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Josef Gingold: 'I'm sorry Mr Ysaÿe, I don't have a good staccato'

Eugène Ysaÿe: 'Ah, don't worry, I'll give you a good staccato - and you won't forget!'

While giving a masterclass for a young Cho-Liang Lin, violinist Itzhak Perlman relays a humorous story, passed on to him by Gingold, about mastering up-bow staccato.

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