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Masterclass: Fauré Violin Sonata no.1 in A major, first movement

2023-05-31T07:01:00+01:00

Violinist Fenella Humphreys discovers the intricate patterns that make up a work full of colour and contrast, and how their interplay shapes performance

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Masterclass: Leila Josefowicz on Berg Violin Concerto Second Movement - part 2

2023-05-24T09:01:00+01:00

In the second of two articles, Leila Josefowicz discusses the Adagio of the second movement, in the context of the Viennese School and the Neue Sachlichkeit era

Fenella Humphreys 2 - ©Alejandro Tamagno

Masterclass: Fauré Violin Sonata no.1 in A major, first movement

2023-05-31T07:01:00+01:00

Violinist Fenella Humphreys discovers the intricate patterns that make up a work full of colour and contrast, and how their interplay shapes performance

LJ Chris Lee

Masterclass: Leila Josefowicz on Berg Violin Concerto Second Movement - part 2

2023-05-24T09:01:00+01:00

In the second of two articles, Leila Josefowicz discusses the Adagio of the second movement, in the context of the Viennese School and the Neue Sachlichkeit era

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Masterclass: Glazunov Elegy in G minor for viola and piano op.44

2023-04-26T09:11:00+01:00

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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Masterclass: violist Emilie Hörnlund on Beethoven String Quartet op.59 no.1

2022-03-16T15:55:00+00:00

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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Masterclass: Bruch Romance for Viola and Orchestra op.85

2022-01-25T23:57:00+00:00

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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Masterclass: The Takács Quartet performs Brahms’s String Quartet no.3

2021-11-16T14:30:00+00:00

Violist Richard O’Neill gives his thoughts on performing the work in the November 2021 issue

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Masterclass: Johannes Moser on Brahms Cello Sonata no.1 op.38

2022-03-25T12:33:00+00:00

Cellist Johannes Moser 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. From December 2017

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Masterclass: Bach Cello Suite no.5, Prélude, by Jean-Guihen Queyras

2022-01-11T11:30:00+00:00

Practical tips to help you master the challenges of this most fundamental of repertoire

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Masterclass: Schumann’s Adagio and Allegro op.70

2021-12-09T10:20:00+00:00

Cellist Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt discusses how to produce a true legato and varied tone colours appropriate to this tempestuous work. From February 2016

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Masterclass: A lesson in performing short pieces by Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt

2021-11-17T09:15:00+00:00

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

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Masterclass: Dittersdorf Double Bass Concerto, K172

2018-09-24T13:41:00+01:00

Berlin Philharmonic bassist Edicson Ruiz advocates Viennese tuning and a period bow to bring out the best in this sonorous Classical work

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The Strad Masterclass: Leon Bosch on Dragonetti's 'Famous Solo' for double bass

2017-02-22T00:00:00+00:00

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.

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Left-hand pivots and the crab fingering system with bassist François Rabbath

2015-09-21T00:00:00+01:00

The French soloist and teacher advises on how to improve intonation and dexterity on the double bass. From the October 2015 issue