All Regulars articles – Page 61
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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
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Premium ❘ NewsAnalysis October 2020: Sounds like team spirit
Like so many other music establishments, record labels were blindsided by the effect of the pandemic – but despite the restrictions, have carried on producing high-quality recordings. By Harry White
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ArticleProducts October 2020: Larsen ‘Il Cannone’ cello strings
Harnessing the firepower of a legendary instrument
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Premium ❘ FeatureTrade Secrets: Organic scroll carving
A method for shaping the scroll and pegbox that can give more flowing results, in line with what is seen on old instruments
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