Reviews – Page 115
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ReviewL’Art du Maurice Gendron - Works by Bach, Beethoven, Boccherini, Brahms, Chopin, Debussy, Dvorák, Falla, Fauré, Fitzenhagen, Françaix, Granados, Handel, Haydn, Kreisler, Lalo, Messiaen, Moszkowski, Pa
The Strad Issue: October 2016 Description: A collection of the French cellist’s recordings for Philips Composer: Bach, Beethoven, Boccherini, Brahms, Chopin, Debussy, Dvorák, Falla, Fauré, Fitzenhagen, Françaix, Granados, Handel, Haydn, Kreisler, Lalo, Messiaen, Moszkowski, Paganini, Popper, Rimsky-Korsakov, Saint-Saëns, Schubert, ...
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ReviewBacewicz: Complete String Quartets
THE STRAD RECOMMENDS The Strad Issue: October 2016 Description: Benchmark recordings of a major Polish composer’s seven quartets Musicians: Silesian Quartet Composer: Grazyna Bacewicz Catalogue number: Chandos CHAN 10904 (two CDs) Still rarely ...
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ReviewMusic at the Habsburg Court - Ragazzi: Sonatas a 4 op.1, no.6 in G minor, no.8 in G major; Timmer: Concerto a 5 in B flat major; Umstatt: Violin Concertos: no.5 in C major, no.6 in B flat major; Vival
The Strad Issue: October 2016 Description: Gabetta and his players explore the music of the Austro–Hungarian court Musicians: Andrés Gabetta (violin) Cappella Gabetta Composer: Ragazzi, Timmer, Umstatt, Vivaldi Catalogue number: DHM 88875 19466-2 ...
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ReviewMozart: Piano Trio in B flat major K502; E major K542; G major K564
The Strad Issue: October 2016 Description: Joyful period performances of three of Mozart’s piano trios Musicians: Rautio Piano Trio Composer: Mozart Catalogue number: RESONUS RES 10168 In a booklet note to this recording ...
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ReviewGlow - J Kuusisto: Jurmo; Loisto; Play II; Play III; Valo
The Strad Issue: October 2016 Description: Finnish violinist turns composer for a debut disc of chamber works Musicians: Meta4, Jaakko Kuusisto (violin), Riitta-Liisa Ristiluoma (viola), Jan-Erik Gustafsson (cello), Paavali Jumppanen, Heini Kärkkäinen (pianos) Composer: Jaakko Kuusisto ...
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ReviewGlazunov: Violin Concerto op.82; Shostakovich: Violin Concerto no.1 op.99
The Strad Issue: October 2016 Description: Sweetness rather than bite in two major 20th-century violin concertos Musicians: Nicola Benedetti (violin) Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra/Kirill Karabits Composer: Glazunov, Shostakovich Catalogue number: DECCA 478 8758 Benedetti ...
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ReviewArpeggione - Falla: Siete canciones populares españolas; Gluck: Dance of the Blessed Spirits; Leisner: Twilight Streams; Paganini: Variations on One String on Rossini’s ‘Moses’; Saint-Saëns: The Swan;
The Strad Issue: October 2016 Description: Arrangements and new works for the rare combination of cello and guitar Musicians: Zuill Bailey (cello) David Leisner (guitar) Composer: Falla, Gluck, Leisner, Paganini, Saint-Saëns, Schubert, Villa-Lobos Catalogue ...
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ReviewElgar: Piano Quartet in A minor op.84 (arr. Fraser); Sea Pictures op.37 (arr. Fraser)
The Strad Issue: October 2016 Description: Elgar amplified in persuasive manner by Donald Fraser Musicians: English Symphony Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra/Kenneth Woods; Rodolfus Choir Composer: Elgar Catalogue number: AVIE AV 2362 Although Donald ...
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ReviewDebussy: String Quartet (arr. Morton); The Girl with the Flaxen Hair (arr. C. Matthews); Jimbo’s Lullaby (arr. Manson), Takemitsu: Funeral Music; Music of Training and Rest; Nostalghia
The Strad Issue: October 2016 Description: Debussy’s Quartet and miniatures writ large, and Takemitsu’s film music Musicians: Scottish Ensemble/Jonathan Morton (violin) Composer: Debussy, Takemitsu Catalogue number: LINN CKD 512 I tend to be ...
