Hey, I'm a little bit confused, because as much as this sounds really good, in the music I can clearly see indication "pizzicato" at the very beginning. Is it possible that Francois Rabbath leaves the choice of a technique to the performer?
When I performed this piece, I played it as all pizzicato. However, when I experimented with it doing both arco and pizz, both sounded very good. I can definitely see where he would leave it to the performer! Maybe you could even do a combination of arco and pizz??
personally i think it sounds better arco and there is so much more you can do with a bow also ive played this for different people and they all said they just cant see it being played as pizz.
Moses Aubrey Of course, I admit that it sounds very effective, but what I meant was that the piece was written with a pizzicato indication in the music, so why would anyone have the right to change it? I like this recording very much, please don't get me wrong! I just find it curious that the articulation was changed without an explanation being given.
***** I think that the musician has the right to perform it as they please. Once a composer publishes a piece, it is out of their hands. The issue is not whether the performer has the right, it is whether the performance was effective. Of course, I am a jazz musician.
Paul Barsic I definitely see your point, however I think what you say it's a bit controversial. I think when a composer clearly states that the piece can be modified, there's no problem. Nonetheless, when there's no indication of any sort, changing the piece is like undermining competence of the mentioned composer. Of course I am certain that Mrs Olkiewicz made her choice taking full responsibility and there must be a reason behind it (that's why I asked the question in the first place), as she's a great musician. Do you know what I mean? It's like saying "Mr Beethoven, I'm gonna play your symphony, but I don't like some parts of it, so I'm gonna change it, you don't mind, do you?" I'm not exactly sure Mr Beethoven would be happy with it, unless someone said they're simply writing variations based on his symphony. Still, Francois Rabbath is both a classical and jazz musician so I'm sure his attitude may differ. And again - I only wonder, there's probably no right and wrong since each composer is different and they may be more or less strict about their pieces.
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Hey, I'm a little bit confused, because as much as this sounds really good, in the music I can clearly see indication "pizzicato" at the very beginning. Is it possible that Francois Rabbath leaves the choice of a technique to the performer?
When I performed this piece, I played it as all pizzicato. However, when I experimented with it doing both arco and pizz, both sounded very good. I can definitely see where he would leave it to the performer! Maybe you could even do a combination of arco and pizz??
personally i think it sounds better arco and there is so much more you can do with a bow also ive played this for different people and they all said they just cant see it being played as pizz.
Moses Aubrey Of course, I admit that it sounds very effective, but what I meant was that the piece was written with a pizzicato indication in the music, so why would anyone have the right to change it? I like this recording very much, please don't get me wrong! I just find it curious that the articulation was changed without an explanation being given.
***** I think that the musician has the right to perform it as they please. Once a composer publishes a piece, it is out of their hands. The issue is not whether the performer has the right, it is whether the performance was effective. Of course, I am a jazz musician.
Paul Barsic I definitely see your point, however I think what you say it's a bit controversial. I think when a composer clearly states that the piece can be modified, there's no problem. Nonetheless, when there's no indication of any sort, changing the piece is like undermining competence of the mentioned composer. Of course I am certain that Mrs Olkiewicz made her choice taking full responsibility and there must be a reason behind it (that's why I asked the question in the first place), as she's a great musician. Do you know what I mean? It's like saying "Mr Beethoven, I'm gonna play your symphony, but I don't like some parts of it, so I'm gonna change it, you don't mind, do you?" I'm not exactly sure Mr Beethoven would be happy with it, unless someone said they're simply writing variations based on his symphony. Still, Francois Rabbath is both a classical and jazz musician so I'm sure his attitude may differ. And again - I only wonder, there's probably no right and wrong since each composer is different and they may be more or less strict about their pieces.