Description

The Russian Violin School: The Legacy of Yuri Yankelevich is the first English translation of the methodological works by Yuri Yankelevich, one of the most important violin teachers of 20th Century Russia. Casting an entirely new light on the Russian Violin School, this book includes two original texts by Yankelevich addressing positioning and shifting along with material by prominent violinists examining his pedagogy.

CONTENTS

Table of Contents
Introduction Yuri Yankelevich and the Russian School of Violin Playing
Part I
Chapter 1 Yuri Yankelevich: Setting up the Violin and Bow Hold
Chapter2 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