All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 512
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FocusClarinet or viola? The history of Brahms op.120
In this extract from 1997, Michael Freyhan examines the history behind Brahms’ viola sonatas, including the composer’s doubt that they should even be played on the instrument
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Premium ❘ FeatureMaking its mark: How violin making began in Markneukirchen, Germany
From a formative guild of emigrés to world-conquering mass production, few places have as colourful a lutherie story to tell as Markneukirchen. Enrico Weller and William Wisehart assess the history and distinctive character of violin making in this corner of southern Saxony
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FocusMarkneukirchen merging: linking the Herrmann and Knopf bow making families
In this extract from the August 2021 issue, Gennady Filimonov introduces the Herrmann family of bow makers and their close connections with their contemporaries the Knopfs
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FocusJulian Rachlin’s tips on the first movement of Brahms Viola Sonata no.1
Tips on finger placement, bow distribution and character in the F minor sonata, taken from the March 2018 Masterclass
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Focus7 bow hold insights from historical string players
The way of holding a bow is a topic of endless discussion. Here is what seven influential string players of the past had to say about it
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NewsViolinist Vilde Frang granted use of 1734 ‘Rode’ Guarneri ‘del Gesù’
The loan was facilitated by J & A Beare and the Stretton Society following a four year search for the perfect violin
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Premium ❘ FeatureMarkneukirchen: The rise and fall of Germany’s first violin factory
A small German town was the setting for an early experiment in violin mass-production. But outside economic forces threatened it from the very start. Arian Sheets traces its history, in this article from the April 2011 issue of The Strad
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NewsA-level music under threat of disappearing from schools by 2033
’If A-Level music is not an option for young musicians, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds, the barrier to a musical future for them could well be insurmountable’
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Rainer Moog on Brahms’s Viola Sonata in F minor op.120 no.1
Viola pedagogue Rainer Moog revisits the original score for clarinet and reveals some alterations that may be better left unchanged, in this article from the August 2015 issue of The Strad
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FocusExploring the second movement of Brahms Viola Sonata in F minor
In this extract from August 2015, violist Rainer Moog guides us through the nostalgic second movement of op.120 no.1
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FocusCutting corner blocks: inside the Markneukirchen violin factory
Our August 2021 issue features the bow making legacy of the Herrmann family in Markneukirchen. In this extract from April 2011, Arian Sheets describes the rise and fall of factory violin making in the 20th century in the same city
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VideoRasch und mit Feuer: Luis Cabrera performs Robert Schumann’s Fantasiestücke
A chance to watch a double bass rendition of the work originally intended for clarinet
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #7: Hannah Roberts on studies and etudes
‘There is going to be a natural gesture which is completely connected to the music that you’re playing’
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NewsViolin crafted entirely from wood of indigenous African trees
Scientists at Stellenbosch University in South Africa embraced the project as a way to investigate new potential tonewoods and their acoustic properties
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Focus‘A bright key without inhibitions’ - Lewis Kaplan on Bach’s Solo Violin Partita in E major
In this extract from the August 2021 issue, Lewis Kaplan concludes his analysis of the Bach’s Solo Violin Sonatas and Partitas
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VideoLockdown commissions 8: Lawrence Power and Héloïse Werner perform ‘Mixed Phrases’
The piece was composed by Werner, who performs it with Power in the eighth work of the Lockdown Commissions project
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VideoTabea Zimmermann and Andrea Nemecz perform Brahms Viola Sonata no.2 in E flat major
A throwback to Zimmermann and pianist Andrea Nemecz’s performance at the 1990 Montpellier Festival
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NewsNew fellows appointed to Minnesota Orchestra
Cellist Esther Seitz and bass trombonist Lovrick Gary will enjoy a two-year fellowship that aims to support career development of outstanding young musicians of African American, Latin American and Native American descent
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FocusHow it started, how it’s going: four top violists share their beginnings
In this compilation of extracts from our regular feature ‘Life Lessons,’ read about how four leading viola players started out on their instrument
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FocusFreehand carving: identifying historical violins from Markneukirchen
In this extract, Enrico Weller and William Wisehart analyse trademark features of violins from the southern Saxony instrument-making town
