All violin articles – Page 8
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VideoNikolaj Znaider discusses his Guarneri 'del Gesù'
In this video for the Czech Philharmonic, Nikolaj Znaider talks about the 1741 ‘Kreisler’ Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ which he plays on extended loan by the Royal Danish Theater through the Velux Foundation and the Knud Højgaard Foundation. The instrument was owned by legendary Austrian violinist and composer Fritz Kreisler from ...
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NewsViolinist, quartet and double bassist in new intake of BBC New Generation Artists
BBC Radio 3’s young classical talent platform accepts Aleksey Semenenko, Quatuor Arod and Misha Mullov-Abbado
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News17-year-old Anne Luisa Kramb takes top string prize at Manhattan Competition
Prize includes paid recital at Carnegie Hall to take place on 22 September this year
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NewsTrials of travelling musicians: violin not accepted as hand luggage on ferry
Scilly Steamship Company insists violin goes in the hold – yet maintains policy allowing two dogs per adult
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NewsObituary: Fredell Lack, 19 February 1922 - 20 August 2017
Child prodigy violinist who went on to be one of America’s most prolific teachers
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VideoThe Violinist Leonidas Kavakos - excerpt from Deutsche Welle documentary
In this clip from the 2015 documentary The Violinist Leonidas Kavakos broadcast on Deutsche Welle, he makes a visit to Florian Leonhard Fine Violins to try out some instruments. Both Kavako’s previous Stradivari, the 1724 ’Abergavenny’, and his current 1734 ’Willemotte’ acquired earlier this year, have come via the London-based ...
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VideoNuno Santos Violin - A Violin In The Most Unlikely Places
Portuguese violinist and surfer Nuno Santos has been taking his violin out into the giant waves at Nazaré – or rather a series of violins, since they don’t always survive intact. The Strad doesn’t condone putting a violin in the sea, whether it is cheap and mass-produced or not. However, ...
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NewsGuadagnini back in action in the hands of Daniel Auner
Young Viennese violinist has been loaned 1752 Milan-period instrument by National Bank of Austria collection
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NewsWoman, accused of destroying ex-husband's Amati among dozens of violins, arrested in Japan
Violin maker’s shop stock and collection of instruments and bows said to be worth around $1m
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ArticleSchumann: Violin Sonatas - no.1 in A minor op.105, no.2 in D minor op.121; Fünf Stücke im Volkston op.102
The Strad Issue: March 2017Description: The poet speaks as a Norwegian duo take on the violin sonatasMusicians: Arvid EngegŠrd (violin), Nils Anders Mortensen (piano)Composer: SchumannCatalogue number: LAWO LWC1110 Schumann’s late violin sonatas are so rich in fantasy and unpredictable incident that it’s no wonder each new recording ...
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ArticleMy World - Kennedy: Dedications, Three Sisters
The Strad Issue: March 2017Description: Nigel Kennedy turns composer as he invites us into his worldMusicians: Nigel Kennedy (violin), Orphy Robinson (percussion), Adam Czerwinski (drums), Doug Boyle, Julian Buschberger, Rolf Bussalb (guitars), Tomasz Kupiec (bass guitar), Oxford Philharmonic OrchestraComposer: Nigel KennedyCatalogue number: NEUE MEISTER MUSIK LCD6203 In ...
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ArticleMusic for Violin and Viola - Bruch: Double Concerto in E minor op.88, Handel-Halvorsen: Passacaglia, Martinu¯: Three Madrigals (Duo no.1), Mozart: Duo no.1 in G major K423; Sinfonia concertante in E f
The Strad Issue: March 2017Description: A bargain collection of repertoire for violin and violaMusicians: Davide Alogna (violin), José Adolfo Alejo (viola), Camerata de Coahuila/Ramón ShadeComposer: Bruch, Handel-Halvorsen, Martinu¯, Mozart, Pleyel, Ponce, SpohrCatalogue number: BRILLIANT CLASSICS 95241 (2 CDs) This CD set explores ‘the playful intertwining of two ...
