Holland Baroque Teams Up With the Bastarda Trio to Give Life to a Remote Age on ‘Minne’
With Minne, Holland Baroque teams up with alternative folk outfit the Bastarda Trio, giving life to an age that seems remote to modern sensibilities.
July-August 2022
The Influence of 3 Musical Giants Led to the Rise of 20th-Century Classicism
From the overripe excesses of late Romanticism, there emerged a new Classicism—greater fidelity to the intentions of the composer combined with deep and complex expression—led by 3 Musical Giants.
Amy Beach’s Beautiful Duo Deserves To Be One of the Violin’s ‘Greatest Hits’
Amy Beach’s violin duo Romance takes you on a real emotional journey. It is not just a melodious piece of music with one mood all along. It is complex, passionate, and delicate.
Herbert Blomstedt’s Completion of the Brahms Cycle With the Leipzig Orchestra Has a Relaxed Human Touch
Herbert Blomstedt's completion of the Brahms cycle (symphonies 3 & 4) with the Leipzig orchestra has a relaxed human touch.
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Indie-Pop Violinist Andrew Bird Surveys the Nature of Things On His New Album ‘Inside Problems’
Indie-pop violinist Andrew Bird has a freewheeling performance style that has earned him the sobriquet “a one-man orchestra of the imagination.”
Remembering Legendary Louisiana Fiddler Edius Naquin’s Unique Instrument
Legendary Louisiana Fiddler Edius Naquin's violin not a notable instrument, a cheaper Strad copy textured with decades of patina, but it had a real presence.
Charlotte Saluste-Bridoux Delivers Visceral Sound with Debut Album ‘Ostinata: Works for Solo Violin’
Violinist Charlotte Saluste-Bridoux's debut heralds a promising young artist capable of artfully delivering the visceral sound demanded by soaring solo showpieces on Ostinata.
Ukrainian Composer Leonid Hrabovsky’s EQVIN Recalls the Past with Haunting Echoes of the Present
EQVIN (for violin and piano), by Ukrainian Composer Leonid Hrabovsky, is dedicated in memory of his father, a violinist who was shot by the KGB in 1937.
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Alisa Weilerstein and Thomas Mesa Find a Fresh Approach to the Beethoven Cello Sonatas
Beethoven’s 5 cello sonatas are perpetually embraced by new generations of cellists. Alisa Weilerstein and Thomas Mesa share their fresh approaches to the works.
‘The Day I Learned How to Teach’: Bassist John Hamil’s Favorite Lesson
Bassist John Hamil recalls his favorite lesson: "I take this story with me to every lesson and never undervalue the student’s time and effort."
San Diego Symphony Captures the Cinematic Sweep of Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 11 with New Release
The San Diego Symphony has captured the immense, Mussorgskyian power and cinematic sweep of Shotakovich's Sympony No. 11 with Rafael Payare.
The Tricky Topic of Instrument Re-graduation
Re-graduation (also known as re-voicing or improving) is when a violin is opened; the top, back, and sides are slightly thinned; and the bass bar is replaced to make the instrument more responsive.
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I Thought Musician’s Focal Dystonia Meant the End of My Viola Career—I Was Wrong
The approach to recovering from musician's focal dystonia was like a version of the Alexander Technique I’d been practicing for nearly a decade. But I soon discovered it went even deeper.
Fabio Biondi’s ‘Opera in Musica: Carlo Monza Quartets’ Explores a Composer Young Mozart Would Have Heard
To better understand the music a young Mozart would have been hearing, violinist Fabio Biondi recorded the Milanese composer Carlos Monza's quartets on Opera in Musica.
How to Add a Little Sparkle to Your Stringed Instrument
If you’re longing to personalize your musical style—add a little bling to your strings, as it were—here's where you might find just the right gear to make you cheer.
Violinist Tim Kliphuis on Playing Gypsy Jazz
Violinist Tim Kliphuis, who has recorded over a dozen albums in a wide range of styles, talks about playing Gypsy jazz and his hero Stéphane Grappelli.
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Museum Pieces: Do Stringed Instruments Belong Under Glass?
These days, performances on museum instruments have become fairly common. But this wasn't always the case, and the idea still generates controversy amongst some players and curators.
Dallas Ugly Pens Shimmering, Genre-Bending Creations on Debut Album ‘Watch Me Learn’
A sweet, nostalgic sadness permeates the shimmering, genre-bending creations presented by fiddle, bass & guitar trio Dallas Ugly on their debut album, Watch Me Learn.
A Buyer’s Guide to Notation Software To Suit Your Compositional Needs
This buyer's guide to notation software for music composition will help you sort through the array of music notation programs and apps to find the right one for your needs.
Classical Music Learns to Sell Itself by Taking a Page from the Sports Playbook
As the classical music industry emerges from the pandemic, the issues of allocating resources to sales and marketing and making serious commitments to R&D could well determine an orchestra’s future.
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Pirastro’s New Flexocor Deluxe Strings are Designed to Provide a Smooth Ride
Pirastro's new Flexocor Deluxe cello strings are designed to make playing the cello a breeze, with emphasis on ease of use for the player.
Vivaldi Gets a New Twist on Max Richter’s ‘The New Four Seasons’ with Violinist Elena Urioste
Max Richter's The New Four Seasons: Vivaldi Recomposed deploys an unexpected combination of instruments: stringed instruments with period setups and Moog synthesizers from the 1970s.
Violinist Anne Akiko Meyers Looks to the Stars on New Album ‘Shining Night’
Violinist Anne Akiko Meyers’ latest album, Shining Night, includes a mix of classical, jazz, & pop, with guests pianist Fabio Bidini and classical guitarist Jason Vieaux.
Kun Celebrates 50 Years of Bringing Comfort to String Players
Joseph Kun’s experience teaching and playing coupled with his work as a luthier drove him develop the Kun shoulder rest in 1972. The company celebrates 50 its 50th anniversary this year.