All Brahms articles – Page 7
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ReviewThe Sonatas. Brahms: Cello Sonata no.1 in E minor (transc. de Groot). Gubaidulina: Double Bass Sonata. Hindemith: Double Bass Sonata. Vasks: Solo Double Bass Sonata
The Strad Issue: December 2015Description: Brahms on the bass – at pitch! – and three more recent worksMusicians: Niek de Groot (double bass) Catherine Klipfel (piano)Composer: Brahms, Gubaidulina, Hindemith, VasksAs his thoughtful message in the booklet states, Niek de Groot’s career was forged on the idea that ...
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ReviewBrahms: Cello Sonatas: no.1 in E minor op.38; no.2 in F major op.99; Six Lieder (transc. Schwabe/Rimmer)
The Strad Issue: December 2015Description: Speedy traversals of the cello sonatas don’t delve below the surfaceMusicians: Gabriel Schwabe (cello) Nicholas Rimmer (piano)Composer: BrahmsThis recording of Brahms’s cello sonatas enters a crowded field but offers precious few insights. That said, the choice of song arrangements is judicious, as ...
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ReviewPhantasie. Brahms: Cello Sonata in E flat major op.120 no.2. Reger: Adagio from Suite no.1 for solo cello; Largo from Suite no.2 for solo cello. Schubert: Fantasie in C major D934; Sonatina in G minor
The Strad Issue: December 2015Description: Wispelwey embarks on the complete duos of Brahms and SchubertMusicians: Pieter Wispelwey (cello) Paolo Giacometti (piano)Composer: Brahms, Reger, SchubertIt is inevitable that the status of ‘arrangements’ and ‘transcriptions’ of canonic works remains questionable to many, even when undertaken by a player ...
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ReviewMetamorphoses. Haydn: String Quartet in C major op.54 no.2. Ligeti: String Quartet no. 1 ‘Métamorphoses nocturnes’. Brahms: Intermezzos: in A minor op.116 no.2 (arr. Judith van Driel), in E major op.1
The Strad Issue: November 2015Description: Austro–Hungarian connections for a Dutch quartet’s debut discMusicians: Dudok QuartetComposer: Haydn, Ligeti, Brahms (arr. Judith van Driel and David Faber)According to the booklet notes, the Métamorphoses of the disc’s title refer not just to Ligeti’s quartet but to the musical cross-culture of ...
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ReviewBrahms: Violin Sonatas: no.2 in A major op.100, no.3 in D minor op.108. Dietrich/Schumann/Brahms: F.A.E.’ Sonata. Schumann: Three Romances op.94
The Strad Issue: November 2015Description: Faust and Melnikov finish their Brahms survey, eight years onMusicians: Isabelle Faust (violin) Alexander Melnikov (piano)Composer: Brahms, Dietrich/Schumann/Brahms, SchumannIsabelle Faust and Alexander Melnikov complete their Brahms sonata cycle as they started (2007), with Faust playing a gut-strung 1704 Stradivari and Melnikov a ...
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ReviewBrahms: Violin Concerto in D major op.77. Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major op.35; Méditation in D minor op.42 no.1
The Strad Issue: November 2015Description: Great Kogan performances, even if they are misidentifiedMusicians: Leonid Kogan (violin) Boston Symphony Orchestra/Pierre Monteux; Paris Conservatoire Orchestra/Constantin SilvestriComposer: Brahms, TchaikovskyThese great interpretations by the incomparable Leonid Kogan come with misinformation. The live Brahms Concerto from 11 January 1958, his US ...
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ReviewBrahms: Cello Sonatas: no.1 in E minor op.38; no.2 in F major op.99. Schumann: Fantasiestücke op.73
The Strad Issue: October 2015Description: Classical restraint in Romantic music for this French duo’s recording debutMusicians: Bruno Philippe (cello) Tanguy de Williencourt (piano)Composer: Brahms, SchumannTwo young French musicians offer promising and subtly interpreted performances of these central works of the Romantic cello repertoire for their debut disc.Bruno ...
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ReviewTranscriptions for Strings. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition. Brahms: Clarinet Sonata in F minor op.120 no.1. Rachmaninoff: Prelude in C sharp minor op.3 no.2 (all arr. Cohen)
The Strad Issue: September 2015Description: String arrangement offers a new view of Mussorgsky’s picture galleryMusicians: Anna Hashimoto (clarinet) †¨Isis Ensemble/Jacques CohenComposer: Mussorgsky, Brahms, RachmaninoffYou’ll be struck straight away by the sound of unison bowed and plucked strings as the art lover marches purposefully into the Hartmann exhibition. ...
