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ArticleBlake: Spieltrieb op.594, A Month in the Country op.611, Leda and the Swan op.249a, String Trio op.199, Walking on Air from ‘The Snowman Suite’ op.615
The Strad Issue: January 2011Description: Concert works by a composer better known for his film and TV scoresMusicians: Edinburgh QuartetComposer: BlakeWhile the opus numbers in the list of works above point to Howard Blake as being a highly prolific composer, much of that work is music for ...
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ArticleAida Stucki vol.2. Works by Brahms, Schumann, Haydn, Brahms/Schumann/Dietrich, Mozart, Beethoven and Dvorák
The Strad Issue: January 2011Description: A timely tribute to the artistry of the Swiss violinist and teacherMusicians: Aïda Stucki (violin) Stucki-Piraccini Quartet, Pina Pozzi, Walter Frey (piano) Hans Andreae (harpsichord) Zurich Radio Orchestra/Erich Schmid, Pro Musica Orchestra, Stuttgart/Rolf ReinhardtComposer: Brahms, Schumann, Haydn, Brahms/Schumann/Dietrich, Mozart, Beethoven and DvorákThis ...
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ArticleBacewicz: Violin Concertos nos.2, 4 & 5
The Strad Issue: January 2011Description: Alluring accounts of three concertos by a Polish composer–violinistMusicians: Joanna Kurkowicz (violin) Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra/Lukasz BorowiczComposer: BacewiczUntil her retirement from the concert stage in the early 1950s as the result of a serious car accident, Polish composer–violinist Gra?yna Bacewicz was her ...
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ArticleMozart: Divertimento in E flat major K563, String Trio in G major Kanh66 (K562e)
The Strad Issue: January 2011Description: Mixed results from three star players in Mozart’s music for string trioMusicians: Henning Kraggerud (violin) Lars Anders Tomter (viola) Christoph Richter (cello) Composer: MozartMozart’s only large-scale work for string trio is here given a bold, characterful and polished reading of striking freshness ...
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ArticleBritish Women Composers. Smyth: Violin Sonata in A minor op.7. Maconchy: Three Preludes. Wieniawska (Poldowski): Violin Sonata in D minor. Tate: Triptych. Barns: La chasse
The Strad Issue: January 2011Description: A welcome survey of violin music by women composersMusicians: Clare Howick (violin) Sophia Rahman (pianoComposer: Smyth, Maconchy, Wieniawska (Poldowski), Tate, BarnsEthel Smyth’s 1887 violin sonata was rejected by everyone after its Leipzig premiere, including Joachim. Clare Howick and Sophia Rahman, performing with ...
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ArticleCapricho Latino. Works by Albéniz, Cordero, Espejo, Quiroga, Ysaÿe, González, White, Tárrega, Rodrigo, Serebrier, Piazzolla & Ridout
THE STRAD RECOMMENDSThe Strad Issue: January 2011Description: The American violinist explores the rich seam of solo repertoireMusicians: Rachel Barton Pine (violin) Héctor Elizondo (narrator)Composer: Albéniz, Cordero, Espejo, Quiroga, Ysaÿe, González, White, Tárrega, Rodrigo, Serebrier, Piazzolla & RidoutAs an impoverished student unable to afford a rehearsal pianist, Rachel ...
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ArticleThe Seventeenth-Century Violin. Works by Matteis the elder, Matteis the younger, Baltzer, Biber, Westhoff & Bach
The Strad Issue: January 2011Description: Spontaneous accounts of early violin music from a past master of the fieldMusicians: Jaap Schröder (Baroque violin)Composer: Matteis the elder, Matteis the younger, Baltzer, Biber, Westhoff & BachJaap Schröder’s imaginative anthology demonstrates the virtuosity, lyricism and rhetoric with which German or Italian ...
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ArticlePeasant Girl. Works by DuOud, Lewis, Hermann, Bartók, Barley, Kodály, N’Dour, Bratsch & Weather Report
The Strad Issue: January 2011Description: The violinist returns to her rural roots with an eclectic selection of musicMusicians: Viktoria Mullova (violin) Matthew Barley Ensemble Composer: DuOud, Lewis, Hermann, Bartók, Barley, Kodály, N’Dour, Bratsch & Weather ReportViktoria Mullova has teamed up with cellist ...
