All Regulars articles – Page 56
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DebateOpinion: Original and the best?
Scouring the archives for early drafts is fine in the name of research, but when it comes to performance, the composer’s revised version is usually the more satisfying option, writes Charlotte Gardner
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FocusGuy Johnston: Life Lessons
The British cellist reflects on transformative experiences in the US and returning as a teacher to his old student haunts
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Premium ❘ ArticleNovember 2020: Welcome
The Strad’s editor Charlotte Smith introduces the November 2020 issue
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Premium ❘ ArticleSoundpost: Letters to the Editor November 2020
A selection of letters The Strad receives each month from its readers around the world: November 2020 issue
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Premium ❘ NewsAnalysis November 2020: The devil and the deep blue sea
With a Covid-19 second wave looking increasingly likely in the UK, string teachers are faced with the choice of returning to work in schools, or continuing with online tuition. By Peter Somerford.
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ArticleProducts November 2020: Corelli Solea violin strings
Using new materials to help bring balance and beauty to players’ sound
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Premium ❘ FeatureTrade Secrets: Removing the mould after gluing the linings
A simple procedure that imitates the methods of the old Cremonese makers
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Premium ❘ FeatureMaking Matters: New angles on an old problem
David Burgess explains how he made a simple device for raising and lowering the tailpiece, to compare the differences in sound when adjusting the string angle and downforce on the bridge
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Hagai Shaham on Brahms Violin Sonata no.3
In his explorations of the first movement, the Israeli violinst discusses the German composer’s clear performance instructions, intimate Romantic style and self-critical nature
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Premium ❘ FeatureTechnique: Playing with expression
Ideas to help you experiment, and to find new sounds and means of expression on your instrument
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Premium ❘ FeatureFrom the Archive: November 1940
One year into the Second World War, The Strad laments the limited prospects for British musicians, despite the indisputable need for music in such troubled times
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FeatureSentimental Work: Anssi Karttunen
For the Finnish cellist, Magnus Lindberg’s Cello Concerto no.2 embodies his lifelong working relationship with the composer, through a complex set of emotions
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DebateOpinion: Wise words
Masterclasses should be special forums in which great artists impart the insight and knowledge they have acquired over a lifetime, writes double bassist Leon Bosch
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FocusPatricia Kopatchinskaja: Life Lessons
Early encounters with nature left their mark on the Moldovan-born violinist, who thinks a culture of perfection is damaging our relationship with music
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Premium ❘ ArticleOctober 2020: Welcome
The Strad’s editor Charlotte Smith introduces the October 2020 issue
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Premium ❘ ArticleSoundpost: Letters to the Editor October 2020
A selection of letters The Strad receives each month from its readers around the world: October 2020 issue
