All Bach articles – Page 11
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ArticleViolinist Isaac Stern gives Bach masterclass
Vibrato is like a human voice - we never speak without a degree of natural vibration. But if you use just one type of vibrato in your playing, it is the same as speaking in a monotone voice' Isaac Stern gives a clear and detailed masterclass on ...
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ArticlePaul Silverthorne gives LSO viola masterclass on Stamitz and Bach
There are so many different opinions on how Bach should be played. You can't please everybody, so it's important to play in the style you really believe in'Paul Silverthorne from the London Symphony Orchestra gives a viola masterclass on Stamitz and Bach.Watch: Sydney Symphony masterclass – Beethoven Symphony ...
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ReviewBach: Sonatas for viola da gamba and harpsichord: no.1 in G major BWV1027, no.2 in D major BWV1028, no.3 in G minor BWV1029
The Strad Issue: January 2016Description: First double bass recordings of Bach’s three gamba sonatasMusicians: Richard Hartshorne (double bass) Daniel Sedgwick (harpsichord)Composer: BachRichard Hartshorne is perhaps a little too self-effacing for his own good. In his booklet notes, he justifies his premiere double bass recording of Bach’s sonatas ...
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ArticleChristian Poltéra performs Bach on 1711 Stradivarius cello
Cellist Christian Poltéra performs the Sarabande from Bach's First Cello Suite at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Denmark.The instrument features in The Strad’s 2016 calendar, ‘Cellos of the Stars’, on sale now.John Dilworth explores the stories and craftsmanship behind each of the twelve instruments showcased in ...
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Article2Cellos perform Bach's Double Violin Concerto
2Cellos - Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser - perform the first movement of Bach's Double Violin Concerto, arranged for two solo cellos, with the Zagreb Soloists at the Lisinski Concert Hall in Zagreb, in June 2015. Watch: 2Cellos, Mischa Maisky and Giovanni Sollima perform AC/DC’s Thunderstruck Read: ...
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ArticleDouble bassist Edgar Meyer performs Bach's Second Cello Suite
American double bassist Edgar Meyer performs the Prelude from Bach's Second Cello Suite, and talks about the importance of Bach's works. Meyer writes about the Second Cello Suite in The Strad's November 2015 issue, describing how practising the work became a pathway to technical expertise - download ...
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ReviewBach: Viola da gamba sonatas: no.1 in G major BWV1027, no.2 in D major BWV1028, no.3 in G minor BWV1029; Ich ruf’ zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ BWV639. Handel: Violin Sonata in G minor. D. Scarlatti: Sonat
The Strad Issue: November 2015Description: Steven Isserlis finally joins forces with Richard Egarr in a Bach extravaganzaMusicians: Steven Isserlis (cello) Richard Egarr (harpsichord) Robin Michael (cello continuo)Composer: Bach, HandelGiven their impressive individual track records with Bach, this first recording collaboration by Steven Isserlis and Richard Egarr is ...
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ReviewBach 2 the Future. Bach: Partita no.3 in E major BWV1006. Biber: Passacaglia from Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas. Crosse: Orkney Dreaming. Frances-Hoad: Suite no.1. Hellawell: Balcony Scenes. Scott: Bumbleb
The Strad Issue: November 2015Description: Bach’s Third Partita plus Ysaÿe’s reimagining and three new commissionsMusicians: Fenella Humphreys (violin)Composer: Bach, Biber, Crosse, Frances-Hoad, Hellawell, Scott, YsaÿeI heard Fenella Humphreys play this contrasting programme of Bach-plus at The Forge, Camden, in the late spring. On that occasion there were ...
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ReviewBach: Solo Cello Suites BWV1007–12
The Strad Issue: November 2015Description: The Suites in hybrid historical performances from a Scottish cellistMusicians: Philip Higham (cello)Composer: BachAll cellists are reared on the Bach Suites from the middle grades onwards. Recording these mighty solo works, however, is only for the intrepid; and although this latest release ...
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ReviewFathers and Sons. Abel: Sonata no.2 in E minor (arr. Callus). Bach: Viola da gamba sonatas: no.1 in G major BWV1027, no.2 in D major BWV1028, no.3 in G minor BWV1029. Krebs: Andante from Trio in C min
The Strad Issue: November 2015Description: Bach’s gamba sonatas adapted for the modern viola of Helen CallusMusicians: Helen Callus (viola) Luc Beauséjour (harpsichord)Composer: Abel, Bach, KrebsThe sonatas for viola da gamba and harpsichord are arrangements made by Bach from some of his older chamber music (one of them ...
