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ReviewBook review: String Virtuosi in Eighteenth-Century Naples: Culture, Power, and Music Institutions
Robin Stowell appraises Guido Olivieri’s monograph on the great players of the mid-Italian city during the Enlightenment era
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Premium ❘ FeatureScarampella and Gadda: The art of the deal
Signed 100 years ago, an agreement between luthier Stefano Scarampella and his apprentice Gaetano Gadda has recently been discovered. Philip Kass explains how it shines a light on the business relationship between two of Mantua’s leading 20th-century makers
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Premium ❘ FeatureTelemann’s Viol Fantaisies on the viola
When a long-lost set of Telemann bass viol fantaisies was found in a private collection a few years ago, Mikhail ‘Misha’ Galaganov set about arranging them for the viola. Here he explores the history of the works and reveals some of the challenges he encountered in his quest
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Premium ❘ FeatureLuigi Mozzani: Renaissance Man
As a luthier, musician, composer, teacher and successful businessman, Luigi Mozzani spread his talents far and wide. Lorenzo Frignani examines his eventful career, which produced all kinds of instruments
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NewsUS National Music Museum begins reopening project
The institution, which has been closed for several years, will reopen in phases throughout 2023
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FocusThe rhetorical nature of Baroque music: learning to speak with the bow
Walter Reiter discusses how the rhetorical narrative in Baroque music must be reflected in how players use the bow, illustrating the parallels between spoken word and string playing
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ArticleUnsung masters from America’s ‘first school’ of bow making
In this extract from the November 2019 issue, Raphael Gold tells the story of Ernst Lohberg, one of three outstanding makers from the early-20th century who trained at William Lewis & Son and whose work was revered by Heifetz, Milstein and Stern