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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Esther Yoo on Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto Third Movement
Esther Yoo imagines a ballroom of swirling summer dancers and secret trysts as she talks through the sparkling third movement of this magical work
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Masterclass: Rachel Barton Pine on Mendelssohn Violin Concerto
In our April 2017 Masterclass feature, US violinist Rachel Barton Pine shows why the first movement is not as easy as often assumed
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Masterclass: Beethoven Grosse Fuge op.133 (part one)
Belcea Quartet violist Krzysztof Chorzelski guides us on a journey that requires courage from both listener and performer
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Masterclass: Daniel Hope on the Franck Violin Sonata
The violinist takes a look at the second movement of the work and highlights the importance of a perfect piano-violin partnership
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Masterclass: Hummel Potpourri for viola and piano
Violist Timothy Ridout considers the endless invention and simple elegance of a work written for popular appeal
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Masterclass: Schumann sonata no.1 op.105 for violin and piano
Alexandra Wood explores the passionate and highly effective work of a composer tormented by his own ideals
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Masterclass: Debussy Cello Sonata
Abel Selaocoe delves deep into the first movement of Debussy’s only sonata for cello
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How to practise Hummel: Tabea Zimmermann’s video guide
The violist offers tips and advice on how to approach the first movement of Hummel Sonata op.5 no.3
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Masterclass: Hummel Sonata op.5 no.3 for Piano and Viola
Violist Tabea Zimmermann offers her advice on how to practise this playful, virtuosic work
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Masterclass: Mozart String Quartet K428
In the first movement of Mozart’s third ‘Haydn’ quartet Johanna Staemmler, second violinist of the Armida Quartet, discusses the importance of harmony, colour and intellectual complexity
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Masterclass: Franck Violin Sonata (Cello Version)
Preserving energy, planning ahead and prioritising phrasing in every line are key to cellist Antonio Meneses’s interpretation of the fourth movement
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Masterclass: Debussy Violin Sonata in G minor
Fedor Rudin explores the emotionally volatile first movement of a sonata written by an anxious composer tormented by illness, old age and war
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Masterclass: Simon Standage on Bach’s Violin Sonata in E major
Early music expert Simon Standage discusses historically informed performance, interpretation and balancing violin and harpsichord in the first two movements of BWV1016
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Masterclass: Bruch’s Kol Nidrei op.47
Amanda Forsyth talks about finding inspiration from a Jewish cantor to help her play emotional slides and singing phrases
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Masterclass: Christine Hoock on Vanhal Double Bass Concerto
In our August 2016 issue, double bassist Christine Hoock emphasises serenity, clarity and flow, and the importance of preparation when tackling the first movement of this overtly Classical piece
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Masterclass: Johannes Moser on Brahms Cello Sonata no.1 op.38
Cellist Johannes Moser takes a look at structure, character and speed, and explains why it is so important to honour the composer’s bowings, in the first and second movements of the E minor Sonata. From December 2017
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Masterclass: Eldbjørg Hemsing on Grieg Violin Sonata no.2 in G Major
To bring out all the joy, innocence and darkness in this first movement, it is essential to understand its combined roots in classical composition and Norwegian folk music, explains Eldbjørg Hemsing
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Masterclass: violist Emilie Hörnlund on Beethoven String Quartet op.59 no.1
Swedish violist Emilie Hörnlund, of the Chiaroscuro Quartet, discusses how to achieve optimal articulation, balance and flow in the first movement of the first ‘Rasumovsky’ Quartet
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Masterclass: Beethoven String Quartet op.132
Jacqueline Thomas, cellist of the Brodsky Quartet, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, looks at a third movement written by a composer convalescing from a near life-ending illness
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‘The viola timbre is so like a human voice’: Konstantin Boyarsky on Bruch’s Romance
The principal viola of the Royal Opera House discusses the connection between opera and Max Bruch’s Romance for Viola and Orchestra
