All Issue articles – Page 6
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Premium ❘ FeaturePablo Casals: Boundless Expression
The legacy of Pablo Casals is alive and well in the cello playing of today – and can be traced primarily to the methods of his colleague Diran Alexanian and favourite student Maurice Eisenberg. Oskar Falta explores the Catalonian cellist’s main vibrato theories, as communicated by his two important ...
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Chinese Tonewoods: Interesting Times
For luthiers worldwide, European wood is still viewed as the best for making stringed instruments – even though China’s forests are filled with high-quality spruce and maple. Xue Peng presents the results of a study comparing the tonewoods of China and Europe, with some startling conclusions
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Session Report: Freedom of Choice
For Jack Liebeck, recording the Brahms and Schoenberg violin concertos has felt like a homecoming – a chance to reflect on the life of his grandfather, and to appreciate the liberties we enjoy today, as he tells Harry White
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William C. Honeyman: The People’s Violin Man
During the 19th century there was an upsurge of interest in violin playing in Britain. At its centre, writes Kevin MacDonald , was the Scottish violinist and writer William C. Honeyman – purveyor of string secrets to the masses and perhaps the inspiration for Sherlock Holmes
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Karen Tuttle: The Violists’ Champion
Violists, particularly in the US, regard Karen Tuttle as a pioneer of pedagogy, tirelessly committed to improving the playing freedom of her students. As this month marks the 100th anniversary of her birth, Carlos María Solare pays tribute to her career, teaching methods and formidable strength of character
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Nash Ensemble: Poetry Nearing Silence
Athletic performances of eclectic music by a British composer
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Vadim Gluzman, Johannes Moser, Yevgeny Sudbin: Tchaikovsky, Babajanian, Schnittke
Vadim Gluzman, Johannes Moser: Tchaikovsky, Babajanian, Schnittke THE STRAD RECOMMENDS The Strad Issue: February 2020 Description: Amazing virtuosity but always at the service of the music Musicians: Vadim Gluzman (violin) Johannes Moser (cello) Yevgeny Sudbin (piano) Works: Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A minor op.50 ‘In Memory ...
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Concert review: Isabelle Faust (violin) et al
Tim Homfray hears the violinist and her cohorts at Wigmore Hall, London, on 23 December 2019
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Concert review: Belcea Quartet
Tim Homfray visits London’s Wigmore Hall on 18 and 20 December 2019 for two all-Beethoven recitals
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Concert review: Alisa Weilerstein (cello) London Symphony Orchestra/François-Xavier Roth
Peter Quantrill gives his thoughts on the performance at London’s Barbican, 19 December 2019
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Concert review: Quatuor Danel
Peter Quantrill waxes lyrical about the recital at Wigmore Hall, London, on 10 December 2019
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Concert review: Aisslinn Nosky (Violin) Handel & Haydn Society
Leah Hollingsworth assesses the playing at Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium, NYC, on 20 December 2019
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Concert review: Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello) Isata Kanneh-Mason (piano)
Bruce Hodges attends the Biritsh cellist’s debut recital at Weill Recital Hall on 11 December 2019
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Concert review: Carolin Widmann (violin) Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Bruce Hodges hears the concert at New York’s 92nd Street Y, on 7 December 2019
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Concert review: The Crypt Sessions: Salon Séance For Benjamin Britten
Leah Hollingsworth reviews the performance at New York’s Church of the Intercession, 4 December 2019
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Book review: Listening Through the Lens
Julian Haylock reviews the autobiography of British film-maker Christopher Nupen
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Book review: A Quintessential Quartet: The Story of the Lindsay String Quartet
Tully Potter reviews an account of the famed British foursome, penned by its cellist
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Book review: The Secret of Technique in Cello Playing
Janet Banks reviews a book of exercises to improve violin technique, transcribed for cello
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Viacheslav Dinerchtein: Weinberg
Impressive immersion in astringent and unconventional unaccompanied sonatas
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