All Magazine articles – Page 103

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    Views on the Bridge

    2019-09-27T11:21:00Z

    In the second of two articles on set-up, Joseph Curtin investigates the acoustical role of the violin bridge and the interconnected relationships between mass, frequency and resonance 

  • Walton Kim
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    Fabiola Kim: 1939

    2019-09-25T15:02:00Z

    Warm and heartfelt accounts of three concertos written at the end of the 1930s

  • Veress Frang
    Review

    Frang, Altstaedt, Power, Kelemen, Kokas: Veress, Bartók

    2019-09-25T14:59:00Z

    Compelling live performances of folk-influenced Hungarian chamber works

  • Tartini Sheppard Skaerved
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    Peter Sheppard Skærved: Tartini

    2019-09-25T14:56:00Z

    Plenty of expressive drama in the conclusion to this ambitious project

  • Jalbert Batjer
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    Margaret Batjer: Jalbert, Bach

    2019-09-25T14:41:00Z

    Somewhat dogged playing detracts from a likeable programme

  • Ichmouratov Mishbakhova
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    Elvira Misbakhova: Ichmouratov

    2019-09-25T14:39:00Z

    Ambitious, attractive works blend post-modernism and touches of Prokofiev 

  • Haydn London
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    London Haydn Quartet: Haydn

    2019-09-25T14:36:00Z

    London quartets that are both satisfying and a little provocative

  • Dorado Bohemian
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    Duo Dorado: A Bohemian in London

    2019-09-25T14:35:00Z

     Fabulous ‘Finger buffet’ is a smorgasbord of styles

  • Brahms Wispelwey
    Review

    Pieter Wispelwey: Brahms, Schubert

    2019-09-25T14:33:00Z

    The final instalment of these splendid additions to the cello repertoire

  • Prism Danish
    Review

    Danish Quartet: Prism II

    2019-09-25T14:16:00Z

    Danish Quartet: Prism II The Strad Issue: November 2019 Description: Three composers seen through a glittering Nordic prismMusicians: Danish QuartetWorks: BACH Fugue in B minor (Well-Tempered Clavier, Bk 1) (arr. Emanuel Aloys Förster) SCHNITTKE String Quartet no.3 BEETHOVEN String Quartet in B flat major op.130Catalogue Number: ECM ...

  • Bach Cellini
    Review

    Cellini Consort: Bach

    2019-09-25T14:15:00Z

    Reworking Bach keyboard music for a trio of viols

  • Bach Pochekin
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    Mikhail Pochekin: Bach

    2019-09-25T14:08:00Z

    A sense of free-flowing fantasy illuminates the music’s greatness

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    Soundpost: Letters to The Strad

    2019-09-17T22:40:00Z

    A selection of letters The Strad receives each month from its readers around the world: October 2019 issue

  • By Footpath and Stile
    Review

    Finzi Quartet: Finzi

    2019-09-17T15:52:00Z

    Confessional, alluring music that lingers long in the memory

  • Rodney Friend
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    Perfect 5ths

    2019-09-17T14:33:00Z

    British violinist Rodney Friend has spent many years formulating his method for achieving a relaxed left-hand position. Here, he shares his voyage of discovery with Charlotte Smith

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    Review

    Fabio Biondi: The 1690 ‘Tuscan’ Stradivari

    2019-09-13T14:39:00Z

    A glowing tone shows the instrument is great but the player is greater still

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    A Human Heart

    2019-09-04T14:00:00Z

    To mark the centenary of the completion and premiere of Elgar’s Cello Concerto, cellist Raphael Wallfisch reflects upon the period and circumstances surrounding the work’s creation and subsequent life

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    The Fab Four

    2019-09-04T12:00:00Z

    At this year’s Suntory Hall Chamber Music Garden festival in Tokyo the Kuss Quartet performed a complete Beethoven cycle on the ‘Paganini’ quartet of Stradivaris, on loan from the Nippon Music Foundation. Gavin Dixon spoke to the players about this very special project – and learnt a little more about ...

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    A Master Copyist

    2019-09-04T11:00:00Z

    Gaetano Sgarabotto was renowned for making replicas of old Italian instruments – and left numerous records of his research on their makers’ styles. Focusing on his replica scrolls, Andrea Zanrè examines the secrets of Sgarabotto’s success 

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    Taste the Difference

    2019-09-04T10:00:00Z

    Burgundy’s Musique & Vin festival has quickly grown from its humble origins to encompass a rich diversity of elements, not least first-rate performances from international artists and an instrument loan scheme for young musicians. Charlotte Gardner spoke to those involved in this unique project