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Après un rêve. Debussy: Beau soir; Minstrels. Fauré: Violin Sonata no.1 in A major op.13; Après un rêve op.7 no.1 (arr. Casals); Morceau de lecture. Ravel: Violin Sonata in G major; Berceuse sur le no
The Strad Issue: January 2017Description: Breathtaking performances of classics from the French repertoireMusicians: Christian Svarfvar (violin) Roland Pöntinen (piano)Composer: Debussy, Fauré, RavelCatalogue number: BIS 2183 (SACD) A dream programme: Fauré’s glorious A major Sonata (alongside the Morceau de lecture and Casals’s arrangement of ‘Après un rêve’) is counterbalanced perfectly by ...
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ArticleGil Shaham performs Prokofiev's Second Violin Concerto 2016
Gil Shaham performs Prokofiev's Second Violin Concerto with the SummerFest Chamber Orchestra conducted by James Conlon at La Jolla Music Society's SummerFest in August 2016. Watch: Gil Shaham performs Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto Read: Violinist Gil Shaham on the irresistible lure of 1930s violin concertos
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ArticleViolinist Hilary Hahn performs Bach encore 2016
Hilary Hahn performs the Gigue from Bach's Third Partita for Solo Violin as an encore following a performance of Bruch’s First Violin Concerto with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony conducted by Andrés Orozco-Estrada in December 2016. Read: violinist Hilary Hahn on practice and interpretation Watch: violinist Hilary Hahn ...
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ArticleGautier Capuçon gives Dvorák Cello Concerto masterclass
Not too much bow! Louder, but with more contact...' - Gautier Capuçon French cellist Gautier Capuçon gives a masterclass on Dvorák's Cello Concerto at the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris on 20 November 2016. The cello student is Sophia Bacelar. Filmed for Medici.tv, the full masterclass can ...
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ArticleBruch: Violin Concerto no.3 in D minor op.58; Romanze op.42; Konzertstück op.84
The Strad Issue: January 2017Description: Weithaas reaches into the rarer corners of Max Bruch's outputMusicians: Antje Weithaas (violin), NDR Radio Philharmonic/Hermann BäumerComposer: BruchCatalogue number: CPO 777 847-2 Although Max Bruch is known mainly for the G minor Violin Concerto no.1, it is fitting that modern interpreters are ...
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Article10-year-old Leia Zhu performs Mozart's Fifth Violin Concerto
10-year-old Leia Zhu performs Mozart's Fifth Violin Concerto with the Silk Street Sinfonia in London on 10 December 2016.Watch the young violinist performing the second and third movements of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto with the Surgut Philharmonic conducted by Denis Kirpanev in April 2016.A student of Itzhak Rashkovsky, the ...
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ArticleHilary Hahn performs Bruch's Violin Concerto 2016
Hilary Hahn performs Bruch's First Violin Concerto with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony conducted by Andrés Orozco-Estrada in December 2016. Read: violinist Hilary Hahn on practice and interpretation Watch: violinist Hilary Hahn on owning the stage
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ArticleTorque. Bruch: Kol nidrei. Garrop: Torque. Hindemith: Viola Sonata op.11 no.4. Ravel: Pavane (arr. Borisovsky). Schumann: Adagio and Allegro op.70
The Strad Issue: January 2017Description: Standards, arrangements and discoveries from this Belarusian–Swiss violistMusicians: Viacheslav Dinerchtein (viola) Mauricio Náder (piano)Composer: Bruch, Garrop, Hindemith, Ravel, SchumannCatalogue number: QUINDECIM QP 257 This ‘calling card’ recording offers a nicely chosen mix of both original and transcribed music. Schumann’s Adagio and Allegro ...
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ArticleJanine Jansen rehearses Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto with Orchestre de Paris
Violinist Janine Jansen rehearses Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto with Orchestre de Paris conducted by Paavo Järvi for concerts takings place in January 2015. Watch: Janine Jansen performs Brahms Violin Concerto under Bernard Haitink Read: Joshua Bell on performing and directing Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto for the first time
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ArticleBeethoven: String Quartet no.15 in A minor op.132. Mendelssohn: String Quartet no.2 in A minor op.13
The Strad Issue: January 2017Description: The Sacconi pairs A minor quartets by two 19th-century mastersMusicians: Sacconi QuartetComposer: Beethoven, MendelssohnCatalogue number: SACCONI RECORDS SACC 105 The Sacconi Quartet’s fifth own-label release neatly pairs Beethoven’s late A minor Quartet (1825) with Mendelssohn’s own A minor work of two years ...
