Reviews – Page 109
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ReviewNew Worlds: Bill Murray, Jan Vogler And Friends
THE STRAD RECOMMENDS The Strad Issue: January 2018 Description: Spoken word and music meld to make something extraordinary Musicians: Bill Murray (vocals, narration) Jan Vogler (cello) Mira Wang (violin) Vanessa Perez (piano) Works: Words and music by Twain, Hemingway, Whitman, ...
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ReviewTamsin Waley-Cohen: Bohemia – works by Dvořák, Janáček and Suk
The Strad Issue: January 2018 Description: Sounds of central Europe presented with improvisatory panache Musicians: Tamsin Waley-Cohen (violin) Huw Watkins (piano) Works: DVOŘÁK Violin Sonata in F major; Four Romantic Pieces. JANÁČEK Violin Sonata. SUK Four Pieces op.17 Catalogue Number: SIGNUM ...
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ReviewChristian Poltéra, Ronald Brautigam: Mendelssohn works for cello and piano
THE STRAD RECOMMENDS The Strad Issue: January 2018 Description: Strong, supple and virtuosic accounts of Mendelssohn Musicians: Christian Poltéra (cello) Ronald Brautigam (piano) Works: MENDELSSOHN Cello Sonatas: no.1 in B flat major op.45 and no.2 in D major op.58; Variations ...
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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, ...
