Videos – Page 70
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VideoNathan Milstein's Beethoven cadenza played on the 'Milstein' Stradivarius
Nathan Cole, first associate concertmaster of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, plays Nathan Milstein’s cadenza for the Beethoven violin concerto on the 1716 Stradivari played by the Russian American virtuoso from 1945 to the end of his career, and which took his name.
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VideoFrom Andrea Amati to Stradivari and 'del Gesù' in 12 minutes
This is a presentation by violin maker Kevin Kelly about the Four Circle system, showing a stepwise progression from the earliest to the latest Cremonese violin designs, from a 1550 Amati to a 1741 Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ and the Stradivari ‘P’ form. The presentation uses Harry Mairson’s Digital Amati computer ...
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VideoSzymon Marciniak, double-bass, plays Bach's Cello Suite no.1
Polish double bass player Szymon Marciniak, who recently won second place at the Bradetich Foundation International Double Bass Solo Competition, here performs at the Kontrabass Kaleidoskop in Kloster Michaelstein, Germany in March 2017
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VideoBronislaw Huberman plays Air on the G String
Bronislaw Huberman’s playing style fell out fashion, and he is often brought up as the example of peak portamento - in our collection of quotes about portamento last week he was mentioned more than once, and not always admiringly. He is also remembered in the name of the Guarneri violin ...
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VideoStudent in foam viola costume aims for marathon record
Alistair Rutherford, a.k.a. The Running Viola, is attempting Guinness World Record marathon run
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VideoMa, Kavakos, Ax - Brahms Piano Trio no.2 in C Major - third movement
Yo–Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax and Leonidas Kavakos performing Brahms’s Piano Trio no.2 in C Major, third movement ©2017 Sony Music Entertainment
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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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VideoRachel Barton Pine performs her Happy Birthday Variations
Violinist Rachel Barton Pine performs her own virtuoso arrangement of Happy Birthday - ‘Introduction, Theme and Variations on the Birthday Song’ - for the Lake Forest Symphony’s 75th anniversary gala in November 2007.
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VideoChristoph Eschenbach presents Young Soloists of Kronberg Academy
This video features interviews and excerpts of the 3 December 2016 concert at the HR-Sendesaal Frankfurt featuring young soloists from Kronberg Academy with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Christoph Eschenbach. The soloists are Anna Lee, Marc Bouchkov (violins), Ziyu Shen (viola), and Ella van Poucke and Pablo Ferrández ...
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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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VideoMidori plays the Bach Chaconne at Castle Köthen
Midori plays the Chaconne from Bach’s Partita no.2 in D minor, BWV 1004, at the Castle of Köthen, where Bach wrote the Sonatas and Partitas during the time he served as Kapellmeister (1717-1723). Midori plays on the 1734 Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ ‘Huberman’. Read The Strad’s 7 ways to play perfect ...
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VideoTen years ago: Toyota's robot violinist
Toyota unveiled this violin playing robot in 2007 to show off advances in the accuracy and dexterity of its robotic technology
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VideoAmernet String Quartet plays Beethoven 'Pathétique' Sonata, op. 13 (arr. Jeffery Briggs)
The Amernet String Quartet presents the first recorded installment of the complete (New) Beethoven Quartets, a reimagining by composer Jeffery Briggs of all of Beethoven’s 32 piano sonatas. The Amernet String Quartet are Misha Vitenson, Franz Felkl, violins; Michael Klotz, viola; Jason Calloway, cello. www.amernetquartet.com jefferylbriggs.com
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VideoJacqueline du Pré - A Gift Beyond Words (Trailer)
A trailer for documentary maker Christopher Nupen’s new film for the BBC, marking the 30th anniversary of Jacqueline du Pré’s death. It will be broadcast on BBC Four on Sunday 22 October 2017 at 8pm.
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VideoSteve Reich: Duet for two Solo Violins and String Orchestra
Kristjan Järvi conducts the MDR Radio Symphony Orchestra in Steven Reich’s Duet for two Solo Violins and String Orchestra (Dedicated to and written for Yehudi Menuhin). The recording was released on a double album (see below) to celebrate Reich’s 80th birthday last year.
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VideoTrondheim competition winning Maxwell Quartet plays Beethoven String Quartet no.12 (op.127)
The Maxwell Quartet’s winning performance at the Trondheim International Chamber Music Competition - see news story here
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VideoThe Cellist Sol Gabetta – DW Documentary
Argentinean cellist Sol Gabetta is the subject of this English-language documentary. Filmed around 2012, it follows Gabetta through rehearsals and performances, featuring works by Elgar, Schumann, Shostakovich, Bloch, Vivaldi and Schubert, and culminating in the preparations for the premiere of Peteris Vasks’ cello concerto Presence.
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VideoThe Tokyo String Quartet plays the finale of Haydn's op.77, no.1
Following news that the quartet of Stradivari instruments once owned by Paganini has now passed to the Quartetto di Cremona, in this video from 2013 we can see previous custodians the Tokyo Quartet playing them in the ensemble’s final season.
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VideoBalanas sisters play Handel-Halvorsen Passacaglia
Violinist Kristine Balanas, 27, and cellist sister Margarita,23, perform the Handel-Halvorsen Passacaglia at the Great Guild in Riga. The sisters from Latvia are based in the UK where both studied at the Royal Academy of Music. www.kristinebalanas.com www.margaritabalanas.com Video by Kaspars Kambars
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VideoFrank Peter Zimmermann plays violin transcription of Rachmaninoff Prelude no.5
Frank Peter Zimmermann appears in the October issue of The Strad as part of the Trio Zimmermann, but here he is as soloist, playing Ernst Schliephake’s violin transcription of Rachmaninoff’s Prelude op.23 No. 5 in G Minor.
