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Old Mar 19 2008, 8:38 PM
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You obviously didnt read this and your only recuring theme is in Part II, with the black blocky part in the violin

also in part II you play Bb-C-E once then backward which is certainly genuis
The 'theme' is the Bb, C, E in Part I (violin).
It then recurs in the piano, Part II, and is presented again, in retrograde.
Then, the retrograde recurs, back in the violin, Part III.

Not recurring enough to be a ritornello?



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I however am having difficulty playing this
Sure. If you're unfamiliar with the notation and the concept as a whole, it won't work. In the right hands, it might sound like this:

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Malcolm Goldstein - violin
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