All Issue articles – Page 3
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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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Book 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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Peter Sheppard Skærved: The Great Violins, Vol. 3: Antonio Stradivari 1685
Beautiful playing in a fascinating exploration of a 17th-century manuscript
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Brooklyn Rider: Healing Modes
Brooklyn Rider: Healing Modes The Strad Issue : June 2020 Description : An album for our times from this boundary-breaking quartet Musicians : Brooklyn Rider Works : Music by Beethoven, Roberts, Esmail, Frank, Du Yun and Shaw Catalogue Number : IN A ...
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Brinton Averil Smith: Exiles in Paradise
Music by European composers who became Los Angeles neighbours
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Clare Howick: British Violin Sonatas
Gems from British composers captured by an outstanding violin and piano duo
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Pierre Fouchenneret, Shuichi Okada: Merlin, Schubert
A Schubert-inspired octet plus a delightful performance of the original
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Ibrahim Aziz: Handel, Sainte-Colombe Le Fils
Commendable collection of works for viola da gamba by Handel – or are they?
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Phantasm: Bach – The Well-Tempered Consort
Keyboard works joyfully and successfully adapted to viol consort
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Premium ❘ Feature
130th Anniversary: Taking Stock
As The Strad celebrates its 130th anniversary this month, stringed instrument expert Philip Kass looks at the future of the industry, while music journalist Charlotte Gardner examines what might be on the cards for players
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Career in Bloom: Tabea Zimmermann
For Tabea Zimmermann, 2020 represents a new flowering in her musical life. Amanda Holloway speaks to the German violist about directing her final Beethoven-Woche, her new recording projects, expanding the viola repertoire and imparting her wisdom to the next generation
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Luthiers and RSI: Taking the Strain
For instrument makers, repetitive strain injuries can mean untold pain and misery – and possibly the end of their career. Luthier Cameron Robertson explains how, with the help of occupational therapist Sara Propes, he adapted his work process to guard against the problems of RSI in the future
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Music Therapy: A Different Way to Help
Music therapy can be a fulfilling profession for any musician looking to make a significant impact in the community. Violinist and music therapist Joy Gravestock outlines the routes to this rewarding career and describes a typical day in the field
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Fitzwilliam Quartet: Schubert
Much to discover in searching versions of two great late-Classical quartets
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Jean-Guihen Queyras: Complices
A fabulously accomplished collection of encores from accomplices
