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Violin dealer Dietmar Machold goes on trial in Vienna
The German-born violin dealer Dietmar Machold went on trial in Vienna yesterday, facing charges of serious fraud, embezzlement and fraudulent bankruptcy. The trial is set to last until Friday, and if Machold is found guilty, he could face up to ten years in prison. According to a Reuters report, ...
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ArticleInternational Viola Congress 2012
In the September issue we report from this year's International Viola Congress. Here's one of the highlights: the world premiere of Mikel Kuehn's Colored Shadows, performed by violist John Graham
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Chinese violinist Ying Fu wins first prize at Rodolfo Lipizer competition
Chinese violinist Ying Fu, 28, won the €12,000 first prize at the Premio Rodolfo Lipizer International Violin Competition in Gorizia, Italy. Fu, who studies with Cho-Liang Lin at the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University, and previously studied there with the late Sergiu Luca, joined the first violin section ...
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1694 Stradivari cello to go back on display after accident
One of the rarest Stradivari cellos in existence has been repaired after an accident last April. The decorated 1694 instrument suffered damage to its neck when it hit the edge of a table during a photographic session. On 25 September it will be returned to its display case in Madrid's ...
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Blogs
Gary Hoffman shares his cello wisdom
Singing when you practise can save you years, the cellist tells Ariane Todes
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FocusSzigeti as teacher: Frances Kramer
In the October 2013 issue, violinist Arnold Steinhardt recalls how he spent the summer of 1962 studying with Joseph Szigeti at his home in Switzerland. Just three years after Steinhardt's year with the great musician (pictured), violinist Frances Kramer wrote this account, published in the November 1965 edition, ...
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Trial of violin dealer Dietmar Machold to continue in November
The trial in Vienna of violin dealer Dietmar Machold has been extended by two days. Machold was in court on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday last week, but the session did not end in a verdict. The judge adjourned proceedings and the trial is set to continue on 5 and 7 ...
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ReviewBrahms By Arrangement Vol.1. Brahms: String Quintet in F minor op.34, String Quintet in B minor op.115
The Strad Issue: January 2012Description: Mixed results on a disc of familiar Brahms in rarer guisesMusicians: Zebra Trio, Krysia Osostowicz (violin) James Boyd (viola) Richard Lester (cello)Composer: Brahms For Brahms enthusiasts, the major draw of this release will be Finnish cellist Anssi Karttunen’s ...
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ReviewBrahms: Violin Sonatas nos.1–3
THE STRAD RECOMMENDSThe Strad Issue: January 2012Description: Refreshingly intimate Brahms from a refined playerMusicians: Anthony Marwood (violin) Aleksandar Madžar (piano)Composer: BrahmsAnthony Marwood’s Brahms is like no other. The centralist viewpoint, familiar from countless recordings, is that these sonatas are chamber music writ large, requiring generous quantities of ...
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ReviewBruch: Violin Concerto no.1 in G minor op.26. Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor op.64. Beethoven: Romances nos.1 & 2
The Strad Issue: January 2012Description: A revitalising take on a classic concerto couplingMusicians: Philippe Quint (violin) Orquesta Sinfónica de Mineria/Carlos Miguel PrietoComposer: Bruch, Mendelssohn, Beethoven Bruch’s G minor Concerto cries out for espressivo intensity and Philippe Quint delivers it in spades. Like Isaac Stern ...
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ReviewBy Footpath and Stile. Finzi: By Footpath and Stile op.2, Romance op.11, Prelude, Interlude op.21, Elegy op.22, Five Bagatelles op.23
The Strad Issue: January 2012Description: A notable recording debut for a young British string quartetMusicians: Finzi Quartet, Marcus Farnsworth (baritone) Robert Plane (clarinet) Ruth Bolister (oboe)Composer: Finzi Prizewinner at the 2010 Royal Over-Seas League Competition, the Finzi Quartet has turned to its namesake for ...
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ReviewTelemann: 12 Fantasies for solo viola TWV40:14—25 (transcr. Kam)
The Strad Issue: January 2012Description: Historically aware account of a collection for solo violaMusicians: Ori Kam (viola)Composer: Telemann (transcr. Kam) Telemann’s Fantasies, published in 1735, are sometimes thought of as poor cousins to Bach’s slightly earlier unaccompanied violin and cello works, but – although admittedly less ambitious ...
