} New Ševčík Variations

Variation 27

A clear sautillé stroke needs a precise left hand as the fingers…

This whimsical, elegant variation in triplets develops Ševčík’s interest in beginning a…

As with all passages of mixed bowings that combine slurs and separate…

This variation has a lovely lilting character and we need to pay…

This variation requires a fluid control of ricochet (marked jeté by Ševčík)…

This variation is an excellent challenge, testing rhythmic precision and clarity of…

This variation has specific bow division markings which vary according to the…

This variation asks for a spiccato bowing and at tempo is best…

This variation is a good test of bow division, bow speed and…

Ševčík’s 40 variations make us work through a wide range of off-string…

Ševčík in his attention to detail often marks clearly when the bow…

This variation requires the bow to be lifted after the up bow,…

In variation 17 the sautillé is more complex than in variation 16.…

This variation uses sautillé with four bows per note, which allows time…

This elegant variation needs musical thought and offers opportunities to take time…

Practice this variation at first with a slurred bowing on the string,…

Ševčík indicates that we can play this variation either loudly at the…

Variation 12 is an excellent exercise for developing control of the bow…

For variation 11 read Ševčík’s explanation of abbreviations markings, in particular about…

This variation is one of many that develop your control while playing…

This beautiful variation uses a siciliano rhythm and requires musical thought and…

Ševčík marks this variation’s tempo as 1/4 note = 132, to be…

This variation uses a similar bow division pattern to No 5. To…

The ability to switch between playing on the string to playing off…