Book Reviews – Page 8
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ReviewBook review: From the Leader’s Chair
Tully Potter reviews the autobiography of British concertmaster and chamber musician Kenneth Sillito
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ReviewBook review: The Viola da Gamba
Robin Stowell reviews a book released in Italian in 2010, translated into English for the first time
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ReviewBook review: Classical Music for Children: 22 Easy Pieces for Violoncello and Piano
Janet Banks reviews a book for young players translated into English for the first time
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ReviewBook review: Stringplay, Stringplay Classics
Anne Inglis reviews the latest in David Brooker’s popular teaching series
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ArticleBook review: Pioneer Violin Virtuose in the Early Twentieth Century
Tully Potter reviews a ‘gendered re-evaluation’ of three female violinists: Maud Powell, Marie Hall, and Alma Moodie
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ReviewBook review: Bach’s Musical Universe: The Composer and His Work
Robin Stowell reviews Christoph Wolff’s analysis of JS Bach’s works
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ReviewBook review: I Segreti di Sgarabotto
John Dilworth explores Andrea Zanrè’s mammoth work paying tribute to luthiers Gaetano and Pietro Sgarabotto
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ReviewBook review: Beethoven’s String Quartet in B Flat Major op.130: Four Lectures
Robin Stowell reviews a book bringing together four lectures by musicologist Hans Keller
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ReviewBook review: Heritage: Cello Etudes of Past Masters
Janet Banks reviews a book of etudes from the Swedish cello virtuoso and teacher
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ReviewBook review: Listening Through the Lens
Julian Haylock reviews the autobiography of British film-maker Christopher Nupen
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ReviewBook review: A Quintessential Quartet: The Story of the Lindsay String Quartet
Tully Potter reviews an account of the famed British foursome, penned by its cellist
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ReviewBook review: The Secret of Technique in Cello Playing
Janet Banks reviews a book of exercises to improve violin technique, transcribed for cello
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ReviewBook review: The Strum Bowing Method and 22 Groove Studies for Strings
Max Grosch reviews two books by fellow jazz violinist Tracy Silverman
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ReviewBook review: Eugène Sartory: Documents and photographs concerning his life and work, presented by his grandson Philippe Dupuy
Philip Brown reviews a book of memories on the great 20th-century bow maker
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ReviewBook review: What Could Be Saved: Bookmatched Novellas and Stories
Julian Haylock reviews a collection of instrument-themed short stories from a respected US writer
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ReviewBook review: Musicians in Motion: 100 Exercises with and without Instrument
Ruth Phillips reviews a book about helping musicians improve their posture, build strength and prevent injuries
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ReviewThe Bridge: Connecting Violin and Fiddle Worlds
Alex Laing reviews a book bringing together two disparate genres of string playing
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ReviewBook review: Bow to Baton: A Leader’s Life
Tully Potter reviews the long-awaited autobiography of violinist–conductor John Georgiadis
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ReviewBook review: B.C. Before Cremona: A Path through History to the Violin
Shem Mackey review John Huber’s trawl through more than a millennium of stringed-instrument development
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ReviewBook review: The Nightingale’s Sonata: The Musical Odyssey of Lea Luboshutz
Tully Potter reviews Thomas Wolf’s comprehensive biography of the 20th-century violinist