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I would like to know what these strange numbers below this legato section of the violin solo sheet of Sarasate's "Zigeunerweisen" ("Gypsy Airs"), Op. 20, measure 7 denote. I know the Roman numeral IV means G string but the 4 & 6 below the A and G make no sense. Can someone please help me — whomever is familiar with "Gypsy Airs".
I am talking about the circled numbers we can get to the 6 on the other note later
If you look closely, you'll see that the 4 and 6 have slightly different font size and orientation.
The 4 refers to the finger, the 6 to the sextuplet (in the next bar you can see that the "6" is above the staff).
Writing them next to each other is a terrible idea, as the "6" could have been written on top just like the next bar, and the small slur between them has no reason to be there: it can't be a legato articulation, since the G is already part of another slur.
The scores on IMSLP are more clear.
