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ArticleShostakovich: Cello Concertos: no.1 in E flat major op.107, no.2 in G minor op.126
The Strad Issue: December 2016Description: Mesmerising accounts by Weilerstein of Shostakovich's two cello concertosMusicians: Alisa Weilerstein (cello), Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra/Pablo Heras-CasadoComposer: ShostakovichCatalogue number: DECCA 483 0835 Masterly though Rostropovich’s recordings of Shostakovich’s cello concertos unquestionably are, his tendency to live through every note as though it ...
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ArticleSchubert: String Quintet in C major D956, Schumann: Piano Trio no.1 in D minor
The Strad Issue: December 2016Description: An early outing for Schubert's Quintet, played con amoreMusicians: Pablo Casals, Paul Tortelier (cellos) Isaac Stern, Alexander Schneider (violins) Milton Katims (viola) Mieczyslaw Horszowski (piano)Composer: Schubert, SchumannCatalogue number: MINUET 428419 You wait 50 years for a great record of Schubert’s C major ...
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ArticleViolinist Nathan Milstein performs Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata aged 82
Violinist Nathan Milstein performs Beethoven's 'Kreutzer' Sonata in his last public recital at the age of 82 with pianist Georges Pludermacher in Stockholm, Sweden in July 1986. Filmed by Christopher Nupen and recently released on YouTube by Allegro Films, the video also includes footage of Milstein backstage ...
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ArticleProject Hungarica - Rózsa: Sonata for Solo Violin op.401; Sonata for Two Violins op.15a2, Kodály: Duo for Violin and Cello op.73
The Strad Issue: December 2016Description: Classics and moderns from the Hungarian chamber repertoireMusicians: Szymon Krzeszowiec 1–3, Bartlomiej Niziol 2 (violins), Adam Krzeszowiec3 (cello)Composer: Miklós RózsaCatalogue number: CD ACCORD ACD 226 Miklós Rózsa, best known for his film scores, kept a parallel career going in the concert hall, ...
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ArticleDaniel Hope performs Elgar's Violin Concerto 2016
Daniel Hope performs Edward Elgar's Violin Concerto with the Konzerthaus Orchester Berlin conducted by Iván Fischer on 22 April 2016.Read: 6 pieces of advice for performers by violinist Daniel HopeRead: Yehudi Menuhin always let the student find their own voice, says violinist Daniel Hope
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ArticleFantasies, Rhapsodies and Daydreams - †¨Massenet: ‘Méditation’ from Thaïs, Ravel: Tzigane, Saint-Saëns: Havanaise; Introduction and rondo capriccioso, Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen, Vaughan Williams: The
The Strad Issue: December 2016Description: Steinbacher takes on concert encores with flair and virtuosityMusicians: Arabella Steinbacher (violin) Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo/Lawrence FosterComposer: Massenet, Ravel, Saint-Saëns, Sarasate, Vaughan Williams, WaxmanCatalogue number: PENTATONE PTC 5186536 As Arabella Steinbacher says in the booklet, this CD recalls the old days when ...
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ArticleHerzogenberg: Three String Quartets op.42, Brahms: String Quartet no.1 in C minor op.51 no.1
The Strad Issue: December 2016Description: Fascinating quartets from a friend and colleague of BrahmsMusicians: Minguet QuartetComposer: Herzogenberg, BrahmsCatalogue number: CPO 777 084-2 Heinrich von Herzogenberg (1843–1900) is neither the first nor the last Brahmsian who is now making slow headway in the record catalogues (see also Gernsheim, ...
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ArticleHaydn: String Quartets in B flat major op.1 no.1, in G major op.33 no.5, in G major op.77 no.1
The Strad Issue: December 2016Description: Bavarian quartet makes a notable debut with a Haydn discMusicians: Goldmund QuartetComposer: HaydnCatalogue number: NAXOS 8.573701 An acute sense of timing distinguishes both music and interpretation in this promising recorded debut from the Munich-based Goldmund Quartet. These performances show how the ...
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ArticleYo-Yo Ma performs Schumann's Cello Concerto
Yo-Yo Ma performs Schumann's Cello Concerto with the Berlin Philharmonic conducted by Manfred Honeck at the Baden-Baden Festspielhaus on 20 March 2016. Read: 9 opinions on performance and career by cellist Yo-Yo Ma Watch: Pierre Fournier performs Schumann’s Cello Concerto
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ArticleJoshua Bell rehearses Mendelssohn Violin Concerto with Orchestre de Paris
Joshua Bell rehearses Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto with the Orchestre de Paris conducted by Daniel Harding for a concert taking place 10 November 2016. Read: ‘I often have to battle negative thoughts on stage,’ says violinist Joshua Bell Watch: Maxim Vengerov on Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto
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ArticleMaxim Vengerov rehearses Sibelius Violin Concerto with Orchestre de Paris
Maxim Vengerov rehearses the original 1904 version of Sibelius's Violin Concerto with the Orchestre de Paris conducted by Christoph Eschenbach for concerts taking place on 5 and 6 October 2016.Watch: Maxim Vengerov gives a masterclass on Sibelius’s Violin Concerto and speaks about the importance of emphasising the theme ...
