Early Recordings and Musical Style

Contents

• Introduction
• Part I . Rhythm:
• 1. Flexibility of tempo;
• 2. Tempo rubato;
• 3. Long and short notes;
• Part II . Vibrato:
• 4. String vibrato;
• 5. Woodwind vibrato;
• Part III . Portamento:
• 6. Solo portamento;
• 7. Orchestral portamento;
• Part IV . Implications:
• 8. Implications for the nineteenth century;
• 9. Implications for the future; Notes; Discography.