All Chamber articles – Page 12
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ArticleValentino Worlitzsch performs Debussy's Cello Sonata
Cellist Valentino Worlitzsch, winner of the 2014 Pacem in Terris International Music Competition in Bayreuth, performs Debussy's Cello Sonata with pianist Maria Guignard at a concert in Hamburg in 2011. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. ...
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ArticleMenuhin Competition winner Stephen Waarts performs Haydn, Grantham and Szymanowski
Menuhin Competition 2014 Senior Division winner Stephen Waarts performs the first and fourth movements from Haydn's String Quartet op.76, no. 2, 'Quinten', Donald Grantham's Black-Eyed Suzy and Szymanowski's Nocturne and Tarantella, op.28 in the competition semi-final. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as ...
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ArticleRennosuke Fukuda performs Beethoven and Handel-Halvorsen
2014 Menuhin Competition Junior Division winner Rennosuke Fukuda performs the Allegro con brio from Beethoven's Violin Sonata no.1 and Handel-Halvorsen's Passacaglia in G minor in the Junior Finals. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase back ...
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FocusBringing true ensemble playing to your string quartet
In the following excerpt from an article on string quartet playing, published in The Strad, April 1908, our writer offers advice on achieving cohesion – and interest – in your group playing
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DebateGet rid of histrionics in quartet playing
Over-the-top emoting by individual players ruins the whole point of chamber music, says David Kettle
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BlogsA Brief Survey of Summer Festivals Without All the Bother of Joining a String Quartet – Part Five
American String Quartet violist Daniel Avshalomov reports from Aspen, where he and his colleagues perform Janácek, Haydn, Korngold and Brahms against the backdrop of the Rocky Mountains
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BlogsA Late Quartet – the new DVD reviewed
Ariane Todes watches a film that pushes all the buttons of the string world, and quartets in particular
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BlogsTwists and turns – and a deserving first prizewinner in Munich
For the first time in its history, women alone made the solo instrument finals at the International ARD Music Competition – and there was only one first prizewinner. Heather Kurzbauer reports
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FocusPractice Diary: The Miró Quartet - part two
In the November issue, second violinist William Fedkenheuer explains how the four players prepare for a recording of Schubert's Quartettsatz. Here he goes into more detail regarding tempo and intonation
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BlogsA Brief Survey of Summer Festivals Without All the Bother of Joining a String Quartet – Part Three
American String Quartet violist Daniel Avshalomov reaches Winona, Minnesota, and reflects on the challenges of Mendelssohn's Octet
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BlogsA Brief Survey of Summer Festivals Without All the Bother of Joining a String Quartet – Part Two
American String Quartet violist Daniel Avshalomov continues his blog tour of US festivals in the clean mountain air of Crested Butte, Colorado
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BlogsScaling the wall in Beijing
The ninth Great Wall International Music Academy, which took place in Beijing in July, forged connections both musical and social between young musicians from east and west that will enrich their careers, says Nancy Pellegrini
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DebateUse intellect, not instinct
Instead of simply focusing on technical prowess, performers should have as profound an understanding of music theory as composers do, argues cellist David Watkin, since it can only serve to develop their skills
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BlogsA Brief Survey of Summer Festivals Without All the Bother of Joining a String Quartet – Part 1
American String Quartet violist Daniel Avshalomov begins his blog tour of US festivals with song and dance – both courtesy of larger-than-life choreographer Mark Morris – in Ojai, California
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FocusWhat's in the August digital edition
With The Strad’s digital edition, you can jump from the cover or the contents pages straight to the articles you want to read. You can also link directly to pages on thestrad.com or to products in The Strad Library. Not only that, there’s a wealth of additional ...
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FocusEXCLUSIVE: David Aaron Carpenter plays Brahms
In February this year, we caught up with US violist David Aaron Carpenter as he was preparing to record Brahms’s Clarinet Quintet op.115 (viola version) with members of the Berlin Philharmonic. You can read the interview in our August issue, available now for download or in print. ...
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FocusPractice Diary: The Miró Quartet - part one
In the November issue, second violinist William Fedkenheuer explains how the four players prepare for a recording of Schubert's Quartettsatz. Here he goes into more detail regarding tempo and intonation