Yuri Yankelevich
Bibliography