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ReviewReview: ABRSM Violin Exam Pieces from 2024
Alex Laing reviews the Associated Board’s new violin examination works, from Grades 1 to 8
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ReviewBook review: Chaconne Handbook I–II
Robin Stowell reviews Márta Ábrahám’s treatise on the famed Chaconne, another in her series of discussions of Bach masterpieces
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ReviewBook review: The Empowered Performer
Anne Inglis reviews Sharon L. Stohrer’s text for players on building confidence and conquering performance anxiety
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ReviewBook review: Double Bass Basics
Eloise Riddell reviews Paul Harris and Jessica O’Leary’s new book in their beginner string series, this time aimed at bass players
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ReviewBook review: The Cello, How It Works
Anne Inglis reviews Michael J. Pagliaro’s book, the latest in a series on the workings of musical instruments
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ReviewBook review: The Parramon Tenor Viola
Philip Brown reviews Jordi Pinto’s book about an unusual instrument from the early 20th century
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ReviewBook review: The Handy Double Bassist: Maintenance, adjustments and minor repairs for the non-luthier
Double bass maker Mitch Moehring reads Arnold Schnitzer’s book for players on looking after their instrument
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ReviewBook review: Highway Cello
Ruth Hallows reviews cellist Kenneth Wilson’s account of cycling from the UK to Rome with his instrument in tow
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ReviewBook review: If You Only Knew: The Autobiography of violinist David Garrett
Tully Potter reviews the memoir of superstar violinist David Garrett
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ReviewBook review: Cool Beans
Davina Shum reviews the latest collection of duets for string players from Celia Cobb and Naomi Yandell
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ReviewBook review: A Notebook for Viola Players
Carlos María Solare reviews a new edition of Ivo-Jan van der Werff’s classic handbook of tips and hints for violists
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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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ReviewBook review: Crossing Bridges
Raphael Klayman reviews the conversational memoir of US fiddler and teacher Mark O’Connor
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ReviewBook 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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ReviewBook 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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ReviewBook review: Exploring Country and Bluegrass Fiddle
David Lasserson reviews Chris Haigh’s latest exploration of American fiddle music
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ReviewBook 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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ReviewBook 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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ReviewBook 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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ReviewBook 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