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ReviewBach & Beyond Vol.2. Bach: Solo Violin Sonata BWV1001; Solo Violin Partita BWV1002 BARTÓK Sonata for Solo Violin SAARIAHO Frises
The Strad Issue: September 2015Description: Authoritative readings of music old and new – and newishMusicians: Jennifer Koh (violin)Composer: BachThere’s a feeling of power in reserve about Jennifer Koh’s playing, which is never louder than lovely, and underneath the sleekly sustained lines and discreetly tapered phrase-ends is the ...
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ReviewBach: Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord BWV1014–19
THE STRAD RECOMMENDSThe Strad Issue: September 2015Description: Experiment and sensitivity in Bach’s accompanied violin sonatasMusicians: Lucy Russell (violin) John Butt (harpsichord)Composer: BachIntellectual challenge and a spirit of Empfindsamkeit animate these magnificent new recordings of the sonatas that Bach wrote in his first five years as Kapellmeister in ...
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ReviewThe Ground Beneath Our Feet. Reich: Duet. Bach: Concerto in C minor for Violin and Oboe BWV1060R. Stravinsky: Dumbarton Oaks. Jacobsen/Aghael: Concerto for Santur, Violin and Orchestra. The Knights: .
THE STRAD RECOMMENDSThe Strad Issue: August 2015Description: East–West fusion from an ensemble that pushes boundariesMusicians: The KnightsComposer: Reich, Bach, Stravinsky, Jacobsen/Aghael, The KnightsThe Knights are an ‘orchestral collective’ based in New York and led by brothers Colin (violin) and Eric (cello) Jacobsen, best known as members of ...
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ArticleViolinist Ruggiero Ricci performs Bach and Paganini encores
Ruggiero Ricci performs encores following a concert in Florence in 1985 at the age of 67. First up is the Prelude from Bach's Solo Partita no.3, followed by Paganini's Caprice no.17. Read the great violinist's memories of his teachers: None of my teachers were any good at ...
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ReviewBach: Six Cello Suites BWV1007–12
THE STRAD RECOMMENDSThe Strad Issue: August 2015Description: Watkin chooses two cellos for a personal tour of Bach’s SuitesMusicians: David Watkin (cello)Composer: BachDavid Watkin doesn’t make the Suites sound easy. He does, though, play them with a conversational intimacy that suggests how, over the years, they have become ...
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ReviewJa(zz)smine Rice – Violin Mysteries. : Chaconne from Partita no.2 BWV1004. Dinescu: Mtram. Meyer: Misterioso. Kaunzner: Jasmine Rice; Trois Nocturnes; Wintersonnenwende. Schnyder: The Four Winds
The Strad Issue: August 2015Description: An unconventional album from a violinist with a questing mindMusicians: Viktoria Kaunzner (violin) Veit Hertenstein (viola) Sorin Creciun, Roman Salyutov, Wonsun Choi (piano)Composer: Bach, Dinescu, Meyer, Kaunzner, SchnyderThis album collects together recordings made over several years by South Korea-based German violinist Viktoria ...
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ArticleViolinist Maxim Vengerov on Bach's musical architecture
Bach's harmonies are like columns in a gigantic cathedral. Only when you come nearer, do you see the detail.'Violinist Maxim Vengerov gives a masterclass on Bach’s Solo Violin Sonata no.1, paying particular attention to the harmonic architecture.The full 48-minute video is available to buy as a download or ...
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ArticleTchaikovsky Competition 2015: Pablo Ferrández-Castro performs Bach
Cellist Pablo Ferrández-Castro, Onyx recording artist and 2015 winner of the Rheingau Music Festival award, performs the Prelude from Bach's Cello Suite no.3 at the XV International Tchaikovsky Competition, which is currently underway. Ferrández-Castro is one of six cello finalists competing for the top prize this week. ...
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ReviewJ.S. Bach: Viola da Gamba Sonatas no.1 in G major BWV1027; no.2 in D major BWV1028; no.3 in G minor BWV1029. C.P.E. Bach: Trio Sonata in G minor for viola da gamba and keyboard
The Strad Issue: July 2015Description: Gamba sonatas recorded for the first time on Baroque cello and harpsichordMusicians: Brook Street Band: Tatty Theo (Baroque cello) Carolyn Gibley (harpsichord)Composer: J.S. Bach, C.P.E. BachTatty Theo and Carolyn Gibley claim that these gamba sonatas are recorded here for the first time ...
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ReviewBach: Sonatas and Partitas BWV1001–6
The Strad Issue: July 2015Description: Brisk but intimate solo Bach on Shaham’s 1699 StradivariMusicians: Gil Shaham (violin)Composer: BachAs you listen to this recording, it is easy to imagine that microphones were placed in Gil Shaham’s music room to eavesdrop as he amused himself playing through Bach’s Sonatas ...