Obey the Speed Limits in Mendelssohn's E minor Violin Concerto
Vincent Skowronski advises violinists slow down and appreciate a more refined interpretation
Violinist Vincent Skowronski became sensitized to the speed issue in the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto as a young man in New York City. “I went to hear Ruggiero Ricci play the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto because I had recently worked on it and Ricci was one of the great virtuosos,” he recalls. “It was so fast and so out of control I thought Ricci had a plane to catch. From that time on, every time I heard the Mendelssohn I paid attention to the speed the violinist would take, and across the board, every violinist I’ve heard plays it way, way too fast."
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