All Issue articles – Page 8
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Raphaela Gromes: Romantic Cello Concertos
Romantic cello works yield delights in the hands of a passionate advocate
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Trio Isimsiz: Fauré, Schubert, Brahms
Eagerly anticipated follow-up to an impressive debut from BB Trust artists
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Dover Quartet: Beethoven
Beautifully judged traversal of op.18 quartets never fails to hit the mark
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Nathan Meltzer: To Roman Totenberg
Promising playing but still a way to go on this tribute to a renowned violinist
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Tabea Zimmermann: Solo II
Long-awaited follow-up to violist’s first Bach album doesn’t disappoint
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November 2020: Welcome
The Strad’s editor Charlotte Smith introduces the November 2020 issue
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Dover Quartet: United in sound
After twelve years together, the Dover Quartet is marking its graduation to the ranks of mature ensembles with a new Beethoven recording cycle and a residency at the Curtis Institute. The players speak to Charlotte Smith from the Bravo! Vail Music Festival
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The Spice of Life: Teaching different styles
Too often string teachers shy away from embracing styles outside the Western classical canon, but in doing so they’re ignoring a wealth of useful skills and techniques, not to mention repertoire, writes Julie Lyonn Lieberman
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Carlo Bisiach: Dispatches from the front line
Gennady Filimonov examines the letters between Carlo Bisiach (1892–1968) and his American representative Leo D. Larsson, which provide a fascinating perspective on the violin trade in the 1930s and 40s, as well as an insight into the Italian luthier’s working methods
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Leonard Rose: All about the bow
American cellist Leonard Rose was a consummate performer and pedagogue, whose velvety tone was the result of complete mastery of the bow arm. Oskar Falta explores some of his bowing theories and speaks to former students about his teaching techniques
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Hollywood Bow Makers: Unsung heroes of the silver screen
Lasting from the late 1920s to 1960, Hollywood’s golden age was a boom time for musicians, and those who catered for them. Raphael Gold tells the stories of some of the era’s best-regarded LA bow makers, and reveals why their work should be better known today
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Session Report: American dreams
On his latest album, German violinist Frank Peter Zimmermann devotes himself to the works of Bohuslav Martinů and Béla Bartók, two immigrants to the US in the wake of the Second World War, as Tom Stewart reports
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Book review: Jean Sibelius’s Violin Concerto
Robin Stowell reviews a comprehensive guide to one of the most important and popular concertos of the 20th century
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Book review: Joy of Music
Anne Inglis reviews a collection of string highlights from the archives of Schott Music
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Festival review: Pärnu Music Festival 2020
Andrew Mellor attends the performances at Pärnu Concert Hall, Estonia, from 16-23 July
