All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 131
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ReviewCelloquy. Auerbach: 24 Preludes, Cello Sonata, Postlude
The Strad Issue: January 2013Description: Be prepared for a non-stop emotional rollercoaster ride – and then relaxMusicians: Ani Aznavoorian (cello) Lera Auerbach (piano)Composer: AuerbachDespite the astonishing performances, this disc of cello-and-piano works by US composer Lera Auerbach makes for exhausting listening. Her music lives at a relentless ...
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ReviewHaydn: String Quartets op.33 ‘Russian’
The Strad Issue: January 2013Description: Ear-opening period-instrument performances from an early printed editionMusicians: London Haydn QuartetComposer: HaydnPlaying on gut strings and with Classical bows, the London Haydn Quartet has reached op.33 in its survey for Hyperion of the Haydn quartets. As in the previous three releases the ...
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ArticleIda Haendel: I Am the Violin
I Am the Violin is a 2004 documentary about violinist Ida Haendel, written and directed by Paul Cohen and produced by IDTV in Amsterdam. Read editor Ariane Todes' thoughts on Ida Haendel and her latest CD The great violinist offers her insights into Bach's Chaconne (from our ...
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ReviewRecursions. Viola music by Biber (transc. Lebermann), Rubbra, Hovhaness, Stravinsky, Hindemith, Cords & Irish trad.
The Strad Issue: January 2013Description: Nothing formulaic about the programming or playing of solo viola musicMusicians: Nicholas Cords (viola)Composer: Biber (transc. Lebermann), Rubbra, Hovhaness, Stravinsky, Hindemith and CordsIn this enterprisingly programmed and vividly recorded CD, Nicholas Cords – violist with, among other adventurous groups, Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk ...
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ArticleLuthier documentaries focus on Italian tradition and a Catalan's unusual violins
Four contemporary Italian violin makers and a Catalan luthier who created violins with sympathetic strings are the subjects of two new documentaries currently in production. Parma luthier Andrea Zanrè and art historian Paolo Parmiggiani are making a film about the lives and careers of four of ...
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ReviewGammelpols
The Strad Issue: January 2013Description: A rare exploration of one of Norway’s more esoteric folk fiddle traditionsMusicians: Tron Steffen Westberg (fiddle)Composer: TradAs the booklet notes explain, ‘gammelpols’ is the most highly prized form of the ‘pols’ folk dance of the Røros district of central Norway. Already, then, ...
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ReviewGuido: Le quattro stagioni
The Strad Issue: January 2013Description: A welcome change from the ubiquitous Vivaldi concertosMusicians: Caroline Balding (violin) Band of Instruments/Roger HamiltonComposer: GuidoWith recordings of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons still dominating the catalogues, it is refreshing to hear another composer’s take on a similar idea, his work likewise inspired by ...
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ArticleJordi Savall: Balkan Spirit
Trailblazing multi-instrumentalist Jordi Savall is the cover star of our July 2013 issue, in which he discusses his early years, his popularising of long-forgotten repertoire, his work as a conductor and teacher, and his latest project Balkan Spirit, which focuses on the music of the Balkan countries. ...
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BlogsFace to face with Stradivari's finest
Philip Kass gives an expert's guide to the Ashmolean's landmark Stradivari exhibition
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ArticleTrailer: The Renaissance of Italian Lutherie
Parma luthier Andrea Zanrè and art historian Paolo Parmiggiani have completed their film about the lives and careers of four of the most respected figures from the older generation of Italian violin makers: Francesco Bissolotti, Gian Carlo Guicciardi, Gio Batta Morassi and Renato Scrollavezza. The film had ...
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ReviewGrieg: Violin Concertos nos.1–3 (violin sonatas, orch. Kraggerud & Lund)
THE STRAD RECOMMENDSThe Strad Issue: January 2013Description: Intriguing new concerto versions of Grieg’s violin sonatasMusicians: Henning Kraggerud (violin) Tromsø Chamber OrchestraComposer: Grieg (orch. Kraggerud & Lund)By his own account, Norwegian violinist Henning Kraggerud has been ‘troubled… since I was a boy’ by the dearth of Norwegian works ...
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ReviewBrahms: String Quartet in A minor op.51 no.2, Clarinet Quintet in B minor op.115
THE STRAD RECOMMENDSThe Strad Issue: January 2013Description: Beautifully polished performances of two Brahms masterpiecesMusicians: Jerusalem Quartet, Sharon Kam (clarinet)Composer: BrahmsThankfully we have passed beyond the era when clarinettists thought of the Brahms Quintet as a quasi-concerto, though few have gone quite so far in the opposite direction ...
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ReviewTchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major op.35, Souvenir de Florence op.70
THE STRAD RECOMMENDSThe Strad Issue: January 2013Description: A notably lyrical account of a Russian warhorseMusicians: Sarah Nemtanu, Luc Héry (violin) Sabine Toutain, Christophe Gaugué (viola) Raphaël Perraud, Jean-Luc Bourré (cello) Orchestre National de France/Kurt MasurComposer: TchaikovskyIt is astonishing just how far the interpretative pendulum has swung in ...
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ArticleBack to Bach: Anner Bylsma
In our article on playing Bach in Baroque style in the July issue, Claudio Bohórquez explains the impact Anner Bylsma had on his playing: 'He's an absolute hero for me because of his knowledge of scores and of early music in general.' Here Bylsma plays Bach. Download the ...
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ArticleUK conservatoires to collaborate on four-year study of musicians' health
Nine UK conservatoires will take part in a four-year research project investigating the health and well-being of musicians. The study, called Musical Impact, will be funded by an £800,000 grant from the Arts and Humanities Research Council, together with £200,000 from the participating institutions. Beginning in ...
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ArticleCarnegie Hall makes first 50 years of performance history available for online research
New York's Carnegie Hall has made records of the first 50 years of its performance history freely available to the public for the first time. The venue's website now includes a search feature, giving access to details of more than 12,500 events, spanning the years 1891 to ...
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ArticleCanada's National Arts Centre displays 'toothpick orchestra'
A Canadian artist has unveiled a model of the Ottawa-based National Arts Centre (NAC) Orchestra made entirely out of toothpicks. Go Sato, a scientific illustrator, took three years to craft the 61-piece ensemble, using 12,500 separate pieces of wood in the model. As well as sculpting ...
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Gallery
Vermeer and his viols
From 26 June to 8 September, London's National Gallery is displaying paintings by Johannes Vermeer alongside the works of his fellow 17th-century Dutch artists. To coincide with Vermeer and Music: The Art of Love and Leisure, an article in our July issue analyses the use of musical instruments in several ...
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