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ArticleRoby Lakatos performs Brahms's Hungarian Dance no.5
Gypsy violinist Roby Lakatos puts his unique stamp on Brahms's Fifth Hungarian Dance.Lakatos gives a guide to gypsy fusion playing in The Strad's September 2015 issue, out now - download through The Strad App
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ReviewBeethoven: Violin Concerto in D major op.61; Symphony no.8 in F major op.93. Brahms: String Sextet no.1 in B flat major op.18
The Strad Issue: September 2015Description: Dumay lives dangerously as soloist, conductor and chamber playerMusicians: Augustin Dumay (violin/conductor) Sinfonia Varsovia, Kansai Philharmonic Orchestra; Svetlin Roussev (violin) Miguela da Silva, Marie Chilemme (violas) Henri Demarquette, Aurélien Pascal (cellos)Composer: Beethoven, BrahmsAugustin Dumay’s musical attributes are demonstrated here in solo, conducting ...
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ReviewImpérial Oïstrakh! Works by Beethoven, Brahms, Bruch, Franck, Lalo, Mozart, Schubert and Wieniawski
The Strad Issue: August 2015Description: Complete works and extracts help to illustrate Oistrakh’s greatnessMusicians: David Oistrakh (violin) various artistsComposer: Beethoven, Brahms, Bruch, Franck, Lalo, Mozart, Schubert and WieniawskiThis compilation seems designed for those Classic FM listeners who like ‘a bit of Mozart’. Four complete works, including the ...
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ArticleViolinist Peter Cropper gives a string quartet masterclass on Brahms
They perceive the music of Brahms very well, but in my view they don't pass on the emotions that I think Brahms felt at the time...'Lindsay String Quartet founding violinist Peter Cropper, who died at the age of 69 in May 2015, gave a masterclass on Brahms at ...
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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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ReviewBrahms: Piano Quartet no.1 in G minor op.25. Mahler: Piano Quartet in A minor. Schumann: Piano Quartet in E flat major op.47
THE STRAD RECOMMENDSThe Strad Issue: July 2015Description: New York audience holds its breath for piano quartets from Hope and friendsMusicians: Daniel Hope (violin) Paul Neubauer (viola) David Finckel (cello) Wu Han (piano)Composer: Brahms, Mahler, SchumannThe piano quartet genre belongs to the 19th century, with outliers from Mozart ...
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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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ReviewBrahms: Piano Trio no.3 in C minor op.101. Schubert: Piano Trio no.2 in E flat major D929
The Strad Issue: May 2015Description: A worthwhile Wigmore recital coupling 19th-century blockbuster triosMusicians: Sitkovetsky TrioComposer: Brahms, SchubertNamed after its violinst, Alexander Sitkovetsky (a relative of violinist–conductor Dmitry Sitkovetsky), this trio is captured in full flight at a Wigmore Hall concert, with scintillating playing with which it is ...
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ReviewUnder the Stars. Works by Spencer, Bull, Debussy, Elgar, Bizet/Hubay, Hubay, Dvorák, Tchaikovsky, Kreisler, Fauré, Brahms, Shostakovich and Siem
The Strad Issue: April 2015Description: Starry violinist dazzles and charms in a disc of encore piecesMusicians: Charlie Siem (violin) Munich Radio Orchestra/Paul GoodwinComposer: Spencer, Bull, Debussy, Elgar, Bizet/Hubay, Hubay, Dvorˇák, Tchaikovsky, Kreisler, Fauré, Brahms, Shostakovich and SiemThis disc features a generous mix of virtuoso fireworks and sweetmeats ...
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ArticleIsaac Stern, Leonard Rose and Eugene Istomin perform Brahms
Violinist Isaac Stern, cellist Leonard Rose and pianist Eugene Istomin perform the first movement of Brahms's Piano Trio no.2. Read about the legacy of renowned American cello pedagogue Leonard Rose in The Strad's April 2015 issue, out now. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition ...
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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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ReviewCaprice viennois. Kreisler: Marche miniature viennoise, Liebesfreud, Liebesleid, Caprice viennois op.2. Brahms: Hungarian Dance no.1 in G minor (arr. for violin and piano). Ravel: Tzigane. Enescu: Vio
The Strad Issue: March 2015Description: Insouciance and integrity distinguish a young violinist’s debut recital discMusicians: Luka Kusztrich (violin) Dora Deliyska (piano)Composer: Kreisler, Brahms, Ravel, EnescuA former pupil of Dora Schwarzberg (he is currently studying with Gerhard Schulz), Vienna-born Luka Kusztrich is clearly a young talent to watch. ...