All Chamber articles – Page 4
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NewsMelbourne competition reveals chamber music finalists
Three quartets and three trios through to Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition finals vying for share of $110,000 prize pot
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NewsSemi-finalists announced at Melbourne Chamber Music Competition
Five string quartets and five piano trios advance to next round after five days of heats at the quadrennial event
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VideoGildas Quartet – Janáček: String Quartet no.1, 'The Kreutzer Sonata', 4th movement
The Gildas Quartet performs the final movement of Leoš Janáček’s 1923 String Quartet no.1, subtitled ‘The Kreutzer Sonata’. The work is named after Leo Tolstoy’s novella of the same name (which itself features Beethoven’s famous violin sonata) in which a woman is murdered by her husband who suspects her of ...
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Blogs7 tips for breaking free from the classical treadmill
The London-based Phaedra Ensemble explores the spaces between classical, experimental and contemporary music, taking the string quartet as a starting point. Here the members share some ideas on how to start your own explorations
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ReviewGrażyna Bacewicz: Piano Quintets; Quartets for four violins and four cellos
The Silesian Quartet and friends record a pithy programme by a Polish 20th-century composer
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ReviewStradivari Quartet: Schumann String quartets
A wonderful reminder of the delights of these three quartets
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VideoSignum Quartet: Arrangement of Schubert's song 'Du bist die Ruh'
From the album ‘Aus Der Ferne’, featuring Schubert quartets and lieder arrangements. The album was praised by The Strad’s reviewer, with this particular track exemplifying the quartet’s ‘readings’ greatest beauty … the intimate emotional trinity they intertwine of dignity, fragility and pain’. Read: In the studio with the Signum Quartet ...
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ReviewSignum Quartet: Aus der Ferne – Schubert quartets and lieder arrangements
Schubert on strings, sweetly sung without words
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ReviewJerusalem Quartet: Dvořák String Quintet and Sextet, with Veronika Hagen and Gary Hoffman
Perfectly matched music and musicians capture Dvořák’s glow
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VideoArvo Pärt, Fratres – The Rogue Ensemble
Emily Nebel and Christopher Janwong McKiggan, members of the US-based Rogue Ensemble, perform a violin and piano version of Arvo Pärt’s Fratres. Produced by Richie Hawley/LittleFrenchie FilmhouseCinematography: Richie HawleyAudio Engineer: Andy BradleyMastering: Richie HawleyLighting: Chris LeeProduction Assistant: Jennifer LeMairePost Audio: Wireroad StudiosMakeup: Darcy Teasley Hair: Trey GillenWardrobe: Richie Hawley
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ReviewGil Shaham, Anne Gastinel, etc: ‘Triple’ Concerto, ‘Gassenhauer’ Piano Trio
Gil Shaham (violin), Anne Gastinel (cello,) Andreas Ottensamer (clarinet), Nicholas Angelich (piano), Frankfurt Radio Symphony/Paavo Järvi
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ReviewDoric Quartet: Haydn op.64 quartets
Superb performances bring out all the subtlety and wonder of these quartets
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VideoThe Aizuri Quartet perform Beethoven's Grosse Fuge
In this video, filmed on 1 December 2017 at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Aizuri Quartet perform Beethoven’s op.133 Grosse Fuge. The Aizuri Quartet, which just won the $100,000 M-Prize competition, is string quartet in residence at the Metropolitan Museum of Art for the 2017/18 season.
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FocusPostcard from: the String Quartet Biennale Amsterdam
Even the grim January weather could do little to dampen enthusiasm as 21 top ensembles gathered for a series of concerts and masterclasses, writes Tim Homfray
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ReviewJack Quartet. John Luther Adams: Everything That Rises
THE STRAD RECOMMENDS The Strad Issue: April 2018 Description: A cloud of string harmonies conjures a visionary work of serene beauty Musicians: Jack Quartet Works: ADAMS Everything That Rises Catalogue Number: COLD BLUE MUSIC CB0051 Mississippi-born, long-time Alaska ...
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NewsPavel Haas Quartet welcomes new violist
Violist Jiří Kabát has taken over from Radim Sedmidubský, who joined in 2016 from fellow Czech ensemble the Škampa Quartet
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ReviewRagazze Quartet: Spiegel: Works by Mendelssohn and Beethoven
MENDELSSOHN String Quartet no.2 in A minor op.13; BEETHOVEN String Quartet no.15 in A minor op.132
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FocusDid Beethoven write idiomatically for the string quartet?
The Casals Quartet has embarked on a large-scale Beethoven cycle, both in the studio and on tour to celebrate its 20th anniversary. The players speak to Richard Wigmore about the demands of the repertoire, which in so many ways was ahead of its time
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ReviewEscher Quartet: Works by Dvořák, Borodin and Tchaikovsky
DVOŘÁK String Quartet no.12 in F major op.96 ‘American’; BORODIN String Quartet no.2 in D major; TCHAIKOVSKY String Quartet no.1 in D major op.11
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ArticleThe longest string quartet ever proves a good gamble in Monte Carlo
Our Côte d’Azur correspondent Toby Deller settles into a comfy chair for Morton Feldman’s notorious five-hour long String Quartet no.2 – courtesy of the Quatuor Béla and the Festival Printemps des Arts de Monte-Carlo
