Book Reviews
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ReviewBook review: The Cello Still Sings: A Generational Story of the Holocaust and of the Transformative Power of Music
Janet Banks reviews Janet Horvath’s moving biographical tale of her family, the Holocaust and what happened next
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Book review: A Notebook for Viola Players
Carlos Maria Solare reviews a new edition of Ivo-Jan van der Werff’s classic handbook of tips and hints for violists
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Book review: Cool Beans
Davina Shum reviews the latest collection of duets for string players from Celia Cobb and Naomi Yandell
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Book review: Crossing Bridges
Raphael Klayman reviews the conversational memoir of US fiddler and teacher Mark O’Connor
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Book review: The Well-Tempered Cello: Life with Bach’s Cello Suites
Janet Banks reviews an account by Miranda Wilson of learning and performing Bach’s Six Cello Suites from memory
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Book review: Jacksons, Monk & Rowe and the Brodsky Quartet: The Formative Years
Tully Potter reviews the memoir of Jacqueline Thomas, cellist of the UK’s Brodsky Quartet for more than 50 years
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Book review: Exploring Country and Bluegrass Fiddle
David Lasserson reviews Chris Haigh’s latest exploration of American fiddle music
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Book review: Bach Revealed: A Player’s Guide to the Solo Cello Suites by J.S. Bach
Janet Banks reviews a new concept of learning and playing Bach’s Cello Suites
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Book review: What She’s Like: A Memoir
Ruth Hallows reviews the autobiography of Helen O’Hara, best known as the violinist in 80s pop band Dexy’s Midnight Runners
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Book review: Pizzicato Performance Collection: Fifteen Pizzicato Works for the Beginning String Orchestra
Celia Cobb reviews Doug Spata’s book of pizzicato works for string orchestra, including a teacher’s edition
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Book review: Questionario Renzo Bacchetta del 1936
Alberto Giordano reviews a survey of Italian luthiers from the 1930s, which gives an insight into the working methods and culture of the time
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Book review: Vaughan Williams
Julian Haylock reviews Eric Saylor’s biography of the English composer, published to mark the 150th anniversary of his birth
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Book review: Top Secrets for Cellists: An Organized Method of String Playing
Janet Banks reviews a new edition of János Starker’s treatise on cello performance
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Book review: The Carlo Bergonzi Violins in Baron Johann Knoop’s Collection
The Carlo Bergonzi Violins in Baron Johann Knoop’s Collection Ed. Andrea Zanrè 112PP ISBN 9788890719455 Edizioni Scrollavezza & Zanrè/Jan Röhrmann €150 The third in this impressive series of violin analysis books is a triumph, filled with fascinating chapters and detailed high-resolution photographs and images from ...
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Book review: Suzuki: The Man and His Dream to Teach the Children of the World
Andrew Braddock, editor of the American Suzuki Journal, reviews Eri Hotta’s biography of the founder of the Suzuki method
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Book review: How to Practice Music
Celia Cobb reviews Andrew Eales’ short volume on the best practice strategies
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Book review: Jazz Violin Etudes: Jazz Scales Every Violinist Should Know
Alex Laing reviews Harry Hunt Jr’s volume for violinists on how to practise jazz scales most effectively
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Book review: The Northern Silence: Journeys in Nordic Music and Culture
Robin Stowell reviews Andrew Mellor’s account and analysis of music in the Nordic countries
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Book review: The Creative Worlds of Joseph Joachim
Robin Stowell reviews a collection of papers on the 19th-century violin virtuoso, edited by Valerie Woodring Goertzen and Robert Whitehouse Eshbach
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Book review: The Caldersmith Papers: Writings on Guitar and Violin Acoustics
Jim Woodhouse reviews a collection of papers by Australian luthier and researcher Graham Caldersmith, from the 1970s to 2000s
