All Bartók articles – Page 3
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NewsCosima Soulez-Larivière wins inaugural Bartók World Competition
Twenty-year-old, educated at Menuhin School in England, takes first prize in all-female final
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ReviewBach: Violin Sonata no.3 in C major BWV1005, Bartók: Sonata for solo violin, Boulez: Anthèmes I & II
THE STRAD RECOMMENDS The Strad Issue: April 2017Description: Masterfully assembled solo recital from a chip off the old blockMusicians: Michael Barenboim (violin)Composer: Bach, Bartók, BoulezCatalogue number: ACCENTUS ACC 30405 This unusual programme demands the kind of disciplined virtuosity that Michael Barenboim (son of Daniel) has in spades. ...
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ArticleBartók: String Quartet no.3, Dvorák: String Quartet no.11 in C major op.61, Mozart: String Quartet no.20 in D major K499 ‘Hoffmeister'
The Strad Issue: February 2017Description: Salzburg recordings from 1965 in slightly compromised soundMusicians: Juilliard QuartetComposer: Bartók, Dvorák, MozartCatalogue number: ORFEO C927 161B Live Juilliard performances can be illuminating, but here the tape imparts a tremulous quality to the strings. In a purposeful Allegretto to Mozart’s ‘Hoffmeister’, tangy ...
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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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ReviewBartók: Violin Concerto no.2; Concerto for Orchestra
The Strad Issue: July 2016Description: A monumental Montreal performance of Bartók’s Second Violin ConcertoMusicians: Augustin Dumay (violin) Montreal Symphony Orchestra/Kent NaganoComposer: BartókCatalogue number: ONYX 4138 (2 CDs) Just too long for a single CD at over 81 minutes, this coupling of two of Bartók’s late masterpieces arrives ...
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ArticleJennifer Stumm viola masterclass: Bartók Concerto
To me this piece is about contrasts between light and dark, speaking and singing, and tension and relaxation'Jennifer Stumm, Chair of Viola Studies at the Royal College of Music, presents a masterclass on the Bartók Viola Concerto at the 2014 SÁo Paulo Viola Day.Watch: Tabea Zimmermann performs Bartók's ...
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ArticleTabea Zimmermann performs Bartók's Viola Concerto
Tabea Zimmermann performs Bartók's Viola Concerto with the Berlin Philharmonic conducted by Semyon Bychkov in June 2010. Read: Violist Tabea Zimmermann on technique, teaching and competitions
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ReviewBartók: Violin Concerto no.1. Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major op.77
The Strad Issue: March 2016Description: Celestial sweetness in an odd couple of concertosMusicians: Janine Jansen (violin) Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia, London Symphony Orchestra/Antonio PappanoComposer: Bartók; BrahmsThe connections Janine Jansen makes between these two concertos in the booklet notes may be sketchy but it ...
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Article15-year-old violinist Ziyu He performs Bartók at 2014 Eurovision Young Musicians Final
Chinese violinist Ziyu He, a student at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, performs the first movement of Bartók's Second Concerto at the Eurovision Young Musicians competition Grand Final in 2014, which he won.The young musician, now aged 16, has recently won the International Mozart Competition Salzburg 2016.
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ArticleChristel Lee performs Bartók at the 2015 Sibelius Competition
Christel Lee performs the first movement of Bartók's Second Violin Concerto in the final of the 2015 International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition. The US violinist was named the competition winner and received €25,000.Watch: Christel Lee performs Sibelius’s Violin Concerto in 2014
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ReviewSoli. Bartók: Sonata for Solo Violin. G. Benjamin: Three Miniatures. Carter: Four Lauds – nos.1 & 3. Kurtág: Six Miniatures. Penderecki: Cadenza
The Strad Issue: August 2015Description: Tamsin Waley-Cohen alone in a sequence of solo worksMusicians: Tamsin Waley-Cohen (violin)Composer: Bartók, G. Benjamin, Carter, Kurtág, PendereckiThe opening Chaconne of Bartók’s adieu to music is spaciously conceived by Tamsin Waley-Cohen (taking 14 minutes to the 9 of its dedicatee Menuhin), without ...
