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NOVEMBER/DECEMBER
2003
Issue
114
Bach
and Beyond
Editor
Greg Cahill catches up with Russian violin prodigy Ilya Gringolts
to discuss the art of the fugue and the role of contemporary music
in the classical world.
Remember
Piatigorsky
On
the centennial of Gregor Piatigorsky’s birth, writer Robert
Markow examines the legacy of this cello great. With two excerpts
from a Piatigorsky transcription to play.
Get
Carter!
The
Pacifica Quartet returns from a yearlong marathon run of the complete
Elliott Carter quartet cycle. Pacifica violist Masumi Per Rostad
reports from the road.
SPECIAL
SECTION:
Focus on Europe
Straight
from the Hip: German violinist Thomas Zehetmair brings
a fresh approach to stage, studio, and stick. Daniel Felsenfeld
gets the scoop; Hungary
for the Good Life: Inge Kjemtrup spends a week
immersed in the world of Bartók; The
British Aisles: Musician and writer David Surette
goes searching for the roots of English folk fiddling and finds
a few surprises about this elusive style.
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DEPARTMENTS
News & Notes
Joshua Bell
revisits "The Red Violin"; Hideko Udagawa hopes the world will
catch up to Khachaturian; Matt Haimovitz records his "Anthem";
plus Benchmarks.
Encore
Playing
hard with Dick Bright, the maestro of mayhem. By David Templeton.
MUSIC
& MUSICIANS
Practical
Musician
Fit
as a Fiddle–for musicians, staying healthy can be a full-time job.
By David Templeton.
Strings
101
Bobbi
Shearn Nikles steps into the wonderful world of double-stops. With
music to play.
Master Class
Playing
waltzes from the heart with Jay Ungar. By James Reel. With music
to play.
Play
It!
Managing
Editor Elisa M. Welch offers string music to fit every holiday
occasion. With music to play.
Letter
from California
David
Templeton finds Brigadoon at a fiddle camp in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
REVIEWS
On
Record
Violist
Patricia Pollett spotlights composers from the land down under, plus new
CDs from Midori, Nigel Kennedy, Viktoria Mullova, Steven Isserlis, and
more.
In Print
Pictures
at an Exhibition for string quartet, Sensible Scales Plus! for Violin
& Fiddle, and much more, plus quick looks at new editions.
WORKBENCH
Shop
Visit
James N. McKean drops
in on Norman Pickering, the patron saint of sound.
Holiday Gift
Guide
Sixteen inventive items to suit every string player on your gift list.
Associate Editor Heather K. Scott goes shopping.
Cover:
Ilya Gringolts
Photographer:
J. Henry Fair
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