Working with the past – a too personal approach to the violin

Article for the National Early Music Association Newsletter. Autumn 2020. With thanks to Francis Knights

Music – a Matter of Life and Death

Peter Sheppard Skaerved explores ideas in the music of Michael Hersch. A film and followup questions for Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore)

James Warner Duquette – Works for violin

15-10-20 -On the overnight practice desk (with tea) – a beautiful new work, and manuscript too, in the post from the US, with drawings and a typed letter, from fascinating composer James Warner Duquette. Listen to his work here

Samuel Wesley – F Major ‘Concertante’ Sonata

Samuel Wesley – F Major ‘Concertante’ Sonata Peter Sheppard Skaerved – Violin Aaron Shorr – Piano /Live Performance – St John’s Smith Square 2004. Engineer Jonathan Haskell ‘Dear Sir/I much regret having been unable to fix a Moment hitherto for our meeting: I now offer you a tempting Evening, no other than next Sunday, when […]

Beethoven Sonatas Op 30

a resource page  A wonderful introduction (at the practice desk 30 9 20) Insights from Beethoven’s MSS? Tonight, I am back at the practice desk with Beethoven’s wonderful G Major Sonata Op 30 No 3. I am playing the set of three in York in November with Roderick Chadwick, and we have been stealthily exploring […]

Celebrating Locatelli and Thomas Smith

At the deak this morning. Thanks to Ben Hebbert – celebrating a great violin by Thos. Smith (read his wonderful article here – LINK ) – and Locatelli (with lots of gut)

Pictures from the archives – musical life before the turn of the millenium!

Thinking about recording – Talk No 1 Peter Sheppard Skaerved & Daniel-Ben Pienaar

Thinking about recording is a series of talks given for the Royal Academy of Music. This is the audio of the pre-recording of the basic text that I used today. More: Questions and answers Question: ‘ One question I have after listening to the talk is, do you change your playing according to the acoustic […]

In the studio – Michael Hersch ‘in the snowy margins’

While I wait for the hi-res material to arrive, here’s another lo-fi camera rip from last night’s Michael Hersch recording. The first take of the furious Mvt 6 of ‘in the snowy margins’ (still terrifying to play even 10 years after I premiered it). Here’s the 4th movement

Edward Cowie – Solo Violin works On FILM!

12 10 20 There’s such a lot of interest in Edward Cowie’s extraordinary music that I have brought together three films, of his works for violin alone. So proud to have premiered these brilliant pieces!