All articles by Janet Banks – Page 4

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Book review: The Secret of Technique in Cello Playing

2020-01-31T15:46:00Z

Janet Banks reviews a book of exercises to improve violin technique, transcribed for cello

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Valentin Radutiu: Haydn

2020-01-31T14:43:00Z

Capturing Haydn’s charm and wit plus an interesting attribution

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Victor Julien-Laferrière: Shostakovich, Rachmaninoff, Denisov

2020-01-03T13:44:00Z

Victor Julien-Laferrière: Shostakovich, Rachmaninoff, Denisov The Strad Issue: February 2020 Description: Queen Elisabeth winner is completely at home in Russian cello music Musicians: Victor Julien-Laferrière (cello) Jonas Vitaud (piano) Works: Shostakovich: Cello Sonata in D minor op.40. Rachmaninoff: Cello Sonata in G minor op.19. Denisov: Variations on ...

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Mischa Maisky, Lily Maisky: 20th-Century Classics

2019-12-21T15:15:00Z

A father–daughter combination achieves some almost miraculous musical moments

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Pieter Wispelwey: Brahms, Schubert

2019-09-25T14:33:00Z

The final instalment of these splendid additions to the cello repertoire

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Accidentally on Purpose: Becoming a Cello Teacher

2019-09-02T13:39:00Z

British pedagogue Wendy Max’s autobiography, reviewed by fellow cello teacher Janet Banks

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Une Rencontre. Schumann, Murail

2019-09-02T11:53:00Z

Schumann meets a French composer in an imaginative cello pairing