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ArticleGuy: The Blue Shroud
The Strad Issue: December 2016Description: Guy’s shroud draws a veil over Picasso’s brush strokesMusicians: Barry Guy (double bass), Maya Homburger (violin), Blue Shroud BandComposer: Barry GuyCatalogue number: INTAKT CD 266 Picasso’s Guernica generated its form through the cast-iron resolve of each brush stroke. Barry Guy’s The Blue ...
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ArticleFrank Peter Zimmermann performs Brahms Violin Concerto
Frank Peter Zimmermann performs Brahms's Violin Concerto with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra under conductor Mariss Jansons in Munich's Gasteig on April 17, 2015. Watch: Violinist Frank Peter Zimmermann performs Paganini’s God Save the King Read: Frank Peter Zimmermann regains access to ‘Lady Inchiquin’ Stradivarius violin
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ArticleViolin Sonatas & Pieces - Grieg: Violin Sonata no.2 in G major, Nielsen: Violin Sonata no.2, Sibelius: Four Pieces op.78, Stenhammar: Violin Sonata in A minor op.19
The Strad Issue: December 2016Description: The Skride sisters present an attractive Nordic recitalMusicians: Baiba Skride (violin) Lauma Skride (piano)Composer: Grieg, Nielsen, Sibelius, StenhammarCatalogue num ber: ORFEO C913 161A This thoughtfully planned recital is not titled ‘Music from Scandinavia’, as it well might have been – and that ...
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ArticleFriedman: Piano Quintet in C minor, Rózycki: Piano Quintet in C minor
The Strad Issue: December 2016Description: Piano quintets from the twilight of the Romantic eraMusicians: Szymanowski Quartet, Jonathan Plowright (piano)Composer: Friedman, RózyckiCatalogue number: HYPERION CDA 68124 Written in Paris and Berlin in 1913, Ludomir Rózycki’s Piano Quintet is very much of the late Romantic style. It opens calmly ...
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ArticleA Land so Luminous - Causton: Threnody; Rituals of Hunting and Blooding; Non mi comporto male; Sleep; Night Piece, Hesketh: A Land So Luminous; Cautionary Tales; IMMH; Netsuke
The Strad Issue: December 2016Description: Devoted performances of new music by two 40-something composersMusicians: Tamsin Waley-Cohen (violin) Mary Bevan (soprano) Aleksander Szram (piano) Continuum Ensemble/Philip HeadlamComposer: Richard Causton, Kenneth HeskethCatalogue number: PRIMA FACIE PFCD 051 British contemporary composers Kenneth Hesketh and Richard Causton make for an illuminating ...
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ArticleBerlin Philharmonic cellist Ludwig Quandt gives Debussy audition masterclass
You must maintain a good sound to the end of the bow, even when you are playing pp' - Ludwig QuandtBerlin Philharmonic first principal cellist Ludwig Quandt gives an orchestral audition masterclass on Debussy's La Mer. The cello student is Henry Shapard.The masterclass was one in a series ...
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ArticleBerlin Philharmonic violinist Noah Bendix-Balgley gives Mozart audition masterclass
I think you have to play a little more soloistically in an audition than you would in a section' - Noah Bendix-BalgleyBerlin Philharmonic first concertmaster Noah Bendix-Balgley gives an orchestral audition masterclass on the first movement of Mozart's Symphony no.40. The violin student is Ann Yu.The masterclass was ...
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ArticleCould a brain stimulation tool used for sport improve the results of music practice?
Spanish pianist and actor Mario Marzo uses a Halo Sport brain stimulating device to boost the results of his practice with seemingly impressive results.The headphones use 'Neuropriming' to stimulate the brain during athletic training 'to improve strength, skill, explosiveness, and endurance'. Although designed for athletes, Marzo demonstrates that ...
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ArticleBartók: Sonata for Solo Violin, Kurtág: Signs, Games & Messages
The Strad Issue: December 2016Description: Smith turns up the heat in Hungarian masterpiecesMusicians: Simon Smith (violin)Composer: Bartók, KurtágCatalogue number: RESONUS RES 10167 György Kurtág builds grand, over-arching architecture by stringing together compressed fragments – concentrated gestures aimed at provoking concentrated listening. Bartók's Sonata for Solo Violin (1944) ...
