Tips on Approaching Campagnoli’s 41 Caprices for Viola
By Nicholas Cords
Bartolomeo Campagnoli’s 41 Caprices, Op. 22, are rarities in the realm of 19th-century studies in that they are actually written originally fo... Read More...
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Mastering the Irregular Rhythmic Passages in the First Movement of the Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1
By Scott Flavin
The Bruch Concerto! For most intermediate violinists, it’s a rite of passage, the first steps into full-blown Romanticism—you’ve left the world... Read More...
Advice on Soaring Through Haydn’s Concerto No. 1 in C Major
By Emily Taubl
Joseph Haydn’s Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major has a particularly special story, having been completely lost for almost two centuries before it ... Read More...
A New Way to Practice the Octaves in Beethoven’s Violin Concerto
By Gregory Walker
The orchestral introduction seems to go on forever, three-and-a-half minutes of some of the noblest music ever written, composed by classical... Read More...
Successfully Playing Beethoven’s Music Requires Mastery of Your Bow-Arm Weight
By Miranda Wilson
Every great composer has a few signature devices that happen so often, and in so many compositions, that an experienced listener can instantl... Read More...
Bel Canto Bass: Clearing the Hurtles in Giovanni Bottesini’s ‘Elegy’
By James VanDemark
There are few mid-level, original double-bass pieces that possess the exquisite balance of lyricism and virtuosity better than Giovanni Bott... Read More...