All Magazine articles – Page 81
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Premium ❘ FeatureDover Quartet: United in sound
After twelve years together, the Dover Quartet is marking its graduation to the ranks of mature ensembles with a new Beethoven recording cycle and a residency at the Curtis Institute. The players speak to Charlotte Smith from the Bravo! Vail Music Festival
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Premium ❘ FeatureThe Spice of Life: Teaching different styles
Too often string teachers shy away from embracing styles outside the Western classical canon, but in doing so they’re ignoring a wealth of useful skills and techniques, not to mention repertoire, writes Julie Lyonn Lieberman
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Premium ❘ FeatureCarlo Bisiach: Dispatches from the front line
Gennady Filimonov examines the letters between Carlo Bisiach (1892–1968) and his American representative Leo D. Larsson, which provide a fascinating perspective on the violin trade in the 1930s and 40s, as well as an insight into the Italian luthier’s working methods
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Premium ❘ FeatureHollywood Bow Makers: Unsung heroes of the silver screen
Lasting from the late 1920s to 1960, Hollywood’s golden age was a boom time for musicians, and those who catered for them. Raphael Gold tells the stories of some of the era’s best-regarded LA bow makers, and reveals why their work should be better known today
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Premium ❘ FeatureSession Report: American dreams
On his latest album, German violinist Frank Peter Zimmermann devotes himself to the works of Bohuslav Martinů and Béla Bartók, two immigrants to the US in the wake of the Second World War, as Tom Stewart reports
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ReviewBook review: Jean Sibelius’s Violin Concerto
Robin Stowell reviews a comprehensive guide to one of the most important and popular concertos of the 20th century
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ReviewBook review: Joy of Music
Anne Inglis reviews a collection of string highlights from the archives of Schott Music
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ReviewFestival review: Pärnu Music Festival 2020
Andrew Mellor attends the performances at Pärnu Concert Hall, Estonia, from 16-23 July
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ReviewFestival review: Ryedale Festival 2020
Peter Quantrill watches some fine performances from the Ryedale Festival, held in the Yorkshire Dales from 19 to 26 July
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ReviewRoby Lakatos, Dr L. Subramaniam: Peacock
A fantastic fusion album finds fertile ground between Hungary and Italy
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ReviewAlice Julien-Laferrière: Il Genio Inglese
Journey back to Restoration London in a satisfying and well-researched recital
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ReviewDaniel Hope: Hope@Home
One of the most delightful ‘socially distanced’ albums you’ll hear this year
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ReviewCalidore Quartet: Babel
Quartet music from three centuries comes together in a breathtaking disc
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ReviewAlinde Quartet: Schubert
Schubert 200th-anniversary project has a good start with inspired programming
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ReviewFriedemann Eichhorn: Say
Turkish pianist-turned-composer shows his talent in writing for the violin
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ReviewJan Vogler: Muhly/Helbig/Zhou
Thrilling performance of a multicultural cello concerto that straddles continents
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ReviewJacques Thibaud String Trio: Mozart
THE STRAD RECOMMENDS The Strad Issue: November 2020 Description: Trio’s pitch-perfect approach to Mozart yields many delights Musicians: Jacques Thibaud String Trio Works: Mozart: Complete String Trios Catalogue number: AUDITE 97773 The Jacques Thibaud String Trio has Mozart’s E flat major Trio K563 down to the finest ...
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ReviewViola de Hoog: Mendelssohn
Period-instrument duo shows its prowess in athletic, colourful playing
