My new piece is Liebesleid (Kreisler)

August 11, 2009 at 2:46 AM

As I said sometime ago, I was looking for a new piece to play. I didn't want another baroque piece, because I'm now polishing the Vivaldi A Minor concerto and like some variety. I think the concerto is overall good, I just need to get more consistent in the first two movements and make the fast arpeggios in the third movement cleaner (yes, the Suzuki version...).

I was wondering in the last post if I could play Thais Meditation, but then for some reason I decided to play Kreisler Liebesleid. It's completely different from the Vivaldi, which is good!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqQ2_2qd-5Y

After I started practicing I was surprised that it is not very hard, and that I could play comfortably all the notes (even in the sixth position). That was nice! It's not hard rhythmically and I can practice all the first six positions. Besides, I can focus on my interpretation and vibrato. I plan to play the Liebesfreud after, and I know it's a bit harder, mainly because of the double stops. I am, however, already practicing some double stops etudes to get prepared.

I'm looking forward to start having classes again. I'm trying to prepare a minimum repertoire to play for my new teacher for him/her to see what I can do and what to work on.

From Ruth Kuefler
Posted on August 16, 2009 at 2:03 AM

I love this piece soooo much. It's happiness and sadness so intertwined that you can never tell which is which, and it's all wrapped up in the most elegant of melodies. Ahhh, Kreisler. :)

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