'Bohuslav Martinu (1890–1959): Rapsodie tchèque (Czech Rhapsody) for violin and piano (1945).' Edited by Ivan Straus. Editions Durand, $24.95.
'Protocol: A Guide to the Collegiate Audition Process for Violin.' Compiled and edited by Larry Clark and Daniel Schmidt. Carl Fischer, $19.95.
'Robert Schumann: Fuenf Stuecke im Volkston (Five Pieces in Folk Style), Op. 102, for violin and piano.' Edited by Ernst Herttrich, with a supplementary violin part marked by Ernst Schliephake. Urtext edition. G. Henle Verlag, $22.95.
'Sinfonias for Two Violins & Continuo' by Alessandro Stradella. UT Orpheus, €24.
'The Casals Legacy: 10 Solo Pieces from Pablo Casals’ Repertoire for Cello with Piano Accompaniment.' Compiled and edited by Marion Feldman. Carl Fischer, $22.95.
'The Glengarry Collection: The Highland Fiddle Music of Aonghas Grant, Volume 1' by Aonghas Grant with Barbara McOwen, Laura Risk, and Peggy Duesenberry. Mel Bay Publications, $29.99
'Violin Globetrotters' by Ros Stephen. Oxford University Press, $9.95.
Counting, looking ahead, and prioritizing are keys to success
Charismatic violinist premieres Philip Glass work and scores ‘Black Swan’ cameo
Purchasing a quality bow can be a wise investment for your playing and your wallet
Peter Martens, cello; Luis Magalhaes, piano. (Two Pianists)
The Flying Basses--Quartets Nos. 2 3 & 5, Three Pieces for Four Basses (Zuk Records)
Stephanie Sant’Ambrogio, violin and viola. (MSR Classics)
Ensemble Resonanz (Cantaloupe)
Analekta Records will release their all-Dvo?ák debut album
Cellist, educator, festival programmer, and entrepreneur is a man with a plan
Musicians’ salaries by 23 percent
Expert advice on finding the best bow values at several price points
How do you figure out whom, in a business with a reputation for skullduggery, to trust?
First trio to win Royal Philharmonic Society Award
Recording Academy merges, cuts fields
Angles and posture are pivotal in the decision-making process
Son of famed filmmaker is making it on his own terms
This Round Peak–style version is energetic and just right for fiddle contests
We need to define what is missing from classical-music education
Joseph Curtin on research, violin making, and the new developments in the perception of sound
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma teams with Meyer, Duncan, and Thile
The noted violin dealer is accused of multiple crimes and awaits extradition
Fiddler, violinist, composer, and educator promotes heritage music in camps, premieres new music, and readies a holiday album.
A giant leap in compositional technique and melodic and harmonic inventiveness
Tarisio offers new, hard-to-get books
A new book surveys some important Italian builders of Piedmont and Lombardy
Fanny Clamagirand, violin; Sinfonia Finlandia Jyvaskyla, Patrick Gallois, cond. (Naxos)
Janusz Wawrowski, violin. (Accord)
Ray Chen, violin; Noreen Polera, piano. (Sony Classical)
It’s time to expand our interpretation of what constitutes ‘early’ music
But the virtuoso violinist is still trying to unlock the secrets of this violin
Quartet’s Sony debut album will be Mozart quartets
Mozart piece has been with the St. Johns since childhood
Extending the range of your instrument can open exciting new creative possibilities
A new documentary about a string quartet, made by South African luthier Brian Lisus, is now available.
June 2001 auctions from Tarisio and Brompton's.
Low-impact strategies to keep string players safe and in shape
Following an unexplained hiatus, Dutch violinist and violist Janine Jansen has returned to the stage, rested and ready for the next phase in her skyrocketing career
Carpe Diem member tackles a half dozen musically challenging new works
Laurie Anderson, Mari Kimura, Hahn, Meyers donate to Play for Japan USA, Direct Relief International, and Presbyterian Disaster Assistance
