Cellist Anne Gastinel Explores the Lyrical Side of Chopin’s Chamber Works
Despite recording 20 albums over a 3-decade career, French concert cellist and educator Anne Gastinel had not explored Chopin’s chamber works on record—until now.
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Happy Birthday, Frederic Chopin! Celebrate with His Romantic Nocturnes
According to baptismal records, Frederic Chopin's birth was actually on February 22, 1810, but like the rebel he is, he chose March 1 to celebrate his birthday.... Read More...
String Players Are Being Called on to Play Chamber Music With Participants in Piano Competitions
Many major piano competitions around the world now require semifinalists to play a chamber music round with strings.
Essential Historical Recordings: Pablo Casals Brought Bach’s Cello Suites to Light
Pablo Casals was a towering figure in the history of cello playing—at once artist, exponent, exemplar, and liberator.
Essential Historical Recordings: When Fritz Kreisler Changed How We Hear and Play Violin
Fritz Kreisler, who forever changed the way we listen to and play the violin, was a disarmingly charming revolutionary
Violinist Anne Akiko Meyers Continues Passionate Advocacy of New Music with Recent Concerto Commission Inspired by Amelia Earhart
For two decades, Anne Akiko Meyers has made it a hallmark of her artistic mission to expand the literature for violin by commissioning new works and championing them.
Sheet Music Review: Schott’s Joy of Music for Violin & Piano
Schott's "Joy of Music: Virtuoso and Entertaining Pieces for Violin & Piano" is aimed at professional musicians and advanced amateurs interested in new discoveries outside the standard repertoire.
Idagio’s ‘Live Compare’ Technology Makes Comparative Listening a Breeze
Idagio’s Live Compare technology switches seamlessly between different recordings of a work as the music continues to play uninterrupted.
One Violinist, One Violin… and Six Armed Guards: Francesca Dego on What It’s Like to Play Paganini’s ‘Il Cannone’
When Niccolò Paganini needed a powerful new violin, he found (or was given) an instrument by Guarneri del Gesù. He called it “Il Cannone” (the Cannon) and used it for the rest of his life.
Essential Historical Recordings: Ida Haendel, the ‘Grande Dame of the Violin’
Haendel was a large-scaled player who thrived in the great Romantic concerti. In her younger years, her musicality was especially fiery and impulsive...