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‘For me this recording is almost like an exorcism’ – Amandine Beyer on playing the music of C.P.E Bach
For Amandine Beyer and her Gli Incogniti period ensemble, the string symphonies of C.P.E. Bach represented an opportunity to record difficult but exhilarating repertoire. Charlotte Gardner recalls attending the 2019 sessions, as the album nears its release following Covid-19 delays
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December
We examine the ‘Willemotte’ violin of 1734 – a masterpiece of Stradivari’s late period, now owned by Leonidas Kavakos. There’s an article on a newly discovered cadenza to Beethoven’s Violin Concerto by Vieuxtemps, and a look at the history of the viola d’amore..
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The Dover Quartet on the idea of the ‘hypermetre’
The ensemble discusses a concept that is not often taught or discussed in musical circles
An advent musical greeting from Dextra Musica
Every day at 11.30am, throughout the month of December, Dextra Musica are sending a small advent greeting, featuring instruments from its collection, at: www.klassiskkarantene.no/julekalender
The Strad Calendar 2021: Gasparo da Salò double bass c.1580
The workmanship of this bass is typical of Gasparo, with the distinctive double purfling and long, widely set f-holes
The Strad Calendar 2021: Giovanni Battista Rogeri cello 1695
The arching of the Rogeri is flat, unlike the bulbous forms of most of his contemporary makers
Cello varnish badly damaged in calamitous hand sanitiser spill
The repair job on the instrument’s coating took more than 80 hours
Auner Quartett violinist plays ‘ex Rouse-Boughton’ Stradivari
the Auner Quartett from Vienna recently received two more Instruments from the National Bank of Austria, a Giovanni Grancino cello (‘ex Piatti’, - ‘ex Dunlop’, Milano 1706); and an Antonio Stradivari violin (‘ex Rouse-Boughton’, Cremona 1698).
The Strad Calendar 2021: Carlo Bergonzi ‘Kreisler’ violin 1735
The ‘Kreisler’s characteristically thin yet intensely coloured varnish is in abundance
Opinion: Being conscious
Developing musical potential requires a real sense of critical awareness as students grow, writes cellist Cecilia Radic
Masterclass: Alban Gerhardt on Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto no.1
In the first of two articles, the German cellist shows the importance of pulse, planning and precision in the first two movements of this underestimated Romantic concerto
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New Jacqueline du Pré opera set to tour
’We’ll Never Let You Down’ brings together music by three Dutch composers
New Jacqueline du Pré opera set to tour
An advent musical greeting from Dextra Musica
Eleanor Corr, Royal Overseas League Gold Medalist, plays Grieg’s Violin Sonata
The Spell and the Promise - a lock-down video with dancers
‘Rising’ by Antonia Luxem: a film exploring our relationship with space in lock-down
Pekka Kuusisto performs with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra
The Strad Calendar 2021: Gasparo da Salò double bass c.1580
Janine Jansen and Gustavo Dudamel on the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto
Xuanhan Xu, winner of Pablo Casals International Award 2020, performs for competition audition
Irish cellist Patrick Dexter gives lockdown performance against scenic backdrop
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Book review: House of Music: Raising the Kanneh-Masons
Janet Banks reviews a memoir by the matriarh of the multitalented Kanneh-Mason household
Book review: Violin Technique in Practice
Alex Laing reviews an innovative new technique book aimed at all ages
Book review: Easy Concert Pieces for string quartet or string orchestra
Anne Inglis reviews the latest collection for young players by Peter Mohrs
Concert review:Tabea Zimmermann, members of the Berlin Philharmonic
Carlos María Solare hears a performance at the Berlin Philharmonie on 23 September 2020
Concert reviews: Dreamstage
Bruce Hodges tunes in to a new live streaming platform co-founded by cellist Jan Vogler
Spektral Quartet: Experiments in Living
A collection of contrasting music that’s more than just a game of chance
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