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ReviewMendelssohn: String Quartets in E flat major op.12, A minor op.13 & E flat major (1823)
THE STRAD RECOMMENDSThe Strad Issue: January 2012Description: An ebullient recording of Mendelssohn’s early music for quartetMusicians: Mandelring QuartetComposer: Mendelssohn The Mandelring Quartet, in concert or on disc, always achieves an instinctive internal balance, and here the players bring their distinctive blend and contrast of ...
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ReviewThe French Album. Franck: Violin Sonata in A major op.14. Debussy: Cello Sonata in D minor. Fauré: Élégie op.24, Sicilienne op.78, Après un rêve. Offenbach: Les larmes de Jacqueline op.76 no.2
The Strad Issue: January 2012Description: A promising debut from a young Dutch cellistMusicians: Harriet Krijgh (cello) Kamilla Isanbaeva (piano)Composer: Franck, Debussy, Fauré, OffenbachIn this tried and tested repertoire, Harriet Krijgh gives a fervent account of the Franck Violin Sonata in its cello guise, entirely appropriate to the ...
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ReviewVoyage musical. Stravinsky: Suite italienne (arr. Dushkin). Bloch: Nigun. Hindemith: Solo Violin Sonata op.31 no.2. Schoenberg: Phantasy. Prokofiev: Cinq mélodies op.35b. Ravel: Tzigane
The Strad Issue: January 2012Description: An enjoyable collection of short 20th-century piecesMusicians: Noah Bendix-Balgley (violin) Reiko Hozu (piano)Composer: Stravinsky (arr. Dushkin), Bloch, Hindemith, Schoenberg, Prokofiev, Ravel Concertmaster of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 28-year-old US violinist Noah Bendix-Balgley here offers a thoughtfully chosen selection of ...
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ReviewChausson: Concert in D major op.21, Poème op.25
The Strad Issue: January 2012Description: A highlight of French Romanticism that could benefit from deeper insightMusicians: Bruno Monteiro (violin) Jõao Paulo Santos (piano) Lopes-Graça QuartetComposer: ChaussonCompleted in 1892, Chausson’s Concert is a unique attempt at creating a score of symphonic proportions for just six musicians, with its ...
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ReviewHaydn: String Quartets op.64 nos.3, 4 & 5
The Strad Issue: January 2012Description: A disc for those who prefer a light touch in HaydnMusicians: Leipzig QuartetComposer: Haydn The Leipzig Quartet is working its way through Haydn’s quartets in idiosyncratic fashion. It started in 2009 with the Seven Last Words and has since ...
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ReviewMozart: Duos for violin & viola in G major K423 & B flat major K424. Halvorsen: Passacaglia after Handel. Brustad: Capricci for violin & viola
The Strad Issue: January 2012Description: A rewarding disc of duos for violin and violaMusicians: Elise Bätnes (violin) Henninge Bätnes Landaas (viola)Composer: Mozart, Halvorsen, Brustad In many ways, this is a conventional disc: the Mozart duos are of course much recorded, and Halvorsen’s virtuosic Passacaglia ...
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ReviewKlengel: Capriccio for solo cello*, Three Pieces for two cellos & organ, Little Suite for three cellos, Impromptu for four cellos, Hymnus for twelve cellos. Bach: Sarabande from Suite no.5† . Tartini:
The Strad Issue: January 2012Description: A worthy tribute to a great cellist–composer and teacherMusicians: Raphael Wallfisch*, Julius Klengel† (cello) Cello Classics EnsembleComposer: Klengel, Bach, Tartini, Cossmann, PopperThis disc pays tribute to Julius Klengel (1859–1933). Born in Leipzig, he played in the city’s famous Gewandhaus Orchestra for ...
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ReviewSchubert: String Quartets in A minor D804 ‘Rosamunde’, D minor D810 ‘Death and the Maiden’ & G major D887
THE STRAD RECOMMENDSThe Strad Issue: January 2012Description: Benchmark recordings of Schubert masterpiecesMusicians: Artemis QuartetComposer: SchubertThese are remarkable performances, constantly gripping, seductive, strong and satisfying. The Artemis palette is vast, and the players can turn from raw power to silky tenderness in an instant. Melodic lines are vividly ...
