All Masterclass articles – Page 3
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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: 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: 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: 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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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: 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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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Debussy Cello Sonata
Abel Selaocoe delves deep into the first movement of Debussy’s only sonata for cello
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: 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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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: 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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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: 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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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: 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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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: 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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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: 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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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: 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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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: 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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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Moray Welsh on Schubert’s Arpeggione Sonata first movement
Moray Welsh looks at the cello version of the first movement, whose successful execution requires boundless musicality, lyricism and technical finesse
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Bruch Romance for Viola and Orchestra op.85
Violist and composer Konstantin Boyarsky considers nerves, narrative and the influence of the opera in his discussion of this late Romantic piece
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: A lesson in performing short pieces by Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt
The cellist gives advice on how to present Fauré’s Élégie, Elgar’s Salut d’amour, and Saint-Saëns’s ‘The Swan’ with colour, contrast and expression