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ArticleConcerto, Fantasy, Blues. Works by Telemann, Weinzierl, Bowen, Bartók, Piazzolla & Norton
The Strad Issue: January 2011Description: A valuable first disc from a recently formed quartet of violasMusicians: Tertis Viola EnsembleComposer: Telemann, Weinzierl, Bowen, Bartók, Piazzolla & Norton Who would have thought that a viola quartet named after Lionel Tertis would be founded not in England but ...
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ArticleZemlinsky: Cello Sonata in A minor, Three pieces for cello and piano, Maiblumen blühten überall, Two Pieces for string quintet
The Strad Issue: January 2011Description: Chamber music from the hothouse of late 19th-century ViennaMusicians: Zemlinsky Quartet, Josef Kluso? (viola) Michal Ka?ka (cello) Jaromír Klepá? (piano) Lucie Hájková (soprano) Composer: ZemlinskyThanks to the scholarship of Antony Beaumont, many previously unknown works by fin-de-siècle Viennese composer Alexander Zemlinsky are ...
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ArticleQuartettsatz. Works by Wolf, Webern, Schoenberg, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, Britten, Sibelius & Rachmaninoff
The Strad Issue: January 2011Description: A resourceful collection of single movements for string quartetMusicians: Alfama QuartetComposer: Wolf, Webern, Schoenberg, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, Britten, Sibelius & Rachmaninoff Although named after a colourful district of Lisbon, the young Alfama Quartet (founded in 2005) is based in Brussels, its members ...
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ArticleMantzaros/Fenaroli: Partimenti for string quartet
The Strad Issue: January 2011Description: Eighteenth-century harmony exercises that fail to rise above the pedagogicalMusicians: Ionian QuartetComposer: Mantzaros/FenaroliThis example of home industry features recordings of music from a selection of manuscripts housed in the Rombotis Archive in Corfu’s Ionian University, performed by the University’s own ensemble. Although ...
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ArticleSentimental Swing
The Strad Issue: January 2011Description: A hazily recorded disc of jazz standards that doesn’t swing enoughMusicians: Duane Padilla (violin) Stephen Jones (double bass) Tennyson Stephens (piano)Composer: Various Duane Padilla has chosen the most standard of jazz standards for this trio album. So something fairly remarkable ...
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Violinist Giora Schmidt to take on Liszt B minor Piano Sonata transcription
Philadelphia-born violinist Giora Schmidt is set to give the first performance of a transcription for solo violin of Liszt's Piano Sonata in B minor. The sonata, one of Liszt's most famous and difficult works, was transcribed by Noam Sivan, a pianist and composer who teaches at the Curtis Institute of ...
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BBC tells orchestras: use earplugs
The BBC has published a report warning the musicians in its five orchestras that they are at risk from damaging their hearing. The 48-page report, written by the BBC's safety manager, includes a number of recommendations for players who want to protect themselves against noise while rehearsing or performing. ...
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Hurricane Irene scuppers Tanglewood Festival's finale concert
The Tanglewood Music Festival cancelled the last concert of the season because of the approach of Hurricane Irene. Lorin Maazel had been due to conduct the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) in Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. According to the orchestra, it was the first time a concert had had to be cancelled ...
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Russian violinist Marianna Vasilyeva wins Sion-Valais Competition
Russian violinist Marianna Vasilyeva has won first prize at the Sion-Valais International Violin Competition in Switzerland. The 24-year-old, a student of Zakhar Bron in Cologne, received $15,000. Second prize went to JiEun Anna Lee, 16, from South Korea. Mizuki Chiba, 15, from Japan, took third prize. Vasilyeva previously won ...
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Walken film A Late Quartet film to depict egos and lusts
The first pictures have emerged of A Late Quartet, an independent movie starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener, Christopher Walken and Mark Ivanir as members of a world-renowned quartet facing up to illness and inner tensions. The film was shot in New York earlier this year, and will likely be ...
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Manchester International Violin Competition delays closing date for applications
The RNCM Manchester International Violin Competition has extended its deadline for applications from 1 September to 30 September. The competition will run at the Royal Northern College of Music from 26 November to 3 December 2011. Violinists aged between 20 and 30 will compete for a top prize of £12,000 ...
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Bassist Nico Abondolo joins Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra has appointed Nico Abondolo as its new principal bass. Abondolo joins the orchestra for the start of the 2011–12 season on 24 September. Abondolo made his debut at age 14 with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and in 1983 became the first double bassist ever to ...
