All Books articles – Page 2
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ReviewBook review: Italian Violin Making in Argentina
Bharat Khandekar reviews Pablo A. Saraví’s publication on the little-known culture of lutherie among the immigrant population of South America’s second-largest country
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ReviewBook review: Angel Eyes
Anne Inglis reviews the first in a projected quintet of novels by Roger Graham Hargrave centred on the violin business
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ReviewBook review: Bach Six Suites for Violoncello solo (BWV1007–12) arranged for viola solo
Misha Galaganov reviews Bärenreiter’s new edition of the Bach Suites edited for performance by violists
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ReviewBook review: Collaborations: Reflections on 50 Years of Working with Composers
Pwyll ap Siôn reads the memoirs of Irvine Arditti, new music specialist and founder of the eponymous quartet
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ReviewBook review: Violin Makers in Naples from the 17th Century
Christian Lloyd reads Ernesto de Angelis’s treatise on Neapolitan lutherie, now translated into English for the first time
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ReviewBook review: Wee Violin: World Music Preparatory to Twinkle
Celia Cobb reads Crystal Boyack’s introductory work for very young students of the violin
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ReviewBook review: Polish Violin in the Musée de la Musique in Paris
Philip Brown reads through Jan Bartoś’ investigation into a mysterious instrument in the Paris museum’s collection, revealing the details that prove its Polish origins
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ReviewBook review: Violin in Action
Celia Cobb reviews Kristina Mirkovic’s four-volume course on violin playing, including books on scales, positions, and intervals and arpeggios
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ReviewBook review: Stringstastic: Double Bass
Eloise Riddell reviews Lorraine Chai’s two volumes of double bass theory books for younger students
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ReviewBook review: Liuteria Romagnola
Andrea Zanrè reviews Leonardo Cella’s book on ’Violin Making in Romagna: Masters, disciples and followers in the second half of the 20th century’
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ReviewBook review: From the Stage to the Studio: How Fine Musicians Become Great Teachers
Philippa Bunting reviews the second edition of Cornelia Watkins’ and Laurie Scott’s treatise on music education
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ReviewBook review: Da Spalla: How violinists can find their unique voice and open new career opportunities in 14 days
Laurence Vittes reads luthier Dmitry Badiarov’s account of the history of the ‘arm cello’ and how he became interested in bringing them back to the modern world
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ReviewBook review: Beethoven: The String Quartets
Robin Stowell reviews David Vernon’s authoritative account of the chamber works of one of the world’s most famous composers
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ReviewBook review: Viola Mix, books 1-3
Alex Laing reviews Kathy and David Blackwell’s books for young viola players seeking to improve their skills
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ReviewBook review: Tourte
Philip Kass reviews the long-awaited volume on the most important bow maker who ever lived
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ReviewBook review: Maud Powell: Pioneer American Violinist
Tully Potter reviews the second edition of this landmark biography of the legendary US violinist
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ReviewBook review: Two Violins, One Viola, a Cello and Me
Anne Inglis reviews the memoir of classical music agent Sonia Simmenauer, and her encounters with string quartets over the years
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ReviewBook review: Schubert’s String Quartets: The Teleology of Lyric Form
Robin Stowell reviews Anne M. Hyland’s musicological analysis of the composer’s 15 quartets
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ReviewReview: ABRSM Cello Exam Pieces from 2024
Janet Banks reviews the new syllabus for the Associated Board’s cello exams, from Grades 1 to 5
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ReviewReview: ABRSM Violin Exam Pieces from 2024
Alex Laing reviews the Associated Board’s new violin examination works, from Grades 1 to 8
