De Boevé on Schubert's Arpeggionne

De Boevé on Schubert's Arpeggionne

Reina Sofía student Javier Serrano Santaella is accompanied by pianist Jesús Gómez Madrigal in this masterclass of professor Wies De Boevé on the first movement "Allegro moderato" of Schubert's Arpeggionne. The general idea after the student’s performance is to play more fluent - the flow always goes ahead - and the professor advises him to always follow the original manuscript. Wies De Boevé gives indications about phrasing and articulation, about string crossing and shifting, and corrects the bow inclination – with a more circular movement of the arm. Other corrections are dynamics, pitch duration, character, agogics, ornamentation, contact point with the string, and softer pizziccati – a round position of the fingers. Furthermore, the professor proposes the student to work on the bass register and points out the harmony that contributes to create a character of ‘dramatic surprise’ in a certain passage.