THE SCIENCE OF VIOLIN PLAYING

4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 1st edition. A Fine copy, without a dust jacket as issued. 4to., 176 pp., illustrated with many pages of sheet music. Maroon cloth with title on front board and spine in gilt. A Fine copy, without defect. *** Bronstein was Elmar Oliveira's main teacher, and other note worthy students have included, Michael Ludwig, Martha Strongin Katz, Lya Stern, Jay Zhong, Kerry McDermott, Judith Morse, Estelle Kerner, Richard Auldon Clark and his own daughter Ariana Bronne. *** Bronstein begins with discussions on intonation, right and left-hand technique, and interpretation, then presents detailed insights, at a Master Class level, on the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto, Mozart's Fourth Violin Concerto in D, Saint-Saens Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso Op. 28, Glazunov's Concerto in A minor, Chausson's Poeme, Sibelius' Concerto in D minor, and Tchaikovsky's Concerto in D. Musical scores are meticulously noted with fingerings, bowings and dynamics.