All recording articles
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BlogsStudio Strings: Recording the violin’s timeless sound
Donna Maurer provides simple tips for getting the best results from a home studio
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Blogs6 tips for empowered recording: Susanna Klein
In the first of a three-part guide to practice strategies, the violinist gives advice on how to reap the benefits of recording yourself in your practice sessions
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VideoCombining ‘the raw intimate sound of Zak’s voice with the organic sounds of the cello’: Same Boat by Sheku Kanneh-Mason
The British cellist’s latest album Song was released on 9 September
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Focus6 recording tips from Daniel Müller-Schott
The German cellist reveals some of the practical and artistic conditions he got right for his new album of Russian repertoire
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FocusCecilia Zilliacus brings a distinctly Nordic flavour to the Brahms Violin Concerto
In our latest Session Report we join the Swedish violinist in the studio as she records Brahms. Interview by Andrew Mellor
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FocusIs own-label recording the right choice if you're not already established?
Creating your debut CD is only the first step on the road to success, as the subsequent marketing process can be just as difficult. Peter Somerford gathers some expert advice
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FocusHilary Hahn on recording a second instalment of solo Bach – 20 years after the first
The violinist recorded her first disc of Bach when she was a teenager. Now, two decades on, she returns to complete the set. Pauline Harding talks to her about constancy and change, and new meanings given to music through experience and memory
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DebateWhy do string players often sound so different on disc than live?
Too many string players are unable to take ownership of their recorded sound because they lack an external perspective, says Charlotte Gardner
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FocusIn the studio with the Signum Quartet – what is the recipe for a successful recording process?
As the Signum Quartet gears up for a focus on the quartets of Jörg Widmann at the first edition of the String Quartet Biennale Amsterdam, its first violinist Florian Donderer and violist Xandi van Dijk report back from their recent recording sessions featuring the contemporary composer’s work
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FocusSession report: Sol Gabetta on 'Dolce Duello', her recording collaboration with Cecilia Bartoli
The Argentinian cellist recalls the genesis of her latest album, a partnership of equals with mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli – and how their disparate talents played off each other
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VideoNoa Wildschut: trailer for her first album for Warner Classics
Noa Wildschut, the dutch 16-year-old violinist who signed to Warner Classics last year, has released her first album for the label, including Mozart’s Violin Concerto no.5, the ‘Turkish’.
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FocusRecording your playing provides easy and effective feedback. So why isn’t everyone doing it?
With techniques drawn from sport psychology you can retain more of what you learn, says musician and performance psychology expert Christine Carter
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NewsViolinist Itzhak Perlman to perform on Fiddler on the Roof Broadway recording
The 70-year-old virtuoso has recorded a special arrangement by composer John Williams
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NewsThe Strad May 2015 issue is out now
Our 125th birthday issue includes features on how recording changed string playing and the Amati 'King' cello
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BlogsRecording solo violin music is a daunting task
Tamsin Waley-Cohen's new album of solo works by Bartók, Penderecki, Benjamin, Carter and Kurtág pushed the violinist to the physical and emotional extremes
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FocusEXCLUSIVE: David Aaron Carpenter plays Brahms
In February this year, we caught up with US violist David Aaron Carpenter as he was preparing to record Brahms’s Clarinet Quintet op.115 (viola version) with members of the Berlin Philharmonic. You can read the interview in our August issue, available now for download or in print. ...