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FocusDid Bach dance? Stylised dance in his Solo Violin Partitas
Following his analysis of Bach’s solo violin sonatas in the July issue, Lewis Kaplan discusses the elements of dance found in the solo violin partitas
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Focus‘We aren’t going back to how it was’ - Esther Yoo on being a musician during the pandemic
In this extract from the August 2021 issue, Esther Yoo shares her experience of the sudden silence brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic and how her positive attitude helped her through dark times
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Antoine Tamestit on Brahms Viola Sonata op.120 no.1 third and fourth movements
Folk dance and fireworks all feature in Antoine Tamestit’s discussion of the third and fourth movements, in the second of two articles about the complete F minor Sonata
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Premium ❘ FeatureFrom the Archive: August 1901
Dr T.L. Phipson recounts the curious case of one ‘Roslin le Beau’, whose exploits on the streets of 1860s London fell afoul of the law
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Premium ❘ FeatureEsther Yoo: A sunny disposition
In the past few years, US violinist Esther Yoo has seen her career blossom as a soloist and chamber player. And despite the pandemic, she has seized every opportunity to grow as a musician, as she tells Amanda Holloway
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Premium ❘ FeatureBach Solo Violin Partitas: Lord of the dance
Three centuries ago, Bach had completed his set of six Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin. In the second of two articles, Lewis Kaplan, senior member of the Juilliard School faculty, discusses interpretation of the three partitas – with reference to Bach’s autograph score
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Premium ❘ FeatureFemale violinists of 18th-century England: Portrait of a lady holding a violin
Taking a Regency portrait of an unknown violinist as his starting point, Kevin MacDonald investigates the lives and careers of Louise Gautherot and other female violinists of Georgian England
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ReviewBook review: The Complete Special Edition of Bach’s Fugues for Solo Violin: Vol.1
Robin Stowell reviews the first two volumes in Biobach Music’s details edition of Bach’s fugues
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Premium ❘ FeatureSession Report: Weathering the storm
Violinist Karen Gomyo’s new album, dedicated to Astor Piazzolla and recorded during the Covid-19 pandemic, was a profound and personal project for all involved, writes Rita Fernandes
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FocusFinding character in Bach’s Sonata no.1 in G minor BWV1001
In this extract from the July 2021 issue, Lewis Kaplan, senior member of the Juilliard School faculty discusses harmony, character and ornamentation in Bach’s first solo violin sonata
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BlogsKeeping it fresh and mixing it up - Solem Quartet on combining old and new works
The Solem Quartet reflect on harnessing creativity to inject new life into canonical works, as well as developing unique new works in collaboration with each other and living composers
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BlogsHow the Taubman Approach can help string players prevent RSIs
Pioneer of the Taubman Approach, pianist and pedagogue Edna Golandsky adapted the method with violinist Sophie Till and shares how returning to natural physical alignment can help string players avoid injury
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Blogs‘I have never entered a competition hoping to win’ - Emma Wernig
Violist Emma Wernig shares her experiences of finding musical freedom within the stressful environment of competitions
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #3: Benjamin Baker on performing solo Bach
Violinist Benjamin Baker speaks about performing all six sonatas and partitas by Bach, as well as how playing solo Bach can inform his playing of contemporary works, and vice versa.
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BlogsImprovising on Bach's solo violin works
In this post originally from 2015, violinist Hugo Ticciati discusses the art of improvisation and using Bach as a basis for musical meditation
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BlogsViolinist Hyung Joon Won on the healing power of Antibody Music
The musician writes about his journey with MIT professor Markus Buehler to create Covid-19 Antibody Music (Protein Antibody in E-minor) – a work derived from the vibrational frequencies of Covid spike proteins and antibodies that they hope will offer therapy against viral disease
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Focus‘A time of gathering clouds’ - Marius May’s early departure from the spotlight
In this extract from the July 2021 issue, Simon May tells the story of his brother Marius May’s withdrawal from performing life, following the cellist’s immense blossoming as a teenage musical talent
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FocusYehudi Menuhin's marked-up copy of Bach's Solo Violin Sonata no.2
Have a small peek into the workings of Menuhin's interpretation. Taken from The Strad's May 2016 issue.
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FocusPlayfulness, humour and religion: character in Bach’s solo violin sonatas
In this extract from the July 2021 issue, Lewis Kaplan, senior member of the Juilliard School faculty, introduces his discussion of character and interpretation of Bach’s three sonatas for solo violin
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Focus‘The way I like to work is not to spend three hours banging my head against a wall’
Violist Timothy Ridout reflects on his ideal working conditions surrounding his new recording of arrangements of Schumann and Prokofiev, as well as how he mimics word-settings on his instrument
