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NOVEMBER
2004
Issue
123
 Greek
Fire
Folk traditions
fuel third-generation violinist Leonidas Kavakos' unquenchable passion
for classical music. Ben Finane reports.
Young
Player Focus
David Templeton
hitches a ride with the Indiana Violin Virtuosi, a program that
puts young players on the fast track; James Reel learns that
the Saline Fiddlers are setting the pace for alternative-styles
public-school programs; Eric Gorfain pens a string-quartet
arrangement for Christina Aguilera's smash-hit "Beautiful";
and cellist Natalie Haas shares a few things she learned on the
road to Juilliard and beyond.
Straight
From the Hip
Laurence Vittes
visits the Henry Mancini Institute, a haven for the thinking musician;
plus a jazzy string-quartet arrangement of "The Pink Panther
Theme."
The
Making of a Masterwork
Sixty years ago,
the music world witnessed the genesis of the Béla Bartók
Sonata for Solo Violin. Dr. Phillip Coonce looks behind the
scenes of its early history.
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DEPARTMENTS
News & Notes
Strings
players spice up a video-game soundtrack, Jacqueline du Pré's favorite
cello suits a young player, plus Benchmarks.
Encore
R.J. DeLuke
traces bassist Percy Heath's latest flight path.
MUSIC
& MUSICIANS
Strings
101
Cello accompaniment in alternative styles. By James Reel. With
music to play.
Play
It!
Discovering the string music of Poldowski. By Tyrone Greive. With
music to play.
Master
Class
The unlikely friendship of Mozart and Haydn. By Robert Greenberg.
With music to play..
Letter
from South Africa
Dan Ouellette hits the Horn for a Cape Town bass festival.
REVIEWS
In
Print
Bartók's
Viola Concerto reconsidered, plus acoustics, bagatelles, and more.
On
Record
Andrew Manze's
perfect pair, plus Jorga Fleezanis, BeauSoleil, and others.
On
Stage
Christian Tetzlaff dazzles
the New York cognoscenti. Reviewed by Edith Eisler.
WORKBENCH
Auction Highlights
Summer sales by
Heather K. Scott.
New Products
Bam serves up a
fat-free violin case, Luis and Clark unveils a carbon-fiber viola, and
more. Heather K. Scott reports.
Cover:
Leonidas Kavakos. Photographer: Helge Kirchberger.
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