All Bach articles – Page 13
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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 ...
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ArticleOAE violinist Helen Kruger discusses Baroque phrasing
Another element to consider is how to turn all these notes into musical sentences and to not be afraid to include more space within the music.'The National Centre for Early Music, working alongside string players from the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, has launched a Baroque String ...
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BlogsTranscribing Bach's Air for solo violin
Violinist Roman Kim experimented with new and interesting techniques to arrive at his arrangement of the famous work, part of Bach's Orchestral Suite no.3
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ReviewOscar Shumsky: Legendary Treasures. Works by Bach, Beethoven, Buxtehude, Hindemith, Kreisler, Mozart, Rachmaninoff, Saint-Saëns, Schubert, Schumann, Strauss, Tartini, Telemann and Wieniawski
The Strad Issue: June 2015Description: Historic recordings from a great American violinistMusicians: Oscar Shumsky (violin) Nadia Reisenberg, Carroll Hollister, Mario Bernardi, Leo Barkin, George Schick, Earl Wild, Frank Maus (piano) Lois Marshall, Erna Berger (sopranos) Maureen Forrester (contralto) James Melton (tenor) Bach Aria Group, CBC Orchestra, Al ...
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ArticleViolinist Roman Kim performs his own arrangement of Bach's Air
Virtuosic violinist Roman Kim demonstrates some impressive left-hand pizzicato skills in his contrapuntal arrangement of Bach's Air on the G string for solo violin, published by Baerenreiter.Read The Strad's 7 pointers for perfect pizzicato and violinist Jennifer Pike's blog on pizzicato technique.Subscribe to The Strad or download our ...
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BlogsViolinist Nigel Kennedy on Bach, Hendrix, and why he thinks music students should skip college
Pauline Harding talks to the controversial musician after a rehearsal for three unusual concerts this week
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ReviewBach: Three Solo Partitas in B minor BWV1002, D minor BWV1004 & E major BWV1006
The Strad Issue: May 2015Description: Solo masterpieces up close and personal, warts and allMusicians: Gunar Letzbor (Baroque violin)Composer: Bach‘Bach in private’, promises Gunar Letzbor’s apologium for a recording so close, dry and frankly airless that you feel you might be standing a metre or two away from ...
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BlogsBach to Moog: recording Bach for violin solo, string ensemble and Moog synthesiser
Composer, arranger and producer Craig Leon describes working on Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D Minor BWV 565 with violinist Jennifer Pike and Moog Modular synthesiser. Listen to the recording below:
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ReviewMoments of Youth. Bach: Cello Suite no.3 in C major BWV1009. Schumann: Fantasiestücke op.73. Fauré: Élégie. Haydn: Adagio from Cello Concerto no.2 in D major. Cassadó: Requiebros. Piazzolla: Le grand
Description: Debut recital from a teenage cellist – but has he been captured too early?Musicians: Brendan Goh (cello) Reinhard Schobesberger (piano)Composer: Bach, Schumann, Fauré, Haydn, Cassadó, Piazzolla, PaganiniBrendan Goh is clearly a cellist with some promise. At the age of 15 he is already in his first year ...
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ArticleDigital representation of Bach's First Cello Suite
One of a series of experiments by Magnatune, this animated video represents the cellist's bowing and its relationship to the musical line in the Prelude of Bach's First Cello Suite.Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase single ...
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ReviewJohanna Martzy Vol.3. Works by Vivaldi, Szymanowski, Martinu¯, Ravel, Bartók, Brahms, Falla, Mozart, Bach & Suk
The Strad Issue: February 2015Description: Welcome exposure for the artistry of a neglected Hungarian virtuosoMusicians: Johanna Martzy (violin) Adolph Hallis, István Hajdu (piano) Stuttgart Radio Orchestra/Hans Müller-Kray, Netherlands Radio Orchestra/Willem van Otterloo, New York Philharmonic/André Cluytens, Cleveland Orchestra/George SzellComposer: Vivaldi, Szymanowski, Martinu¯, Ravel, Bartók, Brahms, Falla, Mozart, ...
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ArticleNikolaj Znaider performs Bach's Partita no.2 Sarabande
The Strad's March 2015 cover star, Nikolaj Znaider, performs the Sarabande from Bach's Solo Violin Partita no.2.The violinist talks about the importance of practising Bach and basics in his blog for The Strad.Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. ...
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NewsViolinist Rachel Podger awarded Royal Academy of Music Bach Prize 2015
The UK period musician is the first female to receive the award, worth £10,000
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ArticleViolinist Nigel Kennedy performs Bach's Two-Part Inventions
Violinist Nigel Kennedy and cellist Juliet Welchman perform arrangements of Bach's Two-Part Inventions nos. 1, 6, 8 and 14, originally written for keyboard.Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase single issues click here.
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ArticleViolinist Zakhar Bron gives masterclass on Bach's Partita no.2
We can play it faster or slower, but most important is to keep the dance-like feel in any speed'Respected tutor Zakhar Bron gives a violin masterclass on Bach's Partita no.2 at the Verbier Festival Academy. The full 104-minute video is available to buy as a download or DVD ...
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ReviewBach: Six Cello Suites BWV1007–12
The Strad Issue: January 2015Description: Refreshingly understated accounts of Bach’s suitesMusicians: Viola de Hoog (cello)Composer: BachVersatile Dutch cellist Viola de Hoog offers substantially introverted accounts of Bach’s suites. Some characteristics of her mentor, Anner Bylsma, shine through her stylish interpretations, but her fertile musical imagination and detailed, ...
