All Reviews articles – Page 109
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ReviewLeonidas Kavakos, Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax: Brahms, the Piano Trios
THE STRAD RECOMMENDS The Strad Issue: January 2018 Description: Gloriously warm and eloquent Brahms from a trio of masters Musicians: Leonidas Kavakos (violin), Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Emanuel Ax (piano) Works: BRAHMS Piano Trios: no.1 in B major op.8, no.2 in ...
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ReviewGuy Johnston: Tecchler’s Cello – From Cambridge To Rome
The Strad Issue: December 2017Description: Music in celebration of a cello’s 300th birthdayMusicians: Guy Johnston (cello), Sheku Kanneh- Mason (cello), Magnus Johnston (violin), Tom Poster (piano), Choir of King’s College, Cambridge/Stephen Cleobury, Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia/Carlo Rizzari Works: GJEILO Serenity; DAVID MATTHEWS Ein Celloleben; ...
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ReviewRaphaela Gromes: Serenata Italiana
The Strad Issue: December 2017Description: Some attractive discoveries in this recital of fin-de-siècle Italian musicMusicians: Raphaela Gromes (cello) Julian Riem (piano) Works: BUSONI Serenata op.34; MARTUCCI Cello Sonata op.52; CASELLA Notturno e tarantella op.54; SINIGAGLIA Two Pieces op.16; CAPUIS Animato con passione; CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO Paraphrase on ‘Largo ...
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ReviewHenning Kraggerud: Between the Seasons
The Strad Issue: December 2017Description: A cool Nordic wind blows through these SeasonsMusicians: Arctic Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra/Henning Kraggerud (violin) Works: VIVALDI The Four Seasons; KRAGGERUD Preghiera, Postlude in B flat minor (Equinox), The last leaf – Magnus in Memoriam, Victimae Paschali Catalogue Number: SIMAX PSC1356 This ...
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ReviewEric Grossman: Ferdinand Ries, Sonatas for Violin and Piano, vol.2
The Strad Issue: December 2017Description: Sonatas written in Beethoven’s mighty shadow are worth discovering Musicians: Eric Grossman (violin) Susan Kogan (piano) Works: RIES Violin Sonatas: in B flat major op.16 no.2; in E minor op.38 no.1; in A minor op.38 no.2 Catalogue Number: NAXOS 8.573717 Ferdinand ...
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ReviewAnne Akiko Meyers: Fantasia
The Strad Issue: December 2017Description: Opulent performances of violin works spanning a hundred yearsMusicians: Anne Akiko Meyers (violin) Philharmonia Orchestra/Kristjan Järvi Works: RAUTAVAARA Fantasia; SZYMANOWSKI Violin Concerto no.1 op.35; RAVEL Tzigane Catalogue Number: AVIE AV 2385 As little as a decade ago, the First Violin ...
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ReviewMadeleine Mitchell: Violin Muse – contemporary violin music
The Strad Issue: December 2017Description: Nicely paced collection of contemporary violin music Musicians: Madeleine Mitchell (violin) Cerys Jones (violin) Nigel Clayton (piano) BBC National Orchestra of Wales/Edwin Outwater Works: POOLE Rhapsody PUW Violin Concerto ‘Soft Stillness’; D. MATTHEWS Romanza; S. HARRISON Aurea Luce; WEIR Atlantic ...
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ReviewElan Quintet: Georges Onslow – String Quintets no.10 and no.22
The Strad Issue: December 2017Description: A beguiling brace of quintets from the ‘French Beethoven’ Musicians: Elan Quintet Works: ONSLOW String Quintets: no.10 in F minor op.32, no.22 in E flat major op.57 Catalogue Number: NAXOS 8.573689 This second volume of the Anglo– French aristocrat George Onslow’s string quintets features ...
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ReviewHebrides Ensemble: The Last Island – Chamber Music by Peter Maxwell Davies
THE STRAD RECOMMENDS The Strad Issue: December 2017Description: Gripping performances that are truly taken to the Max Musicians: Hebrides Ensemble Works: MAXWELL DAVIES The Last Island; A Postcard from Sanday; String Trio; Two Nocturnes; Lullaby; Oboe Quartet; A Birthday Card for Jennifer; Violin Sonata; String Quartet ...
