Prokofiev quintet fingering question

I'm guessing that you mean Big # 58 and one measure later? Love this cool Jazzy Rhythm... depends on the bass and the bassist. If the bass is bright on the A string, then 2nd finger on the F (2nd 8th note) on the A str, otherwise play it on the D str. Make sure the 3rd note is B natural. Thumb on D#. Then depending... either A - D (1 - thumb or 1 - 2) across the D & G strings then 2nd or 3rd finger on high E, or up the G string for the A- D then 2nd or 3rd finger of the E. It should be bright rhythmic and clear. The music dictates the technique.

I highly recommend this piece as my favorite standard chamber music piece.

 

hmmm....i would do open D, 1st finger on the F (A string), 2 on the B (D string), 2 on E (G string), 4 on C (D string), D# with 1 on G (the rest on G), E with 2, G with thumb, A with 1, and the D natural with 3 (closed if you can cause it sounds better closed, but harmonic makes it easier)

 

hey cool. its so great talking about this and to think about it. great ideas guys... I will try your ideas out later as well. anyway I do 2 things myself. 1) I should be able to play the E upbow even with an accent. If not then its great practice. 2) I also sometimes take off the d# - e slur if i feel like adding clarity... like the begining of the measure. It also depends on the group... is the group sensitive to the bass part or do I have to pummel? music for me is personal and should be adaptable to the performance which includes the hall, audience, and musicians... the environment.

happy new year!

 

i'm also working on this excerpt for NOI. i start the entire excerpt up-bow so i finish down on the top E. i play open D, 1 on the a string for the F, 2 on B on the d string, 2 on e across on the g string, 4 on the c, 1 on d#, 2 on e, then i play thumb on the g and 2 on the a, then shift up to 1 for the D and end with 3 on the high E. i like getting to 1 on the high D as opposed to 2 because it's easier to nail that wholestep to the E with 1-3 than 2-3. i also use 2-1 for the A-D because at that tempo, i didn't think it was wise to shift from 1 to 1.

 

That's what I'm doing too. Good luck with your audition, hopefully we'll see each other this summer.

 

thanks man, i actually had my audition last weekend and it went really well, except i sort of squawked on the high E! i ended up changing my fingering and bowing. mr. bradetich suggested starting down bow, then doing a hooked down bow on the B and E. it worked well. good luck to you as well, i think you're auditions are this weekend?