All Reviews articles – Page 209
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ArticleBottesini: Music for Double Bass and Piano vol.2: Gran duetto no.3, Concerto no.2, Adagio melancolico ed appassionato, Duetto for clarinet & double bass, Fantasia on Bellini’s ‘Beatrice di Tenda’, Une
The Strad Issue: January 2008Musicians: Joel Quarrington (double bass) Harold Hall Robinson (double bass) Andrew Burashko (piano) James Campbell (clarinet) Monica Whicher (soprano)Composer: BottesiniThis second volume of Joel Quarrington’s Bottesini project comprises a mixed programme of solo and ensemble works by the ‘Paganini of the double bass’. ...
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ArticleBériot: Violin Concertos nos.2, 3 & 5
The Strad Issue: January 2008Musicians: Philippe Quint (violin), Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Kirk Trevor (conductor)Composer: Bériot By comparison with the posthumous respect accorded to Wieniawski, Sarasate, Joachim, Viotti, Ernst and Vieuxtemps, Charles-Auguste de Bériot (1802–70) hasn’t fared particularly well in the annals of 19th-century ...
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ArticleBeethoven: Violin Sonatas in C minor op.30 no.2 & in A major op.47 ‘Kreutzer’
The Strad Issue: January 2008Musicians: Leland Chen (violin) John Lenehan (piano)Composer: Beethoven Reactions to this unusual but rewarding coupling will depend very much on how ‘clean’ you like your Beethoven. Those who prefer their sforzandos, fortissimos and staccatos to ring out loud and ...
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ArticleMartha Argerich & Friends: Live from the Lugano Festival 2007. Works by Beethoven, Mozart–Busoni, Schumann, Ravel, Glinka, Messiaen, Bartók, Dohnányi & Lutoslawski
The Strad Issue: January 2008Musicians: Renaud Capuçon (violin) Alissa Margulis (violin) Lucia Hall (violin) Dora Schwarzberg (violin) Lida Chen (viola) Nora Romanoff-Schwarzberg (viola) Mischa Maisky (cello) Mark Dobrinsky (cello) Jorge Bosso (cello) Enrico Fagone (double bass) Martha Argerich (piano) Lilya Zilberstein (piano) Gabriela Montero (piano) Karin Lechner ...
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ArticleBeethoven: Violin Concerto in D major op.61. Mozart: Violin Concerto no.4 in D major K218. Silver: Creepin’ In (arr. Kennedy)
THE STRAD RECOMMENDSThe Strad Issue: January 2008Musicians: Nigel Kennedy (violin/director) Michal Baranski (double bass) Polish Chamber Orchestra Composer: Beethoven, Mozart, SilverAs a pupil of Menuhin and a grand-pupil of Busch, Nigel Kennedy ought to know a thing or two about the Beethoven Concerto. ...
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ArticleHaydn: Keyboard Trios in C major Hob.XV:27, in E major Hob.XV:28 & in E flat major Hob.XV:31
The Strad Issue: January 2008Musicians: Queen’s Chamber Trio Composer: HaydnThe thinking behind this CD is that the harpsichord will bring something special to Haydn’s trios. Owing to vagaries of recording that leave me flummoxed, the case is only partly proven. Nowhere in the presentation ...
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ArticleMozart: Violin Sonatas vol.5: Sonatas in B flat major K31, in A major K305, in D major K306 & in C major K403
The Strad Issue: January 2008Musicians: Rachel Podger (violin) Gary Cooper (fortepiano)Composer: Mozart The fifth volume in Rachel Podger’s traversal of the complete Mozart violin sonatas includes one of the works he composed as a child. These were designated for keyboard with an optional ...
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ArticleMozart: String Quartets in B flat major K458 ‘Hunt’ & in C major K465 ‘Dissonance’, Adagio and Fugue in C major K546
The Strad Issue: January 2008Musicians: Saravasti Quartet Composer: MozartThe booklet cover proclaims ‘Saravasti interpreta a Mozart’ but in fact, rather than do any interpreting, these players from Madrid attempt nothing more than standard run-throughs of the music – and even in that modest ...
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ArticleSchubert: Arpeggione Sonata D821, String Quintet in C major D956
The Strad Issue: January 2008Musicians: Nicolas Deletaille (arpeggione/cello) Paul Badura-Skoka (piano) Rosamonde Quartet Composer: SchubertSchubert’s Arpeggione Sonata, beloved by cellists and viola players, is practically never heard on the instrument after which it was named. It took young Belgian cellist Nicolas Deletaille, most ...
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ArticleFrom Jewish Life. Bloch: Schelomo, Prayer (arr. Aasgaard). David Diamond: Kaddish. Gerard Schwarz: In memoriam. Bruch: Kol Nidrei
The Strad Issue: January 2008Musicians: Jonathan Aasgaard (cello) Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Gerard Schwarz (conductor)Composer: Bloch, David Diamond, Gerard Schwarz, Bruch What characterises Jewish music? Perhaps the augmented intervals and whispers of melismatic orientalism in the melodies, such as Bloch’s Prayer, or the cantorial incantation ...
