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Technique: The art of Bach on the viola

2026-10-30T08:46:00

Marc Sabbah © Clara Evens-02

Marc Sabbah on playing solo Bach on the modern viola

There is everything in solo Bach for the string player. Not only does his music encompass the full range of human emotion and experience but in terms of instrumental technique, intonation, and questions of texture, tempo and dynamics, it poses every challenge a string player could face…

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