All violin articles – Page 9
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Bartók: String Quartet no.3, Dvorák: String Quartet no.11 in C major op.61, Mozart: String Quartet no.20 in D major K499 ‘Hoffmeister'
The Strad Issue: February 2017Description: Salzburg recordings from 1965 in slightly compromised soundMusicians: Juilliard QuartetComposer: Bartók, Dvorák, MozartCatalogue number: ORFEO C927 161B Live Juilliard performances can be illuminating, but here the tape imparts a tremulous quality to the strings. In a purposeful Allegretto to Mozart’s ‘Hoffmeister’, tangy ...
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J.S. Bach: Concerto in D minor for two violins BWV1043; Violin Concerto in A minor BWV1041; Gavotte en rondeau (Partita no.3 BWV1006); various arrangements (arr. Sedlar), J.C. Bach: Viola Concerto in
Nemanja Radulović and friends offer an individual take on Bach
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Adams: Violin Concerto, Harris: Violin Concerto
The Strad Issue: February 2017Description: Waley-Cohen rediscovers a major American fiddle concertoMusicians: Tamsin Waley-Cohen (violin), BBC Symphony Orchestra/Andrew LittonComposer: John Adams, Roy HarrisCatalogue number: SIGNUM SIGCD 468 With this release Tamsin Waley-Cohen adds to an already diverse discography and further shows the range of her artistry. She ...
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Bach: The Art of Fugue BWV1080
The Strad Issue: October 2016 Description: Intimacy and ingenuity in Bach’s unfinished book of contrapuntal studies Musicians: Rachel Podger (violin), Brecon Baroque Composer: Bach Catalogue number: CHANNEL CLASSICS CCSSA 38316 (SACD) Bach specified ...
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Reger: Violin Concerto op.101 (arr. Rudolf Kolisch)
THE STRAD RECOMMENDS The Strad Issue: October 2016 Description: Reger’s knotty concerto clarified for Schoenberg’s chamber music society Musicians: Winfried Rademacher (violin) Linos Ensemble Composer: Max Reger Catalogue number: CAPRICCO C 5137 Max ...
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Mozart: 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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Glow - 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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Exhibition dedicated to violin maker Vincenzo Panormo to open in London
Curated by violin maker Andrew Fairfax, the exhibition is hosted by Tarisio from 23-24 October 2016
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'Classical musicians have very little artistic freedom,' says violinist Christian Tetzlaff
The violinist speaks to Geoffrey Norris about adopting a scholarly approach to the repertoire
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Glazunov: 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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Violinist Vadim Repin performs Tchaikovsky at Museo del Violino, Cremona
Violinist Vadim Repin and pianist Andrei Korobeinikov performs the Méditation from Tchaikovsky's Souvenir d'un lieu cher, op.42 at the Museo del Violino in Cremona, Italy as part of the Stradivari Festival 2016. Read: 6 pieces of advice for performers by violinist Vadim Repin Watch: Vadim Repin plays ...
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Violinist Ray Chen gives masterclass on smooth bow changes
Imagine that the paper is the instrument, the brush is the bow, and your musical line is the ink' Ray Chen continues his video masterclass series by analysing, with the aid of a paint brush, exactly what happens at the moment of a bow change. Watch: Violinist ...
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5 reasons to develop your own musical ideas
Violin professor Boris Kuschnir gives five reasons why students should avoid copying others' phrasing and interpretation
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Ping-pong playing violinist demonstrates serious coordination skills
The first violinist of comedy string quartet the MozART Group demonstrates seriously impressive coordination and rhythmic control in a performance incorporating left-hand pizzicato, singing and ping-pong.Watch: Ray Chen's violin swapping Bach Double Concerto encore
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1714 Claude Pierray violin stolen in Germany
The instrument belongs to Hofkapelle München artistic director Rüdiger Lotter
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The Great Pretenders – how to act like a string player
In this article from The Strad November 2008 Nick Shave looks at how actors make their string performances look real
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From the Archive: a Stradivarius violin from the 1695 period
This illustration of a violin by Antonio Stradivari was published in The Strad, April 1983. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:This violin, which is not recorded in any of the books listing Stradivari's works, belongs to the 1695 era, the so-called long Strad ...
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Lisa Batiashvili performs Sibelius Violin Concerto
Lisa Batiashvili performs Sibelius's Violin Concerto with Orchestra Sinfonica Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia conducted by Antonio Pappano in January 2015. The violinist speaks about her long association with the work in The Strad’s October 2016 issue – download on desktop computer or through The Strad App ...
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Violinist Benjamin Beilman on building a successful career
For the American, seizing opportunities when they present themselves has been key to his professional development
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Violinist and Orchestra della Toscana concertmaster Andrea Tacchi dies aged 63
The Italian violinist has performed with the orchestra since its formation in 1980