All baroque articles – Page 3

News

The Strad December 2015 issue is out now

2015-11-17T00:00:00Z

British Baroque violinist Rachel Podger speaks about symbolism, sonorities and sacrifice in Biber's Rosary Sonatas

Article

OAE violinist Helen Kruger discusses Baroque phrasing

2015-06-24T00:00:00Z

Another element to consider is how to turn all these notes into musical sentences and to not be afraid to include more space within the music.'The National Centre for Early Music, working alongside string players from the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, has launched a Baroque String ...

Article

Adrian Shepherd (1939–2013)

2013-08-06T00:00:00Z

Cellist and ensemble director Adrian Shepherd has died at the age of 74. For 20 years he served as principal cellist in the Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO), but was best known as the founder of the chamber ensemble Cantilena, which mainly comprised players from the orchestra.Born in 1939 in ...

Debate

Embrace the difference

2013-06-30T00:00:00Z

Luthiers often have more experience than players of Baroque instruments and bows. So, says US bow maker David Hawthorne, they should be fearless in producing authentic equipment to enlighten and inform