All Masterclass articles – Page 3
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: 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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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: 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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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: 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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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: 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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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: 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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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: 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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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: 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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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: 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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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: 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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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: 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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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: 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
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Augustin Hadelich on Beethoven’s Violin Concerto first movement - part 1
In the first of two articles, Augustin Hadelich looks at direction and flow in the first movement of this notoriously simple and yet deceptively difficult work
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Beethoven Grosse Fuge op.133 (part two)
In the second of two articles, Belcea Quartet violist Krzysztof Chorzelski paints a vivid picture of the dissolution and resolution in the second half of this great work
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Tai Murray on Beethoven’s ‘Triple’ Concerto Part 1
In the first of two articles, violinist Tai Murray discusses individuality, balance and tempo in the lengthy first movement of the op.56 concerto for piano, cello and violin
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Joshua Bell on Bruch Violin Concerto no.1, third movement
The American violinist discusses gypsy style, charisma, flair and contrast in the lively third movement of this much-loved work
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Jack Liebeck on Bruch Violin Concerto no.1
Thoughts on sound, colour, phrasing and interpretation of the first movement from British violinist Jack Liebeck
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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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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: 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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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: 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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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: 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