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ArticleBartók by Heart. Bartók: Complete String Quartets
The Strad Issue: January 2017Description: The Chiara pulls off the feat of playing Bartók's quartets from memoryMusicians: Chiara QuartetComposer: BartókCatalogue number: AZICA ACD 71310 (2 CDs) The title of this disc is literally true: the Chiara Quartet plays from memory. This mnemonical feat must surely play a ...
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ArticleViktoria Mullova performs Beethoven's Violin Concerto 2016
Viktoria Mullova performs Beethoven's Violin Concerto with the Insula orchestra conducted by Laurence Equilbey at the Philharmonie de Paris on October 15, 2016. The video was recorded by Medici.tv. Watch: Viktoria Mullova plays Sibelius Violin Concerto Watch: violinist Viktoria Mullova performs at the 1980 Sibelius Competition ...
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ArticleViolinist Itzhak Perlman on politics and disability
Itzhak Perlman: 'That was a mindless kind of decision. It was terrible. You don't do that. It's almost not worth commenting on because it's so outrageous.' Itzhak Perlman reacts to Donald Trump's behavior toward a disabled reporter during the 2016 US presidential election campaign, and speaks more ...
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ArticleBach: Solo Violin Sonatas and Partitas BWV1001–6
The Strad Issue: January 2017Description: Chung returns with a new recording of the solo violin's 'old testament'Musicians: Kyung Wha Chung (violin)Composer: BachCatalogue number: WARNER CLASSICS 9029 59441-6 (2 CDs) There are few sterner tests for a recording comeback than a complete set of solo Bach. Kyung Wha ...
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Article'You cannot practise impatiently,' says violinist Itzhak Perlman
Itzhak Perlman: 'Have an agenda and be patient. You cannot practise impatiently. I would rather practise with my head for two hours than mindlessly for eight!' Violinist Itzhak Perlman gives good, general advice for effective practice and for dealing with performance nerves. Read: Never practise for more ...
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ArticleTrios from Our Homelands. Babadjanian: Piano Trio in F sharp minor. Clarke: Piano Trio. Martin: Trio sur des mélodies populaires irlandaises
The Strad Issue: January 2017Description: Three rousing trios from Armenia, England and SwitzerlandMusicians: Lincoln TrioComposer: Babadjanian, Clarke, MartinCatalogue number: CEDILLE CDR 90000 165 The Chicago-based Lincoln Trio has come up with a charming idea for this well-recorded project, combining pieces from its members’ countries of origin: England, ...
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ArticleViolinist Vadim Repin performs Schubert and Prokofiev in 1992
Violinist Vadim Repin performs Schubert's Violin Sonata and Prokofiev's First Violin Sonata with pianist Alexander Markovich in Moscow in 1992 at the age of 21. Read: 6 pieces of advice for performers by violinist Vadim Repin Watch: Vadim Repin plays seven Stradivarius and Guarneri violins
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ArticleShostakovich: Complete String Quartets
THE STRAD RECOMMENDS The Strad Issue: January 2017Description: The Brodsky returns to Shostakovich's quartets with breathtaking successMusicians: Brodsky QuartetComposer: ShostakovichCatalogue number: CHANDOS CHAN 10917 (6 CDs) The Brodsky’s first complete Shostakovich cycle (recorded in 1989 for Teldec) was a notable achievement by any standards. Without inflicting the ...
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ArticleViolinist Ray Chen on practising for performance
Ray Chen: 'When practising you must be sure that you are focused on every moment of performance. It's normal to think, 'Why did my practice go out the window?' after a performance, but it's because you didn't practise for that situation.' Violinist Ray Chen speaks about practising ...
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ArticleMozart: String Quintets: no.5 in D major K593, no.6 in E flat major K614; Fragment in A minor K515c
THE STRAD RECOMMENDS The Strad Issue: January 2017Description: The Chilingirian completes its survey of Mozart's six quintetsMusicians: Chilingirian Quartet, Yuko Inoue (viola)Composer: MozartCatalogue number: CRD 3523 These loving performances, which complete the cycle of Mozart quintets made over the past decade by the Chilingirian Quartet with violist ...