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ReviewIvry Gitlis: Works by Bartók, Brahms, Bloch, Debussy, Haubenstock-Ramati, Hindemith, Saint-Saëns and Wieniawski
The Strad Issue: June 2016 Description: The two faces of Ivry Gitlis in recordings covering 1962–86 Musicians: Ivry Gitlis (violin) Daria Hovora (piano) Stuttgart Radio Orchestra/Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, SWR SO Baden-Baden/Hans Rosbaud, Orchestra of the National Theatre, Mannheim/Wolfgang Rennert ...
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ReviewBartók: Divertimento. Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings op.48
The Strad Issue: June 2015Description: String-ensemble standards captured live in characteristic Barbican soundMusicians: London Symphony Orchestra String Ensemble/Roman Simović (violin)Composer: Bartók, TchaikovskyLast month’s Masterclass writer Roman Simović, directing the London Symphony Orchestra String Ensemble from the leader’s chair, brings much pleasure in a polished and poised account ...
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ArticleViktoria Mullova performs Bartók's Violin Concerto no.2
Viktoria Mullova performs Bartók's Violin Concerto no.2 with Daniel Harding conducting The Mahler Chamber Orchestra.Watch Mullova perform Bach's Chaconne.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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ReviewFive Decades of Treasured Performances. Works by Barber, Bartók, Beethoven, A. Benjamin, Bloch, Brahms, Brustad, Chausson, Chopin, Debussy, Fauré, Gershwin, Grieg, Kreisler, Mendelssohn, Nín, Paradis,
The Strad Issue: August 2015Description: A celebration of an under-sung violinist now in her eightiesMusicians: Camilla Wicks (violin) various artistsComposer: Barber, Bartók, Beethoven, A. Benjamin, Bloch, Brahms, Brustad, Chausson, Chopin, Debussy, Fauré, Gershwin, Grieg, Kreisler, Mendelssohn, Nín, Paradis, Ravel, Sarasate, Scărlătescu, Schubert, Shostakovich, R. Strauss, Tailleferre, Tchaikovsky, ...
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NewsMidori cancels LSO International Violin Festival appearances
The violinist has been advised by her doctor not to travel
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ReviewAlbéniz: Tango op.165 no.2 (arr. Kreisler). Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances (arr. Székeley). Falla: Siete canciones populares españolas (arr. Kochanski); Danse espagnole from La vida breve (arr. Kreisler
The Strad Issue: May 2015Description: Passion and portamento from a young American violinistMusicians: Emil Altschuler (violin) Keunyoung Sun (piano)Composer: Albéniz, Bartók, Falla, Poulenc, RavelFrom the start this CD is let down by its recording quality, which, despite a seemingly close-in mic, often renders the violin metallic and ...
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BlogsRecording solo violin music is a daunting task
Tamsin Waley-Cohen's new album of solo works by Bartók, Penderecki, Benjamin, Carter and Kurtág pushed the violinist to the physical and emotional extremes
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ArticleSuliman Tekalli performs Bartók at the Seoul International Music Competition
27-year-old Suliman Tekalli performs Bartók's Violin Concerto no.2 with the Suwon Philharmonic Orchestra in the final of the 2015 Seoul International Music Competition. Tekalli shared second prize with 17-year-old Ayana Tsuji; no first prize was awarded.Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a ...
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ReviewNew York Philharmonic Presents: The Glenn Dicterow Collection Vol.1. Bruch: Violin Concerto no.1. Bartók: Violin Concerto no.1. Korngold: Violin Concerto. Williams: Theme from Schindler’s List
The Strad Issue: April 2015Description: A parting gift from the New York Phil to its long-serving concertmasterMusicians: Glenn Dicterow (violin) New York Philharmonic Orchestra/Lorin Maazel, Alan Gilbert, David Robertson, John WilliamsComposer: Bruch, Bartók, Korngold, WilliamsWhat do you give your concertmaster of 34 years when he moves on? ...
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