Technique: Expressive fingerings on the violin

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Violinist Lucie Robert explores the art of expressive fingerings

Music is a language of ideas and expression, so expressive fingering is all about our individual connection with the music that we play. For this reason, we need to allow ourselves to seek out the best possible choices to serve the music well and to interpret it with real personal meaning, and not put our convenience and safety first…

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