Videos – Page 118
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ArticleMenuhin's guide to the violin
The legendary violinist explains his theories on the skills of playing
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ArticleGilles Apap on playing a Mozart cadenza
French violinist Gilles Apap (born 21 May 1963) talks about meeting Yehudi Menuhin and playing his own cadenza for Mozart's Concerto no.3 in G major K216. The performance begins at 1:54 and the cadenza at 4:28.
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ArticleAlban Berg Violin Concerto: UK premiere
Alban Berg's Violin Concerto received its world premiere on 19 April 1936. It was commissioned by American violinist Louis Krasner, who performs the solo part in this UK recording, made some weeks later, with Anton Webern conducting the BBC Symphony Orchestra. 'There is an excruciatingly difficult double-stopping cadenza of ...
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ArticleHeifetz plays Mendelssohn
In the April issue, US violist Miles Hoffman chooses his five favourite classical discs. He begins with this recording of Jascha Heifetz performing Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E minor with Thomas Beecham conducting the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. 'My love for the violin, and for music, began with this ...
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ArticleMy Name Is Anthony Gonsalves
'You see the whole country of the system is juxtapositioned by the haemoglobin in the atmosphere because you are a sophisticated rhetorician intoxicated by the exuberance of your own verbosity!' In the May 2013 issue, we trace the colourful history of violin music in the Bollywood ...
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ArticlePhilip Glass Violin Concerto no.2
Philip Glass's Second Violin Concerto received its European premiere on 17 April 2010 at London's Royal Festival Hall. Subtitled 'The American Four Seasons' it was reviewed by Tim Homfray in the July 2010 edition of The Strad: 'The second movement (summer?) was peaceful and beautiful, with [soloist ...
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ArticleThe Beaux Arts plays Dvorák
The Beaux Arts Trio performs the Andante from Dvorák's 'Dumky' Piano Trio op.90. The trio had its first performance on 11 April 1891.
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ArticlePeter Schidlof plays Walton's Viola Concerto: second movement
Peter Schidlof (1922–87), the Amadeus Quartet's violist, performs the second movement of William Walton's Viola Concerto on BBC Two in 1968. UPDATE (26 March 2014): His instrument, the 1719 'Macdonald' Stradivarius viola, is being offered for sale by Sotheby's and Ingles & Hayday. Click here to ...
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ArticleYo-Yo Ma and Lil Buck perform 'The Swan'
Yo-Yo Ma performing Saint-Saëns's 'The Swan' with young dancer Lil Buck in 2011. The two performed the same piece during Ma's lecture in Washington DC on 8 April 2013 for Arts Advocacy Day.
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ArticleBeethoven's op.74 - Allegretto con Variazioni
In the May issue, violist Simon Aspell of the RTÉ Vanbrugh Quartet is asked to name one of the greatest chamber music pieces for viola. He selects the viola variation in the last movement of Beethoven's String Quartet op.74 'Harp': 'I think this variation stands in relief ...
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ArticleLeonid Kogan's Queen Elisabeth performance
On 9 May 1951 the Queen Elisabeth Competition for violin was held for the first time (under that name) in Brussels, Belgium. Formerly known as the Ysaÿe Competition, it ran until 26 May, with Leonid Kogan taking the first prize. Here's a performance of the Sarabande from ...
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ArticleMenuhin and Gould
Two towering musicians of the 20th century come together for Beethoven's Violin Sonata in G major
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ArticleChristian Thielemann and the German orchestral sound
Conductor Christian Thielemann (who trained as a violist) discusses the German orchestral sound in the April issue. Here he is conducting the Munich Philharmonic in Wagner's Tannhäuser overture...
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ArticlePractice Diary 1: Nils Mönkemeyer
In the April issue, violist Nils Mönkemeyer discusses his practising of the Bartók Viola Concerto. Here he gives tips on playing the difficult semiquaver passages of the third movement.
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ArticlePractice Diary 2: Nils Mönkemeyer
The second of two videos in which violist Nils Mönkemeyer gives tips on practising Bartók's Viola Concerto. Here, he gives tips on maintaining the independence of the left and right hand
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ArticleAlbert Spalding plays Brahms Hungarian Dances
US violinist Albert Spalding was born 125 years ago this year. He made very few recordings: this one was issued by the Remington label and the transfer is from an old vinyl LP pressing.
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ArticleTabea Zimmermann and Antoine Tamestit rehearse
Recorded on 20 March 2013 at London's Wigmore Hall. Composer George Benjamin comments on the two violists' performance of his 1997 work Viola, Viola. Transcript: Remember the chords are always, I repeat, like scissors, sshh, so it's not a nice sound, it's *chuh*. [Tabea Zimmermann demonstrates] In ...
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ArticleJulian Rachlin plays Brahms
The March issue contains a review of violinist Julian Rachlin's performance of Brahms's First Sonata at New York's 92nd Street Y. This was uploaded the day after the concert.
