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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Mendelssohn Variations Op. 17
British cellist Guy Johnston talks about dialogue, contrast and sense of line in the German composer’s Classical–Romantic work
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Masterclass: Beethoven String Quartet No 16 in F Major, Op 135, first movement
Casals Quartet violist Jonathan Brown scrutinises this movement and explains why this piece is less abstract and unruly than many musicians first assume
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Masterclass: Daniel Hope on 'Winter' from Vivaldi's Four Seasons
The British violinist offers ideas on how to conjure a frosty chill through your violin playing. From the January 2015 issue
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Masterclass: Jian Wang on Brahms’s Cello Sonata No.2 in F Major, second and third movements
The Chinese cellist gives advice on how to play the middle movements of this colourful, passionate work, and calls on cellists’ capacity to play cantabile
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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: Julian Rachlin on Brahms’s Viola Sonata in F minor
The Lithuanian-born violinist and violist discusses technical preparation, character and colour in the first and second movements of op.120 no.1
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Masterclass: Christian Tetzlaff on Beethoven’s Violin Concerto – first movement
How to bring out the mystery and joy of one of classical music’s longest opening movements
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Masterclass: Arabella Steinbacher on Ravel’s Tzigane
The German violinist gives advice on how to inject character and charisma into the daunting solo introduction of this much-loved work
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Masterclass: Barnabás Kelemen on the first movement of the ‘Razumovsky’ quartet, op.59 no.1
The leader of the Kelemen Quartet discusses spontaneity and scales in the first movement of this ‘Rasumovsky’ Quartet. From the January 2018 issue
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Klezmer violin technique masterclass with Sophie Solomon
The violin is a vital ingredient of the klezmer sound. In this Masterclass from January 2007, Sophie Solomon, founding member of klezmer fusion band Oi Va Voi and artistic director of London’s Jewish Music Institute, explains that embodying a vocal quality in the instrument is the key to performing this ...
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Masterclass: Maxim Vengerov on the Caprice D’après L’étude En Forme De Valse
Being a good musician is like being a great cook, according to Maxim Vengerov. In this Masterclass first published in the November 2005 issue of The Strad, he gives his recipe for playing a fiendish Saint-Saëns waltz arrangement by Ysaÿe
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Masterclass: Leonidas Kavakos on the Sibelius Violin Concerto
The Finnish composer put all his knowledge as symphonic writer and frustrated violinist into this great, elemental work. First published in The Strad’s January 2008 issue, Leonidas Kavakos’s masterclass explains how to do it justice
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Masterclass: Johannes Moser on Brahms E minor Cello Sonata no.1 op.38
The German-Canandian cellist 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
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The Strad Masterclass: Hartmut Rohde on Reger's Viola Sonata op.107
Taking the first movement, the German violist shows why it is so important to study the original clarinet score of this little-heard work, before approaching the viola version
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Masterclass: Erik Schumann on the Haydn ‘Sunrise’ Quartet, first movement
Erik Schumann, first violinist of the Schumann Quartet, looks at how a good structural understanding of the work’s first movement can lead to a more profound interpretation
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Masterclass: Vadim Gluzman on Brahms’s Violin Sonata no.1
The Israeli violinist discusses why colour, shading and restraint are key in the first movement of this often-misinterpreted work.
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Masterclass: Torleif Thedéen on the Lalo Cello Concerto
Cellist Torleif Thedéen discusses how to give a rhythmic, characterful performance of the first movement of this often-neglected work
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The Strad Masterclass: violist Paul Neubauer on Schubert's Arpeggione Sonata
‘This is not bombastic Schubert. It is a gentle piece and it’s not about showing off - it’s about sharing music between friends’ ViolistPaul Neubauer speaks about performing the second and third movements of Schubert’s Arpeggione Sonata to The Strad, and performs the work in the video above in an ...
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The Strad Masterclass: violinist Vadim Repin on Chausson's Poème op.25
’There are light and hopeful moments, but also very sad moments of absolute hopelessness’ Violinist Vadim Repin speaks about performing Chausson’s Poème op.25 to The Strad, and performs the work in the video above with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Zubin Mehta in 2011. Repin continues The Strad’s marked-up ...
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The Strad Masterclass: Leon Bosch on Dragonetti's 'Famous Solo' for double bass
To say that repeated material always has to be played differently to make it interesting is a flawed interpretation of how we work as human beings' - double bassist Leon Bosch speaks about performing 'The Famous Solo' by Dragonetti to The Strad. The second movement of the piece is performed ...
