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October 2008
October 2008, No. 162
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Igudesman doesn't hesitate to mix musical styles

This book is light on fluff and packed with anecdotes

Author tries to recapture Bruch's style

Classic guide to restoration penned 20 years ago

This recent edition improves on the widely used Peters edition

What keeps these 300 year old instruments meeting modern concert demands and looking like a million bucks. Or four, or five . . .

John David Earnest: World-premiere recordings, The Blue Estuaries, Winter Dances, Trois Morceaux. Judith Kellock, soprano; Ensemble X; Sebastian Gottschick, cond.; Mariam Adam, clarinet; Hrabba Atladottir, violin; Peter Sanders, cello; Evelyn Ulex, piano (KOCH)

Piece features a single violin followed by violas, cellos, double-basses—and three tubas

Simple exercises in tone, intonation, and tempo

'Fauxharmonic Orchestra' conducted by Markand Thakar

Ever heard of an amateur chamber orchestra that premieres new works? Meet the doctors, lawyers, and hedge-fund managers seated in Camerata Notturna

World record for 'fastest violinist'

An extraordinary virtuoso who gave new life to the double bass

Piece kept under wraps until sold at auction in 2006

Teach a student to develop reasoning skills that can help solve music's complexities

What to look and feel for to know if it's time to have your bow rehaired

Violist Nobuko Imai to serve as president of competition jury

Higdon: String Poetic; Ruggles: Mood; Marrison: Grand Duo; Adams: Road Movies. Jennifer Koh, violin; Reiko Uchida, piano (Cedille)?

Bell chats with Strings about his works and his approach to Baroque music

Shostakovich/Franck: Violin Sonatas. Sergey Khachatryan, violin; Lusine Khachatryan, piano (Naive)

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The Lindemann Series, Vol. V, Lindemann plays Schumann, Schubert, Benjamin, Paganini, and Hubay. Hartmut Lindemann, viola; Megumi Hashiba, piano; Roman Viazovskiy, guitar (Tacet)?

Otello Bignami violin is its first purchase

Music@Menlo Live: Bridging the Ages. The Escher String Quartet, the Miami String Quartet: Philip Setzer, Joseph Swensen, Ian Swensen, Erin Keefe, violins; Roberto Diaz, Paul Neubauer, viola; David Finckel, Ralph Kirshbaum, Colin Carr, cellos; Daxun Zhang, bass; et al.

26 ensembles praised for promoting contemporary works

The BBC-TV musical star who finds himself pondering the role of the cello in global politics

Carl Nielsen International Violin Competition winners announced

Celebrated violinists from Mexico, Ireland

London 'Violins!' concert series shines a light on the stars of tomorrow

Learn some blues basics with this vintage tune

Symphony is one of the oldest primarily African-American orchestras in the nation

Haydn: Trios: C major, Hob. XV 27; E?­ minor, Hob. XV 31; E major, Hob. XV 28. The Queen's Chamber Trio: Robert Zubrycki, violin; Peter Seidenberg, cello; Elaine Comparone, harpsichord (Lyrichord)

Mozart: The 1788 Trios: E major, K. 542; C major, K. 548; G major, K. 564. The Queen's Chamber Trio (Lyrichord)

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For Arvel Bird, the violin has provided life, love, and legacy

Orchestra has been scrutinized for gender policies

Report says fungus makes mellower-sounding violins

What they are, who writes them, who needs them, whose certificates matter

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