No. 259, November 2016
The Emersons Turn Forty
This season marks a milestone for one of the world’s most celebrated string quartets
By Thomas May
A Neighborhood Stroll
On the wealth of stringed-instrument resources within walking distance of my Marylebone home’s front door
By Inge Kjemtrup
All in the Family
The O’Connor Band brings killer vocals into a triple-fiddle mix
By Bob Doerschuk
SPECIAL FOCUS
Vintage Instruments & Bows
Market Watch
The state of the antique violin market since the record-setting sale of the ‘Lady Blunt’
By Philip J. Kass
History in the Making
World War II and the rise, fall, and resurgence of violin making in a tiny corner of Germany
By Richard Ward
How Original
4 things to think about before purchasing a fine antique bow
By Elizabeth Marshall
French Revolution
In the case of Parisian violin makers’ approach to varnish, evolution meant a return to the past
By Andrew Dipper
Editor’s Note
News & Notes
The Chiara Quartet performs Bartok’s complete cycle from memory at the Ravinia Festival; ‘The Calais Sessions’ recorded in refugee camp; plus Milestones; 5 minutes with author Anna Beer, and more
Curtain Call
Chad Hoopes on the ‘infectious charm’ of Fritz Kreisler’s ‘Preludium and Allegro’
Tales of the Trade
Luthier Joseph Curtin leads the violin world’s politest revolution
What’s in the Case?
Violinist Alexi Kenney shares the similarities and differences between his Greiner and the ‘Joachim-Ma’ Strad
New Products
Leatherwood Bespoke Rosin offers tailored rosin for your playing needs; Knilling to launch Impuls electric violins; and more
On My Music Stand
Violist Paul Neubauer tackles ‘Soul Garden,’ a contemporary work that explores the viola’s gospel side
My Studio
Cellist Jessica Ivry on how learning to teach well required more than just performance experience
Rep Prep
The spiccato bariolage passage of Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E minor is one challenge among many
REVIEWS
For the Record: Gypsy-jazz violinist Tim Kliphuis takes on Vivaldi with an improvisational twist. In Print: Dvorak’s earliest surviving trio illustrates his penchant for dance, and more