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All Mats Lidstrom articles

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Technique: Cello warm-ups - the bow arm

2022-09-01T07:32:00Z

Cellist Mats Lidström discusses how to prepare the whole body for efficient, time-saving repertoire practice
Focus
The final five bars of the Prelude from Bach’s Cello Suite in D minor

2022-01-10T11:41:00Z

Mats Lidström, the Leo Stern Professor of Cello at London’s Royal Academy of Music, examines the curious and sudden omission of rhythm and flow in the final five bars of Bach’s Prelude in D minor for solo cello, in this extract from the January 2022 issue
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Technique: Cello warm-ups - the left-hand

2021-04-13T20:54:00Z

Exercises and advice to help string players develop a left hand that is strong, balanced and agile
Review
Book review: Heritage: Cello Etudes of Past Masters

2020-02-27T15:05:00Z

Janet Banks reviews a book of etudes from the Swedish cello virtuoso and teacher

All Mats Lidstrom articles

Technique: Cello warm-ups - the bow arm

The final five bars of the Prelude from Bach’s Cello Suite in D minor

Technique: Cello warm-ups - the left-hand

Book review: Heritage: Cello Etudes of Past Masters