All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 139
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ReviewAll Hands on Deck. Music by Waller, Carmichael, Jolson, etc
THE STRAD RECOMMENDSThe Strad Issue: January 2013Description: Violin playing worthy of Grappelli on a disc of pre-war swing tunesMusicians: Man OverboardComposer: VariousA five-piece outfit dedicated to playing swing tunes of the 1920s and 30s, Man Overboard features Louisa Jones on vocals, clarinettist Ewan Bleach, guitarist Jean-Marie Fagon ...
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ArticleBach's Chaconne on film: Gil Shaham
The violinist uses a Baroque bow to get to the core of the masterwork
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ReviewBax: Sonatina in D major, Rhapsodic Ballad, Folk-Tale, Legend–Sonata in F sharp minor
The Strad Issue: January 2013Description: Welcome exposure for some rarely heard British cello repertoireMusicians: Lionel Handy (cello) Nigel Clayton (piano)Composer: BaxThis disc features the entire solo cello and cello–piano output of Arnold Bax, apart from the 1923 Sonata in E flat major. The earliest piece, the Folk-Tale, ...
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GalleryConcert programmes from the 1950s
Programmes collected by the editor's father in the 1950s shine a light on some of the forgotten heroes of the orchestral scene in London at the time. Did you know any of these players? Did you study with them? Share your memories and thoughts of this great generation of string ...
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ReviewBen-Haim: Piano Quartet op.4, Clarinet Quintet op.31a, Two Landscapes op.27, Canzonetta op.34 no.4, Improvisation and Dance op.30
The Strad Issue: January 2013Description: Landmark recordings of neglected mid-20th-century musicMusicians: ARC EnsembleComposer: Ben-HaimIn concert and on disc, the ARC Ensemble of Toronto, formed by members of the Glenn Gould School of the Royal Conservatory, has made a feature of music composed in exile. The group’s first ...
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ArticleLong-serving Detroit Symphony Orchestra bassist Maxim Janowsky dies
Maxim Janowsky, who played double bass in the Detroit Symphony Orchestra for 49 years, has died at the age of 70. He joined the orchestra in 1964 and played under six music directors, including Antal Doráti, Neeme Järvi and Leonard Slatkin.Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Janowsky studied at the Tanglewood Institute, ...
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ArticleUS violin dealer Charles Magby charged with first-degree larceny
American instrument dealer Charles Magby was arrested on 23 August on charges of first-degree larceny. According to police in Guilford, Connecticut, several complaints have been made against the 63-year-old owner of Charles H. Magby Fine Violins Ltd, regarding his selling of high-end custom instruments, including violins, cellos, bows, on consignment. ...
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ArticleUK study to assess cultural value of Sistema music education project
Researchers based at the University of East Anglia are to examine the cultural value of projects inspired by Venezuela’s El Sistema music education programme. The study will focus on three projects across England: In Harmony Newcastle Gateshead, Sistema in Norwich and In Harmony Telford & Stoke.‘The value of young people's ...
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GalleryCremona's new violin museum
Cremona's new Museo del Violino has its long-awaited opening on 14 September. Here's a taste of what visitors can see inside. Photos: Mino Biocchi/MDV
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ReviewBruch: Violin Concerto no.1 in G minor op.26, Scottish Fantasy op.46, Romance in F major op.85 (arr. Braunstein)
The Strad Issue: January 2013Description: A Bruch disc with too many caveats to enjoy the music to the fullMusicians: Guy Braunstein (violin) Bamberg Symphony Orchestra/Ion MarinComposer: Bruch, Bruch arr.BraunsteinSoon to step down from his role as concertmaster of the Berlin Philharmonic to pursue a solo career, Guy ...
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BlogsRemembering London orchestral players of the 1950s
Ariane Todes's chance discovery of a box of old concert programmes led to an outpouring of tributes to a golden generation of string players
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ArticleMozart's Sinfonia concertante, K364: - II. Andante
In the September issue, violin pedagogue Zakhar Bron selects the slow movement of Mozart's K364 as one of his favourite works. Here's a performance at the Zagreb International Chamber Music Festival in 2010.Susanna Yoko Henkel (violin) Maxim Rysanov (viola) Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra 'This slow movement speaks to me in a ...
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ArticleJapanese violinist Sunao Goko wins new Swiss competition
Japanese violinist Sunao Goko was victorious in last night's final round of the inaugural Tibor Varga International Violin Competition Sion Valais in Switzerland. The 20-year-old Goko (pictured), who studies with Pavel Vernikov at the Vienna Conservatoire, received CHF15,000 (£10,400) for his first prize. He also won the ...
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ArticleJoseph Szigeti plays Schubert
Joseph Szigeti performs Franz Schubert's 1856 work Die Biene (The Bee) op.13 no. 9 Joseph Szigeti (violin) Harry Kaufman (piano) Taken from the 1944 film Hollywood Canteen Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial.
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GalleryA very significant violin
At the European String Teachers Association conference in Oxford, Jean Sibelius's granddaughter Satu Jalas gave a session on her relative's Violin Concerto. She performed some of it on the violin he once owned, and which he played at the time he composed the great work. Jalas explained that the the ...
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ReviewDale: Suite in D major op.2, Phantasy op.4, Introduction and Andante op.5
The Strad Issue: January 2013Description: Quality rather than quantity marks a superb disc of neglected viola musicMusicians: Yuko Inoue (viola) Stephen Coombs (piano) RAM Viola SextetComposer: DaleWhat a wonderful composer Benjamin Dale was. In the words of his composition teacher at the Royal Academy of Music (RAM), ...
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ReviewChonguri. Works by Tsintsadze, Bach, Cassadó, Chopin, Webern, Fauré, Liszt, Milhaud & Demenga
The Strad Issue: January 2013Musicians: Thomas Demenga (cello) Thomas Larcher (piano) Teodoro Anzellotti (accordion)Composer: Tsintsadze, Bach, Cassadó, Chopin, Webern, Fauré, Liszt, Milhaud & DemengaIn this exceptionally clear and warm recording, Thomas Demenga proves once again that he is a cellist adept at mixing the old with the ...
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ArticleDover Quartet wins first prize at Banff competition
The Dover Quartet took first prize at the Banff International String Quartet Competition in Canada. The American group won C$25,000 (£15,000) and a three-year career development programme. The ensemble also received the prize for the best performance of a Haydn quartet, and an award for the best ...
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FocusWhy beginners deserve the best
As the new school year beckons, an article from The Strad, August 1905, offers some sage advice to parents thinking of violin lessons for their children
