Curved bow
Two texts, on the other hand, document use of the curved bow in modern times, mainly as a means to better analyze polyphonic baroque music: Rudolf Gaehler's book Der Rundbogen für die Violine – ein Phantom?
Later the Hungarian violinist Emil Telmányi and Knud Vestergaard, a Danish violin- and bowmaker [7] invented a different model for performing Sonatas and Partitas for violin solo by Johann Sebastian Bach.
The violinist Tossy Spivakovsky used a curved bow from Knud Vestergaard with which he performed the Bach Sonatas and Partitas for unaccompanied violin.
[8] In 1998 Rudolf Gaehler recorded all Sonatas and Partitas for violin solo by Johann Sebastian Bach using a curved bow.
[12] In 2012, during an exhibition "BACHLAEUFE – The Imprint of Johann Sebastian Bach on Modern Times", held at Arnstadt, Germany, the First Prize was awarded to the BACH.Bow.
John Cage,[13] Dieter Schnebel, Walter Zimmermann, Hans Zender and Michael Bach Bachtischa have written works for cello with curved bow which explore the new perspectives and potential of it.
Musicians who have been identified as playing instruments using a curved bow include Herman Berkowski,[14][15] Rolph Schroeder (1900–1980), Emil Telmányi (1892–1988), Georges Frey (1890–1975), Roman Totenberg (1911–2012), Otto Büchner (1924–2008), Tossy Spivakovsky (1906–1998), Rudolf Gaehler (b.
1981), Tomoki Tai, Nora Krahl, Marei Seuthe, Tanja Orning, Dorsten Klauke, Jennifer Bewerse, Andrew Phillips, Maresuke Okamoto, Sonja Schebeck, Maya Fridman, Vid Veljak, Sam Sweeney (b.
1989), Sara Cubarsi, Kyle Armbrust, Killick Erik Hinds, Kei Yamazawa, Jaron Lanier (1960).
Composers who have written works intended to be played with a curved bow include Bernd Alois Zimmermann, Dieter Schnebel, Walter Zimmermann, John Cage, Michael Bach Bachtischa, Gerhard Stäbler, Hans Zender, Burkard Weber, Yoshifumi Tanaka, Daniel Ott, Marei Seuthe, Brice Catherin, Ludovic Thirvaudey, Roland Moser, Catherine Kontz, Arash Yazdani, Haris Kittos, Reyaldo Young, Dimitris Kamarotos, Michalis Adamis, Daryl Runswick, Dai Fujikura, Rupert Huber.
