All cello articles – Page 10
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VideoAn Afternoon with Gregor Piatigorsky
Made not long before Piatigorsky’s death in 1976, this short film features him musing on life and music, and includes Raphael Wallfisch in his early twenties taking a lesson, as well as a close look at the 1714 ‘Batta’ Stradivari (now known as the ’Batta-Piatigorsky’). Filmed around the family home ...
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GalleryFrom the Archive: the 1730 'De Munck-Feuermann' Stradivarius cello
This photograph was published in the April 1988 issue of The Strad. The following text is extracted from the accompanying article:
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VideoBachianas Brasileiras no.1, Villa-Lobos, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Truls Mørk and cellists of the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra perform the piece that defined the Brazilian Cello Ensemble tradition. The August 2017 issue of The Strad features an article by Lars Hoefs, leader of the Unicamp Cello Ensemble in São Paulo, on Heitor Villa-Lobos’ Bachianas Brasileiras no.1 and its legacy ...
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NewsCellist Steven Isserlis to receive €25,000 award in Germany
British cellist Steven Isserlis has been named as the winner of the 2017 Glashütte Original MusicFestivalAward. Worth €25,000, the award will be presented at the Dresden Music Festival on 23 May, when Isserlis will perform Prokofiev's Cello Concerto in E minor with the London Philharmonic Orchestra under ...
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ArticleSaint-Saëns: Cello Concertos - no.1 in A minor op.33, no.2 in D minor op.119; Suite for cello and orchestra op.16; Allegro appassionato op.43
The Strad Issue: March 2017Description: A forgotten cellist's Saint-Saëns finally makes it on to CDMusicians: Christine Walevska (cello) Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra/Eliahu InbalComposer: Saint-SaënsCatalogue number: DECCA ELOQUENCE 482 2033 Born in Los Angeles in 1948, Christine Walevska (or Walewska) enjoyed a brief vogue in the 1970s when ...
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ArticleBeethoven: Complete Sonatas and Variations for cello and piano
THE STRAD RECOMMENDS The Strad Issue: March 2017Description: Kirshbaum picks Romantic Beethoven for his 70th-birthday celebrationMusicians: Ralph Kirshbaum (cello), Shai Wosner (piano)Composer: BeethovenCatalogue number: ONYX 4178 (2 CDs) These discs were recorded in London’s Wigmore Hall concurrently with two concerts given there early last year, to mark ...
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ArticleRostropovich Encores - music by Chopin, Debussy, Popper, Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff, Ravel, Rostropovich, Scriabin, Sinding and Stravinsky
THE STRAD RECOMMENDS The Strad Issue: March 2017Description: Gerhardt emulates the great Slava but finds his own personal intimacyMusicians: Alban Gerhardt (cello) Markus Becker (piano)Composer: Chopin, Debussy, Popper, Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff, Ravel, Rostropovich, Scriabin, Sinding and StravinskyCatalogue number: HYPERION CDA 68136 This is a fascinating selection that collects ...
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ArticleBritten: Three Suites for Solo Cello
The Strad Issue: February 2017Description: Viersen offers thoughtful and integrated performances of the three suitesMusicians: Quirine Viersen (cello)Composer: Benjamin BrittenCatalogue number: GLOBE GLO 5259 In a candid booklet interview, the Dutch cellist Quirine Viersen speaks of her tentative, even wary approach to performing and recording Britten’s three ...
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ArticleBrahms: Cello Sonata no.2 in F major; Violin Sonata no.2 in A major op.100 (arr.Wispelwey), Schubert: Violin Sonata in A major D574 (arr.Wispelwey)
THE STRAD RECOMMENDS The Strad Issue: February 2017Description: Wispelwey adopts and adapts Brahms and Schubert for the celloMusicians: Pieter Wispelwey (cello) Paolo Giacometti (piano)Composer: Brahms, SchubertCatalogue number: EVIL PENGUIN EPRC 0022 Assigning works written for one instrument to another is certainly one way of eschewing a museum ...
