All Martinu¯ articles
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ArticleMartinu¯: Sonatine. Milhaud: Sonata. Moszkowski: Suite in G minor
The Strad Issue: January 2017Description: Likeable trios for violins and piano make for a family affairMusicians: Koch TrioComposer: Martinu¯, Milhaud, MoszkowskiCatalogue number: ETCETERA KTC 1543 Three chamber works for the unusual combination of two violins and piano come courtesy of a family trio: father and daughter Philippe ...
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ReviewDvorák: Cello Concerto in B minor op.104. Martinu¯: Cello Concerto no.1
The Strad Issue: June 2016 Description: Poltéra explores dark places in two Czech cello concertos Musicians: Christian Poltéra (cello) Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin/Thomas Dausgaard Composer: Dvorák; Martinu¯ The Dvorák Concerto is as much a recording rite of ...
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ReviewJanácek: String Quartets no.1 ‘The Kreutzer Sonata’; no.2 ‘Intimate Letters’. Martinu¯: String Quartet no.3
The Strad Issue: July 2015Description: Four become one in Janácek’s autobiographical quartet diptychMusicians: Doric QuartetComposer: Janácek, Martinu¯The players of the Doric Quartet clearly appreciate the drama at the heart of Janácek’s two quartets. They emphasise the tragedy of no.1 and one can sense the narrative of Tolstoy’s ...
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ReviewMartinu¯: Rhapsody-Concerto; Three Madrigals; Duo no.2; Viola Sonata
THE STRAD RECOMMENDSThe Strad Issue: July 2015Description: Martinu¯’s viola works majestically performed by Rysanov and friendsMusicians: Maxim Rysanov (viola) Alexander Sitkovetsky (violin) Katya Apekisheva (piano) BBC Symphony Orchestra/Jirí BÄ›lohlávekComposer: Martinu¯In his teens, Bohuslav Martinu¯ seemed to be heading towards a career as a violin virtuoso. Although his ...
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ReviewJohanna Martzy Vol.3. Works by Vivaldi, Szymanowski, Martinu¯, Ravel, Bartók, Brahms, Falla, Mozart, Bach & Suk
The Strad Issue: February 2015Description: Welcome exposure for the artistry of a neglected Hungarian virtuosoMusicians: Johanna Martzy (violin) Adolph Hallis, István Hajdu (piano) Stuttgart Radio Orchestra/Hans Müller-Kray, Netherlands Radio Orchestra/Willem van Otterloo, New York Philharmonic/André Cluytens, Cleveland Orchestra/George SzellComposer: Vivaldi, Szymanowski, Martinu¯, Ravel, Bartók, Brahms, Falla, Mozart, ...