All Mozart articles – Page 5
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VideoItzhak Perlman and Pinchas Zukerman: Mozart Duo
In this extract from a film by Christopher Nupen, Itzhak Perlman and Pinchas Zukerman perform together in concert at the Royal College of Music, London, in 1978. The work is Mozart’s Duo for Violin and Viola no.1 in G Major K423. The entire concert is available on the Allegro Films ...
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ReviewCaroline Goulding: Concertos by Korngold and Mozart
Prizewinning violinist’s debut concerto disc doesn’t disappoint
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ReviewAlina Ibragimova, Cédric Tiberghien: Mozart Violin Sonatas, vol.5
Another outstanding Mozart release from this partnership
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ReviewGrigory Krotenko: Travels with Goliath – works for double bass
HOFFMEISTER Double Bass Concerto in E flat major. MOZART Per questa bella mano K6121. SPERGER Sonata for double bass and viola d’amore. VANHAL Double Bass Concerto in E flat major
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ReviewJourney To Mozart: Daniel Hope, Zurich Chamber Orchestra
The Strad Issue: May 2018 Description: Thoughtful travels through the music of Mozart and friends Musicians: Daniel Hope (violin), Zurich Chamber Orchestra Works: GLUCK Dance of the Furies; Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Orfeo ed Euridice), HAYDN Violin Concerto no.4 in ...
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ReviewNikolaj Znaider/LSO: Mozart Violin Concertos nos.4&5
Possibly among the most exquisite violin sound ever captured on disc
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ReviewDaniel Müller-Schott: Cello Reimagined – Bach, Haydn, Mozart
Enterprise and imagination make for a very fine cello recital
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VideoThe Quartetto di Cremona performs Mozart's 'Dissonance' Quartet (first movement)
Filmed live at the Sala Verdi in Milan, this video features the Quartetto di Cremona performing the first movement of Mozart’s String Quartet no.19 in C major, K465, known as the ‘Dissonance’ Quartet due to its experimental slow introduction.
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ReviewNoa Wildschut: Mozart Violin Concerto no.5, Violin Sonata K454, Adagio K261
The Strad Issue: January 2018 Description: Promising debut from a young violin talent Musicians: Noa Wildschut (violin) Yoram Ish-Hurwitz (piano) Netherlands Chamber Orchestra/Gordan Nikolić Works: MOZART Violin Concerto in A major K219 ‘Turkish’; Adagio in E major K261; Violin Sonata in ...
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ReviewAlina Ibragimova, Cédric Tiberghien: Mozart Violin Sonatas
The Strad Issue: October 2017Description: Standards remain high: some of the most committed Mozart playing you’ll hearMusicians: Alina Ibragimova (violin) Cédric Tiberghien (fortepiano)Composer: MozartCatalogue Number: HYPERION CDA68164 [2 CDs] Volume 4 of this acclaimed cycle sustains the high standards of its predecessors, presenting a careful ...
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ReviewJi Young Lim, Dong Hyen Lim: Mozart and Beethoven violin sonatas
Mozart: Violin Sonatas: no.18 in G major K301, no.21 in E minor K304, no.26 in B flat major K378; Beethoven: Violin Sonata no.1 in D major op.12The Strad Issue: October 2017Description: Stylish Classical debut disc from Queen Elisabeth Prize winner Musicians: Ji Young Lim ...
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FocusString trio repertoire from Haydn to the present day
To accompany The Strad’s October 2017 issue cover feature on the Trio Zimmermann, Geraint Lewis looks at the available repertoire for this Cinderella of string genres
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VideoNicola Benedetti on the extremes of Mozart's Violin Concerto no.5
In this extract from the 2015 BBC documentary The Joy of Mozart, Scottish violinist Nicola Benedetti talks about the surprises and sheer euphoria in the fifth violin concerto, often referred to as the ‘Turkish’.
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VideoNoa Wildschut: trailer for her first album for Warner Classics
Noa Wildschut, the dutch 16-year-old violinist who signed to Warner Classics last year, has released her first album for the label, including Mozart’s Violin Concerto no.5, the ‘Turkish’.
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FocusTrio Zimmermann discuss how forming the group has changed them as musicians
A decade after its founding, Trio Zimmermann has put the string trio back in the spotlight. How does this all-star ensemble function, and can it save the string trio from obscurity? Andrew Mellor went to meet its members
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NewsEllinor D'Melon plays Mozart Violin Concerto no.5, 3rd movement
In this video, 15-year-old Ellinor D’Melon plays the Mozart’s Violin Concerto no.5 (3rd movement) with Freixenet Symphony Orchestra of the Queen Sofía College of Music in Madrid under conductor Zubin Mehta. D’Melon was born in Kingston, Jamaica, beginning violin lessons at the age of two and a half. She then ...
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FocusMy most memorable musical experience – Joshua Bell
A wayward shoulder rest nearly ruins the violinist’s first appearance with a world-class orchestra, aged just 14
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ArticleMozart: Complete Works for Violin and Orchestra
The Strad Issue: February 2017Description: Period playing and new cadenzas in the five Mozart concertosMusicians: Isabelle Faust (violin), Il Giardino Armonico/Giovanni AntoniniComposer: MozartCatalogue number: HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 90 2230/31 (2 CDS) This is now one of several sets of the Mozart concertos I have reviewed for The ...
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ArticleBartók: String Quartet no.3, Dvorák: String Quartet no.11 in C major op.61, Mozart: String Quartet no.20 in D major K499 ‘Hoffmeister'
The Strad Issue: February 2017Description: Salzburg recordings from 1965 in slightly compromised soundMusicians: Juilliard QuartetComposer: Bartók, Dvorák, MozartCatalogue number: ORFEO C927 161B Live Juilliard performances can be illuminating, but here the tape imparts a tremulous quality to the strings. In a purposeful Allegretto to Mozart’s ‘Hoffmeister’, tangy ...
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FocusPsychoanalysing Mozart
Are the frequent mood swings in Mozart's violin works a symptom of operatic composing, or of his affliction with a rare psychiatric disorder? Rok Klopčič offers some thoughts