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JANUARY
2004
Issue
115
Childhood's
End
Former
child prodigy Sarah Chang has matured into a fine young violinist
who is facing adulthood and a new world of opportunities. James
Reel interviews the virtuoso about her plans for the future.
An
Improvisational Life
Bertram Turetzky has helped liberate the
double bass. Paul Hormick interviews this pivotal figure.
With music to play.
Yiddishkeit
West
Marsha
Gonick discovers that KlezCalifornia offers full immersion in
klezmer music and culture. Plus a Rumanian-Bulgarish to play with
instruction by Deborah Strauss and Michael Alpert.
SPECIAL
SECTION:
Focus on Young Players
A special section devoted
to the new generation of string players.
The
Twain Shall Meet: Spotlight on Shaun Ng's
Asian Baroque; Gone
Fiddlin' : Brilliant, energetic, and accomplished, a
new breed of string bands is shaking things up; Music
to Play: An excerpt from a string-quartet arrangement
of Radiohead's "Paranoid Android"; Tips:
Axel Strauss offers tips on maximizing your music-school experience.
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DEPARTMENTS
News & Notes
Paul Woodiel
meets the Venuti-chop challenge; Beethoven's rarest quartet gets a hearing,
plus Benchmarks and much more.
Encore
A "murderous cellist" lands in the West Texas town of El Paso.
By Editor Greg Cahill.
MUSIC
& MUSICIANS
Strings
101
Bold
Explorations: Tom Heimberg on learning the intricate geography
of the bow.
Play
It!
Anssi
Karttunen and the cello music of Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho. By Geoffrey
Dean. With music play.
Master Class
Rachel
Barton explores the tie between the Brahms and Joachim violin concertos.
By James Reel. With music to play.
REVIEWS
On
Record
Kronos
Quartet releases three CD singles, plus new CDs from Gidon Kremer, Sturla
Eide Sundli, Vadim Gluzman, and others.
In Print
Sarah Freiberg leads a scavenger hunt for obscure works transcribed
for cello..
WORKBENCH
Your
Instrument
Associate Editor Heather
K. Scott helps decode which type of rosin is right for you.
Auction Highlights
The fall sales wrap up the selling season. Heather K. Scott surveys
the highlights.
New Products
Damon VanderBarr creates a devlish new acoustic-electric violin, and much,
much more. Heather K. Scott report.
Cover:
Sarah Chang
Photographer:
Sheila Rock
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