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Power Up! How to Find Your Ideal Electric Violin Without Getting Zapped
The high end of the electric violin market commands far lower prices than the acoustic world

The high end of the electric violin market commands far lower prices than the acoustic world

Her music is deeply grounded in modal and microtonal traditions, yet it has a timeless quality.

Corelli’s fame as a violinist was widespread, and his lyrical, expressive sound was said to be second to none

Bird winds his way through a set of jazz and film score standards by Cole Porter, Duke Ellington, Lerner and Loewe, and Rodgers and Hart, among others
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There is no apparent theme to this collection of works; rather, the performers seem to have chosen some favorites that they thought would work well on viola and piano.

It took a while for her to develop the vision for the project, but once she had it, she knew she was onto something important—not just for herself, but for her fans

Craske crafted 2,050 violins, 300 violas, and 250 cellos—but only 20 double basses, making them notably scarce

When two longtime American string quartets based in New York announced a change of violist in April, they used two very different approaches to finding a new player
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This album pairs a chamber work by Czech composer Antonín Dvořák with works by two African American composers and a Russian-born composer who scored American films

Powell was the first American violinist—indeed, one of the first women violinists of any nationality—to become a soloist of international standing

His measured phrasing of Bach’s spun-out chord progressions keep the listener on the edge of their seat

"It has a lot of different influences in it, in this case an American melting pot of Scottish and Irish immigrants who brought their tunes with them"
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Sharpe has a rare gift for connecting the political and social to the personal and spiritual

Suggia and Casals frequently performed together and premiered works by a favorite composer, Emánuel Moór

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Bohren gives a bow-stroke master class as he navigates swift changes while bringing power to loud passages and rich musicality to melancholy moments
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Goffriller was a prominent member of the musical instrument makers’ guild in Venice, at least until around 1710

The 1970s also saw an uptick in Lewis’ career as an opera conductor, leading 139 performances at the Met.

The 21-year-old violinist easily shines on this energetic interpretation of Antonio Vivaldi’s cherished warhorse
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