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ReviewCello Rising: from Degli Antonii to Boccherini - Antonii: Ricercata decimal; Boismortier: Sonata II in G major; Boccherini: Sonatas in B flat major G8, in A major G4; D. Gabrielli: Sonata in G major;
The Strad Issue: October 2016 Description: Expressive explorations of early repertoire for cello Musicians: Mime Yamahiro Brinkmann (cello), Björn Gäfvert (harpsichord), Karl Nyhlin (guitar) Composer: Antonio, Boismortier, Boccherini, Gabrielli, Galli, Telemann Catalogue number: ...
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ReviewMozart: Piano Trio in B flat major K502; E major K542; G major K564
The Strad Issue: October 2016 Description: Joyful period performances of three of Mozart’s piano trios Musicians: Rautio Piano Trio Composer: Mozart Catalogue number: RESONUS RES 10168 In a booklet note to this recording ...
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ArticleCommon cello problems
You wouldn't be hiding a dead body in there would you...'Juilliard School students Esther Yang and Rachel Yin produce a series of fun skits, featuring cellist Nathan Chan, focusing on common problems faced by cellists - from slipping endpins to the monotony of Pachelbel's Canon.Watch: Shostakovich cello tailpiece ...
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ArticleYo-Yo Ma performs 'Song of the Birds' as BBC Proms encore
Yo-Yo Ma performs the Catalan ‘Song of the Birds’, arranged by Pablo Casals, as an encore at the 2015 BBC Proms. Watch: Cellist Bernard Greenhouse performs Song of the Birds aged 95
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GalleryFrom the Archive: the Stradivarius 'Barjansky' cello, 1684
This illustration of the Barjansky Stradivarius cello was published in The Strad, August 1983. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:Sotheby's auction on 23 June was another of their marathon events, divided into two sessions, and there were some sensational prices among the important ...
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ReviewPortuguese Music for Cello and Orchestra
The Strad Issue: October 2016 Description: Eloquent performances of music from off the beaten track Musicians: Bruno Borralhinho (cello), Gulbenkian Orchestra/Pedro Neves Composer: Braga Santos, Costa, De Freitas, Branco, Lopes-Graça Catalogue number: Naxos ...
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NewsRomanian cellist sustains injuries during police raid
Adrian Naidin jumped from him first floor window, sustaining fractures, and has cancelled a forthcoming concert
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ReviewBrahms: Cello Sonatas: no.1 in E minor op 38; no.2 in F major op.99, Four Serious Songs op.121 (transc. Shafran/Baillie)
The Strad Issue: October 2016 Description: A Brahmsian 60th-birthday present for cellist Alexander Baillie Musicians: Alexander Baillie (cello), John Thwaites (piano) Composer: Brahms Catalogue number: SOMM SOMMCD 0158 Using three different pianos offers a ...
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ReviewHora Cero: Tangos by Carli, Piazzolla, Salgán and Stafano
THE STRAD RECOMMENDS The Strad Issue: October 2016 Description: The Berlin Phil’s cello section lets its hair down in music with a Latin swing Musicians: Twelve Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic Composer: Carli, Piazzolla, Salgán and ...
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ArticleViolinist Julia Fischer and cellist Daniel Müller-Schott perform duo encore
Violinist Julia Fischer and cellist Daniel Müller-Schott perform Handel-Halvorsen’s Passacaglia as an encore in Saarbrücken, Germany in 2007. Read: Violinist Julia Fischer and cellist Daniel Müller-Schott on sound projection Julia Fischer and Daniel Müller-Schott describe the demands and rewards of their duo partnership in The Strad’s October ...
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NewsThe Strad October 2016 issue is out now
Violinist Julia Fischer and cellist Daniel Müller-Schott discuss the demands and rewards of their duo partnership