Janet Banks

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  Review: ABRSM Cello Exam Pieces from 2024

  2023-09-13T08:43:42.070

  Janet Banks reviews the new syllabus for the Associated Board’s cello exams, from Grades 1 to 5

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  Violinist Danae Papamattheou-Matschke: Bridges

  2023-08-31T08:30:00

  An enticing introduction to Greek violin works of the last century

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  Sandra Lied Haga: Franck, Strohl

  2023-07-31T09:11:00

  A real rarity rubs shoulders with the familiar, to refreshing effect

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  The Strad Recommends: Richard Boothby, Asako Morikawa: Alfonso Ferrabosco the Younger

  2023-06-23T08:30:00

  A viol master puts a bass instrument in the spotlight

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  Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Camerata Bern: Maria Mater Meretrix

  2023-06-05T06:15:00

  A magnificent voyage of discovery from a musical maverick

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  Book review: The Cello Still Sings: A Generational Story of the Holocaust and of the Transformative Power of Music

  2023-05-17T08:27:18.127

  Janet Banks reviews Janet Horvath’s moving biographical tale of her family, the Holocaust and what happened next

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  Raphael Wallfisch: In Exile

  2023-04-21T08:30:00

  A timeless subject is explored in a new concerto for cello and voice

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  Book review: The Well-Tempered Cello: Life with Bach’s Cello Suites

  2023-04-19T09:01:05.057

  Janet Banks reviews an account by Miranda Wilson of learning and performing Bach’s Six Cello Suites from memory

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  Phantasm: The Well-Tempered Consort III

  2023-03-23T09:50:00

  A final volume of Bach yields delights

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  Book review: Bach Revealed: A Player’s Guide to the Solo Cello Suites by J.S. Bach

  2023-03-22T10:00:00

  Janet Banks reviews a new concept of learning and playing Bach’s Cello Suites

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  Leonard Elschenbroich: Brahms Analogue

  2023-01-26T09:37:00

  Classic recording techniques meld perfectly with modern mastery

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  Book review: Top Secrets for Cellists: An Organized Method of String Playing

  2023-01-25T09:38:40.007

  Janet Banks reviews a new edition of János Starker’s treatise on cello performance

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  Les Ombres: Bach–Abel Society

  2023-01-12T09:16:00

  A delightful re-enactment of 18th-century London music making

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  Zuill Bailey: Ellen Taaffe Zwilich

  2022-11-18T08:51:00

  A brand-new cello concerto from a Pulitzer prize-winner

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  Book review: Practice Mind: The Complete Practice Model

  2022-10-12T08:02:57.650

  Janet Banks reviews the latest volume by Hans Jørgen Jensen and Oleksander Mycyk on the best methods of practising the cello

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  Jorge Jiménez: Rethinking Bach

  2022-09-30T08:16:00

  A persuasive reimagining of a keyboard masterpiece

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  Andreas Brantelid et al: 48 Strings: Music for one, two, four and twelve cellos

  2022-08-16T22:12:34

  Cello virtuosity elevated to high art through compelling musicality

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  Daniel Hope: Bach

  2022-06-27T13:00:00

  An outstanding dance-infused account of these much-recorded works

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  Book review: Audition Day: Your Guide for a Successful Orchestral Cello Audition

  2022-06-22T11:02:00

  Janet Banks reads a guide for budding orchestra members to secure their dream job, by Boston-based cellist Blaise Déjardin

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  Aquinas Piano Trio: Haydn

  2022-05-27T08:02:00

  A British ensemble makes the case for youthful Haydn

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