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ReviewGunvor Sihm, Berit Johansen Tange: Rued Langgaard – Complete Works for Violin and Piano, vol.1
The Strad Issue: December 2017Description: Wondrously played experimental works from a unique Danish talent Musicians: Gunvor Sihm (violin), Berit Johansen Tange (piano) Works: LANGGAARD Écrasez l’infâme; Sonata (unfinished); Short Violin Sonata; Sonata no.4 ‘Parce nobis, Jesu!’ Catalogue Number: DACAPO 8226130 This is the first in a ...
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ReviewTrio Zimmermann: Hindemith & Schoenberg – String Trios
The Strad Issue: December 2017Description: High-powered music from a suitably high-powered trio Musicians: Trio Zimmermann Works: HINDEMITH String Trio no.1 op.34 & no.2; SCHOENBERG String Trio op.45 Catalogue Number: BIS 2207 (HYBRID SACD) The string trio repertoire still suffers in terms of ...
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ReviewQuatuor Zaïde: Franck – String Quartet in D major; Chausson – Chanson perpétuelle op.37
The Strad Issue: December 2017Description: French-perfumed flair all round from young Gallic quartet Musicians: Quatuor Zaïde, Karine Deshayes (mezzo-soprano), Jonas Vitaud (piano)Works: FRANCK String Quartet in D major; CHAUSSON Chanson perpétuelle op.37Catalogue Number: NOMAD MUSIC NMM044 This is the first time the young French Quatuor Zaïde ...
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ReviewElinor Frey: Fiorè – Complete Cello Sonatas; and 17th-century Italian arias
The Strad Issue: December 2017Description: Exploring how the 17th-century cello found its individual voiceMusicians: Elinor Frey (Baroque cello) Suzie LeBlanc (soprano) Lorenzo Ghielmi (harpsichord) Esteban La Rotta (theorbo)Works: FIORÈ Complete cello sonatas; plus 17th-century arias for soprano, cello obbligato and basso continuo by ...
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ReviewRobert deMaine: Fauré, Grieg, Rachmaninoff – works for cello & piano
THE STRAD RECOMMENDS The Strad Issue: December 2017Description: Lavish and powerful playing of Romantic cello musicMusicians: Robert deMaine (cello) Andrew Armstrong (piano) Works: FAURÉ Élégie in C minor op.24; GRIEG Cello Sonata in A minor op.36; RACHMANINOFF Cello Sonata in G minor op.19 ...
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ReviewEuclid Quartet: American Quartets (Dvořák, Marsalis)
The Strad Issue: December 2017Description: America seen through the lens of two very different composersMusicians: Euclid Quartet Works: DVOŘÁK String Quartet no.12 in F major op.96 ‘American’; MARSALIS String Quartet no.1 ‘At the Octoroon Balls’ Catalogue Number: AFINAT RECORDS AR1701 The ‘American’ ...
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ReviewThe Brahms Project: The Complete Piano Quartets
The Strad Issue: December 2017Description: Splendid Spanish musicians share their passion for Brahms Musicians: The Brahms Project: Josep Colomé (violin) Joaquín Riquelme (viola) David Apellániz (cello) Enrique Bagaría (piano) Works: Brahms Piano Quartets: no.1 in G minor op.25, no.2 in A major op.60, ...
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ReviewJames Ehnes: Beethoven Violin Concerto, Romances. Schubert Rondo
THE STRAD RECOMMENDS The Strad Issue: December 2017Description: It’s truly a team effort in this elegant account of Beethoven’s Concerto Musicians: James Ehnes (violin) Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Andrew Manze Works: Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major op.61; Romances: no.1 in G major op.40, ...
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FocusFire and ice: the best recordings of the Sibelius violin concerto
Originally published in 2007 for the 50th anniversary of the composer’s death, this critical appraisal by Richard S. Ginell looks for the recordings that do justice to one of the best-loved works in the repertoire
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ReviewChristian Tetzlaff: Bach – Sonatas and Partitas
The Strad Issue: December 2017Description: An alert and flexible live response to the beauties of solo BachMusicians: Christian Tetzlaff (violin)Works: Bach: Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin BWV1001–6 Catalogue Number: ONDINE ODE12992D (2 CDS) The process behind Christian Tetzlaff’s third recording of ...
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ReviewBartholomew LaFollette: Brahms – Works for Cello and Piano
The Strad Issue: November 2017Description: High-quality Brahms in cellist’s debut recordingMusicians: Bartholomew LaFollette (cello), Caroline Palmer (piano)Works: Brahms: Cello Sonatas: no.1 in E minor op.37, no.2 in F major op.99; Four Serious Songs (arr. Shafran); Hungarian Dance no.20 in E minor Catalogue ...
