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Old 09-01-2008, 07:21 PM
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Cool posted from a European Orchestra Pro..

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{Quote from me from my old Bass spotted thread} Now, can you please come over here Mikko and help me learn this crazy Nielsen's 4th. It's driving me batty..
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{Quote from Mikko Moilanen} hehe, try the 5th.
first time i played that symphony nobody in our section looked to the note.
"you just have to memorize it". yes, sir.. indeed!

we played nielsens 4th a few times on tour. once again "you just have to memorize it and remember those sforzatos!".
it surely is a pain to play. but still, we played it glorious and i have to admit all that PAINFUL work really paid out. and first times i played it.. it was televized!
Well, yes. I have the 32nds just about memorized now. I go up the D-string for the G#/A each time up and down and play the B/C# with a smaller shift on the G-string. I play the high F# with my Thumb but running up there I seem to sometimes just play it any way and use the Thumb afterwards from there on down. Is this anything like the way you finger it?
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