All period articles
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Premium ❘ Debate
Early vibrato was one aspect of a vastly different sound world
A response to Beverly Jerold’s article 'Did early string players use continuous vibrato?' by Kevin Class
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News
Obituary: British cellist Jennifer Ward Clarke
Born June 20 1935, the artist and teacher was a leading figure in the period instrument movement
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Blogs
Playing with gut strings and a period bow refines your awareness of sound
Chiaroscuro Quartet second violinist Pablo Hernán Benedí explains why the ensemble chooses to perform entirely on period set-ups
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Focus
Did early string players use continuous vibrato?
Contrary to current thinking, a light vibrato was the order of the day for 18th-century musicians, asserts Beverly Jerold