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ArticleLa Voce Nel Violino. Works by Cima, Uccellini, Fontana, Monteverdi, Rognono, Castello, Gesualdo, Bassano, Frescobaldi, Pandolfi, and Veracini
The Strad Issue: January 2008Musicians: ImaginariumComposer: Cima, Uccellini, Fontana, Monteverdi, Rognono, Castello, Gesualdo, Bassano, Frescobaldi, Pandolfi, and VeraciniThis disc plumbs largely the early 17th-century Italian repertoire for the violin, when the instrument began to gain independence from its former roles in dancing or in doubling vocal parts. ...
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ArticleBridge: Phantasie Piano Quartet, Phantasie Piano Trio, Scherzo for cello, Souvenir for violin, Three Songs with viola, Songs
The Strad Issue: January 2008Musicians: London Bridge Ensemble, Ivan Ludlow (baritone)Composer: Bridge The choice of programme here offers a release that is unique in the fast-growing catalogue of Frank Bridge recordings. The two substantial ‘Phantasie’ pieces, framing the group of shorter works written ...
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ArticleCatoire: Violin Sonatas no.1 op.15 & no.2 op. 20 ‘Poème’, Elegy op.26. Ravel: Pièce en forme de habanera, Tzigane
The Strad Issue: January 2008Musicians: Herwig Zack (violin) Bernd Zack (piano)Composer: Catoire, Ravel This delightful recording would be worth having just for the enchanting playing of Tzigane, written for Jelly d’Aranyi, and the Habanera, originally designed for cello but beautifully transcribed for violin ...
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ArticleReger: Cello Sonatas nos.1–4, Cello Suites nos.1–3
The Strad Issue: January 2008Musicians: Alban Gerhardt (cello) Markus Becker (piano)Composer: Reger German duo Alban Gerhardt and Markus Becker have been steeping themselves in the music of their often sidelined countryman Max Reger. Their mission? To release the seemingly impenetrable scores, overladen with ...
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ArticleMahler: Piano Quartet. Schnittke: Piano Quartet. Brahms: Piano Quartet no.1 in G minor op.25
Musicians: Avery EnsembleComposer: Mahler, Schnittke, BrahmsThe Avery Ensemble, based in Connecticut, plays a wide repertoire for strings and piano in various combinations. Its debut CD features the group in a cornerstone of the piano quartet literature as well as Mahler’s only surviving chamber music piece, logically paired with ...
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ArticleBach: Solo Violin Sonata no.2 in A minor BWV1003. Bartók: Violin Sonata no.1
THE STRAD RECOMMENDSThe Strad Issue: January 2008Musicians: Midori (violin) Robert McDonald (piano)Composer: Bach, Bartók Midori’s Bach comes without those politically correct qualities that are a primary part of today’s period-instrument specialists. Her sound for the A minor Sonata is warmed by vibrato, every ...
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ArticleErnst: Othello Fantasy op.11, Six Polyphonic Studies, Elegy op.10, Erlkönig op.26
The Strad Issue: January 2008Musicians: Ilya Gringolts (violin) Ashley Wass (piano) Composer: ErnstIlya Gringolts meets Ernst’s formidable technical challenges with apparent ease, and his playing here is virtually flawless even in the most taxing flights of virtuosity. His dexterity and control are especially mesmerising ...
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ArticleBach: Solo Violin Sonata no.2 in A minor BWV1003, Solo Violin Partita no.2 in D minor BWV1004. Guy: Aglais
The Strad Issue: January 2008Musicians: Maya Homburger (violin)Composer: Bach, GuyThis is the second issue of a three-disc project that couples a Bach solo sonata and partita with one of Barry Guy’s triptych of unaccompanied violin pieces named after butterflies. Maya Homburger demonstrates her versatility and musicianship in ...
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ArticleSchumann: Violin Sonata in D minor op.121 (arr. Lindemann). Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata (arr. Lindemann–Ragossnig). A. Benjamin: Viola Sonata. Paganini: Caprice no.9 (arr. Shimmin–Shore). Hubay: Der Z
The Strad Issue: January 2008Musicians: Hartmut Lindemann (viola) Megumi Hashiba (piano) Roman Viazovsky (guitar)Composer: Schumann, Schubert, A. Benjamin, Paganini, HubayLearning that a record label named ‘Tacet’ (he/she/it is silent) should by now have published five volumes of viola recordings (The Lindemann Series), one could be forgiven for ...
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ArticleGodard: Violin Concerto no.2 op.131, Concerto romantique op.35, Scènes poétiques op.46
The Strad Issue: January 2008Musicians: Chloë Hanslip (violin) Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Košice, Kirk Trevor (conductor)Composer: GodardThis disc proves what Naxos does pre-eminently well: introducing unfamiliar repertoire by less well-known composers on both sides of the Atlantic, often revealing neglected treasures.Benjamin Godard’s Second Violin Concerto is a ...
