All Grieg articles
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ReviewFrank Almond: A Violin’s Life, Vol. 3
An intriguing third volume in the company of a celebrated Strad
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ReviewJohannes Moser: Alone Together
Multitracking brought to a new level of invention by this thoughtful cellist
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ReviewConcert review: Henning Kraggerud (violin) Ljubica Stojanovic (piano)
Tim Homfray visits London’s Wigmore Hall for the performance on 10 January 2022
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ReviewJonah Kim: Approaching Autumn
A triumphant performance of the great central work on this solo album
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ReviewJohan Dalene: Nordic Rhapsody
Twenty-year-old artist’s second album looks north for inspiration
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ReviewYo-Yo Ma: Songs of Comfort and Hope
Gorgeously played album of serene favourites from a masterful duo
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ReviewChristian-Pierre La Marca: Cello 360
Imaginative and varied recital that takes in the gamut of solo cello repertoire
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ReviewKanneh-Mason Family: Carnival
An enchanting tour de force from a stunningly gifted musical family
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ReviewDmitry Sitkovetsky: Hommage To Fritz Kreisler And Sergei Rachmaninoff
An endless song of praise to two master musicians
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ReviewTrio Wanderer: Rachmaninoff, Grieg, Suk
Plenty of moody Russian emotion in this impressive programme
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ReviewGrieg: String Quartet in G minor op.27. Sibelius: String Quartet in D minor op.56 ‘Voces intimae’. Thommessen: Felix Remix
The Strad Issue: May 2016 Description: A Norwegian ensemble gets right inside Grieg’s singular String Quartet Musicians: EngegŠrd Quartet Composer: Grieg; Sibelius; Thommessen It’s good to hear Grieg’s utterly individual string quartet played by an ensemble that has an equally distinctive sound – in this case, the ...
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ReviewGrieg: Violin Sonatas: no.1 in F major, no.2 in G major, no.3 in C minor
The Strad Issue: February 2016 Description: Admirable playing – but it can’t match up to the competition Musicians: Daniela Cammarano (violin) Alessandro Deljavan (piano) Composer: Grieg Daniela Cammarano and Alessandro Deljavan offer commendable, thoughtful readings, rising to the various challenges of the fast movements and responding well ...
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ArticleNorwegian Chamber Orchestra dances its way through Grieg
The Norwegian Chamber Orchestra gives a choreographed performance of the Gavotte from Grieg's Holberg Suite at the Norwegian Opera in 2012.Read The Strad’s article, ‘Playing by Heart’, about the increasing number of orchestras performing from memory in the August 2015 issue, out now.Subscribe to The Strad or download ...
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ReviewGrieg: Cello Sonata in A minor op.36. Hough: Sonata for Cello and Piano Left Hand ‘Les adieux’. Mendelssohn: Cello Sonata no.2 in D major op.58
The Strad Issue: August 2015 Description: Authoritative musicianship from Isserlis and Hough in Romantic sonatas Musicians: Steven Isserlis (cello) Stephen Hough (piano) Composer: Grieg, Hough, Mendelssohn Grieg’s Cello Sonata encompasses a wide-ranging emotional landscape, to which Steven Isserlis and Stephen Hough, a magnificent partnership, respond with big-hearted ...
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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 2015 Description: A celebration of an under-sung violinist now in her eighties Musicians: Camilla Wicks (violin) various artists Composer: Barber, Bartók, Beethoven, A. Benjamin, Bloch, Brahms, Brustad, Chausson, Chopin, Debussy, Fauré, Gershwin, Grieg, Kreisler, Mendelssohn, Nín, Paradis, Ravel, Sarasate, Scărlătescu, Schubert, Shostakovich, R. ...
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ReviewWolf: Italian Serenade. Grieg: String Quartet no.1 in G minor op.27. Janácek: String Quartet no.2 ‘Intimate Letters’
The Strad Issue: April 2015 Description: Mixed results in three varied masterpieces of the quartet repertoire Musicians: Amphion Quartet Composer: Wolf, Grieg, Janácek Convincingly linking the very disparate sections within Grieg’s four-movement structure, the New York-based Amphion Quartet gives a highly impressive account of the composer’s youthfully ...
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ReviewFranck: Violin Sonata in A major. Grieg: Violin Sonata no.3 in C minor op.45. Dvorák: Romantic Pieces op.75
The Strad Issue: February 2015 Description: Masterly accounts of three Romantic masterpieces Musicians: Renaud Capuçon (violin) Khatia Buniatishvili (piano) Composer: Franck, Grieg, Dvorák This is a strong performance of Franck’s Violin Sonata. The first-movement Allegretto, for all its undoubted poetic sensitivity, is forthright and forward-moving, with firm ...
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ReviewColours of the Heart. Debussy: Violin Sonata. Delius: Violin Sonata no.3. Ravel: Violin Sonata. Grieg: Songs (arr. Sauret)
The Strad Issue: January 2015 Description: Sensitive accounts of music full of sensual allure Musicians: Midori Komachi (violin) Simon Callaghan (piano) Composer: Debussy, Delius, Ravel, Grieg Debussy’s Violin Sonata tantalisingly fuses stream-of-consciousness sensuality with structural and gestural Classical norms. Midori Komachi leans more towards the former, characterising ...