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Masterclass: Debussy Cello Sonata, second and third movements
Cellist Thomas Demenga reflects on the importance of restraint next to the extremes of expressive detail to be brought out in this masterpiece
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Masterclass: Reger’s Three Suites for Solo Viola, op.131d
Hartmut Rohde provides historical hints and practical tips for performing these innovative viola solos
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Masterclass: Schoenberg’s Verklärte Nacht
Thomas Kemp gives practical advice on interpreting this passionate and evocative work for strings
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Masterclass: Jan Vogler on the Schumann Cello Concerto
Jan Vogler gives practical advice to help you tackle and perform one of the composer’s most daring and adventurous works
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Masterclass: Ginastera’s Variaciones concertantes double bass solo
Orin O’Brien gives practical advice to help capture the magic and mystery of this most musically satisfying of bass solos
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Masterclass: Strauss Ein Heldenleben violin solo
Lyn Fletcher gives practical advice to help you perform the extensive violin solo in this Strauss masterpiece
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Masterclass: Fauré Violin Sonata no.1 in A major, first movement
Violinist Fenella Humphreys discovers the intricate patterns that make up a work full of colour and contrast, and how their interplay shapes performance
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Masterclass: Leila Josefowicz on Berg Violin Concerto Second Movement - part 2
In the second of two articles, Leila Josefowicz discusses the Adagio of the second movement, in the context of the Viennese School and the Neue Sachlichkeit era
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Masterclass: Leila Josefowicz on Berg Violin Concerto Second Movement - part 1
ln the first of two articles, Leila Josefowicz explores ideas of feverishness, hallucination, death and resurrection in the second movement of a great 20th-century concerto
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Masterclass: Baiba Skride on the Berg Violin Concerto, first movement
The Latvian violinist discusses the importance of thorough planning, together with emotional engagement, when playing this awkward work
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Masterclass: Glazunov Elegy in G minor for viola and piano op.44
Violist Paul Laraia explores the lyrical possibilities of this miniature masterpiece and the emotional journey on which it takes the listener
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Masterclass: Augustin Hadelich on Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto part 2
Augustin Hadelich discusses Auer’s amendments, the cadenza and applause, in the second of a two-part article about the first movement
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Masterclass: Augustin Hadelich on Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto part 1
In the first of a two-part article Augustin Hadelich discusses timing, tradition and character in the acrobatic first movement
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Masterclass: Antje Weithaas on Brahms Violin Concerto part 2
Antje Weithaas completes her exploration of the concerto’s first movement, in the second of a two-part article
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Masterclass: Beethoven Cello Sonata no.4 in C major
Cellist Amit Peled gives his thoughts on a second movement of introspection and wild exploration
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Masterclass: Antje Weithaas on Brahms Violin Concerto part 1
In the first of a two-part article, Antje Weithaas discusses mystery and contrast in the first movement of this great work
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Masterclass: Mozart Violin Concerto no.4 in D major K218
Violinist Francesca Dego looks at how to play the final movement of this violin concerto with direction, musicality and a sense of fun
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Masterclass: Mendelssohn Violin Concerto 2nd movement
Violinist Tessa Lark delves beneath the surface to discover why the concerto’s second movement is such a pleasure to perform
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Masterclass: Ray Chen on Mozart Violin Concerto no.3
Ray Chen gives bowings, fingerings and ideas for interpretation in the first movement of the popular G major Concerto K216
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Masterclass: Julia Fischer on Beethoven’s Violin Concerto, Third Movement
Conversations between instruments, harmony and articulation all form part of Julia Fischer’s discussion of this joyous third movement