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ArticleBruch: Violin Concerto no.2 in D minor op.44; Adagio appassionato op.57; In memoriam op.65; Konzertstück op.84
The Strad Issue: March 2017Description: Liebeck and Brabbins continue their Bruch concerto cycle in styleMusicians: Jack Liebeck (violin), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra/Martyn BrabbinsComposer: BruchCatalogue number: HYPERION CDA68055 This disc is Volume 21 in Hyperion’s Romantic Violin Concerto series and the third Bruch recording I have reviewed in ...
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ArticleVivaldi: Violin Concertos opp.11 and 12
The Strad Issue: March 2017Description: Guglielmo is muscular and eloquent in Vivaldi's final collectionsMusicians: Pier Luigi Fabretti (oboe), L'Arte dell'Arco/Federico Guglielmo (violin)Composer: VivaldiCatalogue number: BRILLIANT CLASSICS 95048 (2 CDs) Federico Guiglielmo gives persuasive performances of the ten violin concertos in these two collections. He seems unusually relaxed ...
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ArticleDansa - Bach: Violin Partita no.2 in D minor BWV1004, Cruger: Befiehl du deine Wege, Henryson: Violin Sonata, Regnart: Wo soll lich fliehen hin, S.-D. Sandström: Dansa
THE STRAD RECOMMENDS The Strad Issue: March 2017Description: Zilliacus explores Bach and contemporary responses to his musicMusicians: Cecilia Zilliacus (violin), Lena Willemark (voice/violin)Composer: Bach, Cruger, Henryson, S.-D. SandströmCatalogue number: BIS 2159 (SACD) After her superlative recording of Nielsen’s Violin Concerto last year (reviewed in March 2016) Cecilia ...
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ArticleSchulhoff: Violin Sonatas nos.1 & 2; Suite; Solo Violin Sonata
Description: Monteiro's complete Schulhoff feels like a wasted opportunityMusicians: Bruno Monteiro (violin), JoÁo Paulo Santos (piano)Composer: SchulhoffCatalogue number: BRILLIANT CLASSICS 95324 First the complete Szymanowski, now Schulhoff: Bruno Monteiro is to be commended on his choice of repertoire. Unfortunately that is about all there is to say ...
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ArticleMozart: Complete Works for Violin and Orchestra
The Strad Issue: February 2017Description: Period playing and new cadenzas in the five Mozart concertosMusicians: Isabelle Faust (violin), Il Giardino Armonico/Giovanni AntoniniComposer: MozartCatalogue number: HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 90 2230/31 (2 CDS) This is now one of several sets of the Mozart concertos I have reviewed for The ...
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ArticleMENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto in E minor op.64 SCHUMANN Violin Concerto in D minor WoO23
The Strad Issue: February 2017Description: A soloist well attuned to the challenges of Schumann's Violin ConcertoMusicians: Chamber Orchestra of Europe/Carolin Widmann (violin)Composer: Mendelssohn, SchumannCatalogue number: ECM NEW SERIES 481 2635 With a solo line of rapt simplicity, Carolin Widmann gets right to the heart of the slow ...
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ArticleDusapin: Aufgang, Mantovani: Jeux d’eau, Rihm: Gedicht des Malers
The Strad Issue: February 2017Description: Three premieres show that the 21st-century violin concerto is in rude healthMusicians: Renaud Capuçon (violin), Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France/Philippe Jordan, Myung-Whun ChungComposer: Dusapin, Mantovani, RihmCatalogue number: ERATO 2564 60268-7 There’s no denying ...
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ArticleBeethoven: Complete Violin Sonatas
The Strad Issue: February 2017Description: A close partnership brings romantic warmth to the Beethoven sonatasMusicians: Pierre Fouchenneret (violin), Romain Descharmes (piano)Composer: BeethovenCatalogue number: APARTÉ AP 129 (3CDs) Recorded in concerts over two days, these performances bear few traces of haste in their preparation or execution. Pierre Fouchenneret ...