All Regulars articles – Page 30
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Premium ❘ FeatureTrade Secrets: Repairing a bow thumb groove with epoxy and modelling clay
A non-invasive method for a fairly common task in bow restoration
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Premium ❘ FeatureIn Focus: A 1957 cello by Sesto Rocchi
Alberto Giordano examines the 20th-century Italian instrument
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Mozart Violin Concerto no.4 in D major K218
Violinist Francesca Dego looks at how to play the final movement of this violin concerto with direction, musicality and a sense of fun
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Premium ❘ FocusSentimental Work: Viotti’s Ranz des Vaches
Peter Sheppard Skærved on how Viotti’s short piece Ranz des Vaches had a seismic effect on him
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Article‘My whole person was struck by extraordinary tones’: G.B. Viotti on the ‘Ranz des Vaches’
In the March 2023 issue, violinist Peter Sheppard Skærved discusses his love for this short piece by Giovanni Battista Viotti (1755–1824).
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VideoPeter Sheppard Skærved gives an open-air performance of Viotti’s Ranz des Vaches
The British violinist chose the piece as his Sentimental Work for the March 2023 issue
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Premium ❘ FeatureMaking Matters: The curious nature of 'Off-Beat Violins'
Andrew Carruthers presents the results of his Covid-19 lockdown project, the ‘Off-Beat Violins’ – a synthesis of art, music and the forms of the natural world
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Mendelssohn Violin Concerto 2nd movement
Violinist Tessa Lark delves beneath the surface to discover why the concerto’s second movement is such a pleasure to perform
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Premium ❘ FeatureIn Focus: A 1689 Andrea Guarneri cello
Julian Hersh examines an instrument from one of the most important families of Italian violin makers
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Premium ❘ FocusPostcard from Kerteminde: Chamber Music at Lundsgaard
The beautiful Lundsgaard Estate on the Danish island of Funen is the setting for an imaginative summer chamber music festival, as Emma Baker discovers
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Premium ❘ Feature‘I had to give ten encores in succession’: From the archive: March 1903
Violinist Marie Hall, then just 18 years of age, talks to The Strad about studying with Otakar Ševčík and her burgeoning international career
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Premium ❘ FeatureTechnique: Octaves for cellists
Cellist Seth Parker Woods on overcoming the fear and finding joy in octave practice
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Premium ❘ FeatureIn Focus: A 1933 Ansaldo Poggi violin
Roberto Regazzi examines an instrument by the Italian maker, whose fame and reputation have grown in recent years
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Premium ❘ FocusOpinion: Are regional differences in orchestral tuning really necessary?
Historically, orchestras have tuned to slightly different versions of the note A. Thomas Eisner wonders whether such gradations really matter
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Premium ❘ ArticleAnalysis March 2023: Keeping ledger information in public domain
A lot at a 2022 auction caused a stir among bow researchers and enthusiasts – particularly when it was donated to a public institution to save it from private hands
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Premium ❘ ArticleMarch 2023: Editor’s welcome and contents
The Strad’s editor Emma Baker introduces the March 2023 issue
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Premium ❘ Article‘I spilt olive oil on my bow’ - Letters to the editor: March 2023
A selection of letters The Strad receives each month from its readers around the world: March 2023 issue
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Premium ❘ ArticleProducts March 2023: Jargar Evoke violin strings
A high-end string set for an alternative sound
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