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ReviewBrahms: Cello Sonatas: no.1 in E minor op 38; no.2 in F major op.99, Four Serious Songs op.121 (transc. Shafran/Baillie)
The Strad Issue: October 2016 Description: A Brahmsian 60th-birthday present for cellist Alexander Baillie Musicians: Alexander Baillie (cello), John Thwaites (piano) Composer: Brahms Catalogue number: SOMM SOMMCD 0158 Using three different pianos offers a ...
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ReviewFor the Love of Brahms - Brahms: Concerto for violin and cello in A minor, ‘Double’ op.102; Piano Trio no.1 in B major op.8 (original version), Schumann: Violin Concerto in D minor: second movement
The Strad Issue: October 2016 Description: Two great soloists come together for a live ‘Double’ Musicians: Steven Isserlis (cello), Jeremy Denk (piano), Academy of St Martinuin the Fields/Joshua Bell (violin) Composer: Brahms, Schumann Catalogue ...
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ReviewPortuguese Music for Cello and Orchestra
The Strad Issue: October 2016 Description: Eloquent performances of music from off the beaten track Musicians: Bruno Borralhinho (cello), Gulbenkian Orchestra/Pedro Neves Composer: Braga Santos, Costa, De Freitas, Branco, Lopes-Graça Catalogue number: Naxos ...
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ReviewPolish Violin Concertos - Bacewicz: Violin Concerto no.1; Panufnik: Violin Concerto; Tansman: Five Pieces; Spisak: Andante and Allegro
The Strad Issue: October 2016 Description: An important addition to the discography of these works Musicians: Piotr Plawner (violin), Berlin Chamber Symphony Ensemble/Jürgen Brun Composer: Bacewicz, Panufnik, Tansman, Spisak Catalogue number: Naxos 8.573496 ...
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ReviewHora Cero: Tangos by Carli, Piazzolla, Salgán and Stafano
THE STRAD RECOMMENDS The Strad Issue: October 2016 Description: The Berlin Phil’s cello section lets its hair down in music with a Latin swing Musicians: Twelve Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic Composer: Carli, Piazzolla, Salgán and ...
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ReviewWeinberg: Solo Violin Sonatas nos.1–3; Shostakovich: Three Fantastic Dances (transc. Glikman)
THE STRAD RECOMMENDS The Strad Issue: October 2016 Description: Roth goes it (largely) alone as he reaches Weinberg’s three solo sonatas Musicians: Linus Roth (violin), José Gallardo (piano) Composer: Weinberg, Shostakovich Catalogue number: ...
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ReviewDowland: Lachrimae or Seaven Teares
THE STRAD RECOMMENDS The Strad Issue: October 2016 Description: Subtle and intimate performances of Dowland’s tear-stained viol cycle Musicians: Phantasm, Elizabeth Kenny (lute) Composer: John Dowland Catalogue number: LINN CKD 527 (SACD) Subtle ...
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ReviewWhy Not Here - Music for two lyra viols by Alison, Danyel, Ferrabosco, Ford, Holborne, Jenkins and Lawes
The Strad Issue: September 2016 Description: Delicious works for viols played ‘lyraway’ in the 17th-century style Musicians: Hille Perl, Friederike Heumann (violas da gamba) Lee Santana (lute/cittern) Michael Freimuth (lute) Composer: Alison, Danyel, Ferrabosco, Ford, Holborne, ...
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Review8 Jahreszeiten - Piazzolla: Cuatro estaciones porteñas; Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
The Strad Issue: September 2016 Description: Seasonal portraits from Venice and Buenos Aires sit side by side Musicians: Deutsches Kammerorchester Berlin/ Liv Migdal (violin) Composer: Piazzolla, Vivaldi Catalogue number: SOLO MUSICA SM 235 ...
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ReviewStojowski: Violin Concerto in G minor; Romanze in E flat major, Wieniawski: Fantaisie brillante sur des motifs de l’opéra Faust de Gounod
The Strad Issue: September 2016 Description: Fine advocacy for some less-visited gems of the Romantic violin tradition Musicians: Bartlomiej Niziol (violin), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra/Lukasz Borowicz Composer: Stojowski, Wieniawski Catalogue number: HYPERION CDA ...
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ReviewC. Matthews: Violin Concerto; Cello Concerto no.2; Cortège
The Strad Issue: September 2016 Description: Two string concertos by one of today’s leading British composers Musicians: Leila Josefowicz (violin) Anssi Karttunen (cello) BBC Symphony Orchestra/Oliver Knussen, Rumon Gamba; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/Riccardo Chailly Composer: Colin Matthews ...
