Videos – Page 117
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ArticleHeifetz and Primrose perform Handel's Passacaglia
Jascha Heifetz and William Primrose play Handel's Passacaglia, arranged by Johan Halvorsen for violin and viola.Listen to Lionel Tertis and Albert Sammons' interpretation here.And Perlman and Zukerman's performance here.The viola-focused May issue of The Strad is still available: click here to find out more.
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ArticleHindemith performs his own String Quartet op.22
Our focus on the viola continues with this recording of the great violist and composer Paul Hindemith performing his String Quartet op.22 as part of his own Amar Quartet Download the viola-themed May issue of The Strad here.
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ArticleLouis Kaufman plays Vivaldi
Louis Kaufman, born on 10 May 1905, almost single-handedly brought Vivaldi back into the limelight with his 1947 recording of The Four Seasons. Winner of the Grand Prix du Disque in 1950, it also provoked a surge of interest in Baroque playing; Kaufman commented on the current ...
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ArticleZukerman and Perlman in action
Violin€“viola dream team performs the Handel€“Halvorsen Passacaglia
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ArticleYuri Bashmet and Oleg Kagan charm in Mozart
Two great Russian artists perform Mozart's violin and viola repertoire
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Article1865 Jean-Baptiste Vuillame cello 'Sheremetev'
Here is the Vuillaume cello featured in the June 2013 issue of The Strad, as well as the poster. Owner Raphael Wallfisch revolves the instrument to give an idea of its contours and details. To hear Wallfisch talk about the cello and hear some excerpts from ...
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ArticleOistrakh plays Shostakovich
On 3 May 1969, David Oistrakh gave the world premiere of Shostakovich's Violin Sonata op.134, in the Large Hall of the Moscow Conservatoire. Here's a later recording of the work, with Oistrakh performing alongside pianist Sviatoslav Richter. 'He always knew the whole fabric of the piece, including ...
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ArticleJános Starker 1924–2013
The legendary cellist once told The Strad, 'You're supposed to play music – you're not supposed to work. You have to approach instrumental playing with all the power that's available but use as little as is necessary.' Watch this video of Kodály's Solo Cello Sonata and you'll see ...
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ArticleJanácek: String Quartet no.2 'Intimate Letters': 3rd mvt
In the May issue, both Franck Chevalier of the Diotima Quartet and the Belcea's Krzysztof Chorzelski select Janácek's 'Intimate Letters' as one of the best chamber pieces for viola players. Here's a performance of the third movement by the Juilliard Quartet, from 1996.Krzysztof Chorzelski: 'This is always great ...
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ArticleThis is not a viola joke
We love the viola, here at The Strad. In fact, we love it so much that the whole of our May issue is devoted to the instrument. But we couldn't help laughing our socks off at this video. Would it have been as funny if it had ...
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Article1865 Vuillaume cello 'Sheremetev'
Raphael Wallfisch gives a short history and appraisal of his cello, made in 1865 by French luthier Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume. Read more about the instrument in the June issue, available for download now: http://www.thestrad.com/apps You can also buy a poster of the cello here: http://www.orpheusmusicshop.com/posters/P218.html ...
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ArticleRaphael Wallfisch on his 1865 Vuillaume cello
The cover star of our June issue discusses playing on his 'Sheremetev' cello, made by Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume in 1865. He also performs excerpts from Brahms's First Cello Sonata and John Tavener's The Painted Veil. Listen to Raphael Wallfisch giving a brief history and appraisal of his instrument. ...
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ArticleA masterclass on Strauss's 'Don Juan' viola part
The Berlin Philharmonic's Martin Stegner offers his advice
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Article2011 interview with cellist János Starker
Two years before his death on 28 April 2013, János Starker gave a 20-minute interview to fellow cellist and educator Laurinel Owen at the Kronberg Academy, covering a wide range of topics regarding playing, teaching, and his own career.Read more about the Kronberg Academy in our German-focused April ...
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ArticleRuggiero Ricci plays Ravel's Tzigane
The first performance of Maurice Ravel's Tzigane took place on 26 April 1924. Here's a performance by the late violinist Ruggiero Ricci, given in 1984.You can read The Strad's tribute to 'the master soloist and prolific recording artist' in the December 2012 issue, and a two-CD recording from ...
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ArticleTabea Zimmermann plays Schumann's great Märchenbilder
Our May issue is devoted to that versatile, under-appreciated instrument: the viola. Tabea Zimmermann is one of its leading champions today, with her teaching, performing and commissioning, and here she performs one of the highlights of the repertoire, Schumann's Märchenbilder.To download the May edition of The Strad click ...
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ArticleDragonetti Double Bass Concerto – first movement
On 23 April 1846 Domenico Dragonetti was buried at the Roman Catholic chapel of St Mary, Moorfields, London. Here's the first movement of his Double Bass Concerto ('revised' by Eduard Nanny), with US bassist Gary Karr as soloist. This video allows listeners to follow the solo part ...
