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Masterclass: Ravel’s second violin sonata
Philippe Graffin explores how to create an orchestra of abstract colours and characters in the first movement of the French composer’s last chamber work
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Trade secrets: cutting f-holes
A methodical way of completing this elegant but delicate part of the making process by WILLIAM CASTLE, luthier based in Whitchurch, Shropshire, UK
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In focus: a 1937 violin by Paolo De Barbieri
Paolo De Barbieri was born in 1889 in Genoa. In 1902, aged 13, he left a note on the kitchen table which read ‘Back in a minute’: he left home for about six years to work as a cabin boy. He completed his military service in the navy and in ...
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My favourite things
Norwegian cellist TRULS MØRK reveals the figures, instruments and recording that mean the most to him
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January 2020: Welcome
The Strad’s editor Charlotte Smith introduces the January 2020 issue
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Three Lives in One
Yehudi Menuhin’s extraordinarily multifaceted life and career more than surpassed the traditional role of the solo concert violinist. Here friends, family and colleagues who knew him, studied with him and worked alongside him describe their association with and memories of the great man
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Heart of the Matter - A Tribute to Dorothy DeLay
Dorothy DeLay brought compassion, humour and rigorous practice to her lessons during five decades that saw her teach two generations of string players. One hundred years after DeLay was born, Laurie Niles talks to Itzhak Perlman and other former students and assistants about her singular teaching style
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8 ways to improve Baroque performance
Tips from The Strad’s archive on the use of vibrato, bow strokes and rhythmic hierarchy
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November 2019: Welcome
The Strad’s editor Charlotte Smith introduces the November 2019 issue
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Analysis: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
In these environmentally aware times, players will be conscious of the long-term impact of the strings they’re using. What are manufacturers doing to set their minds at rest? Peter Somerford finds out
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October 2019: Welcome
The Strad’s editor Charlotte Smith introduces the October 2019 issue
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September 2019: Welcome
The Strad’s editor Charlotte Smith introduces the September 2019 issue
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August 2019: Welcome
The Strad’s editor Charlotte Smith introduces the August 2019 issue
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