All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 140
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ArticleNew York dealer to pay $325,000 to settle legal dispute with violinist
New York violin dealer Emmanuel Gradoux-Matt has agreed to pay $325,000 to a violinist who sued him for allegedly losing her instrument while it was on consignment. South Korean violinist Kyung-Ah Yang had been seeking $400,000 in damages to compensate for the loss of her 1837 J.F. Pressenda, as well ...
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ReviewDuphly: Ouverture, La du Tailly, La de Valmalette, La de May, La Madin, La de Casaubon. Mozart: Violin Sonatas K6–9
The Strad Issue: January 2013Description: The violin holds its ground as ‘accompaniment’ in Duphly and early MozartMusicians: Stéphanie-Marie Degand (violin) Violaine Cochard (harpsichord)Composer: DuphlyOn paper the coupling of character pieces by Jacques Duphly (one of Paris’s most renowned harpsichordists during the instrument’s so-called golden age) with Mozart’s ...
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ArticleViolist Lise Berthaud and Danish String Quartet join BBC New Generation Artists scheme
French violist Lise Berthaud and the Danish String Quartet have been chosen to join the BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists scheme for 2013–15. The artist development programme, which was launched in 1999, gives emerging international performers the opportunity to give concerts in London and around the UK, as well ...
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ReviewBritish Violin Sonatas vol.1. Ferguson: Violin Sonata no.2 op.10. Britten: Suite op.6. Walton: Violin Sonata, Two Pieces
The Strad Issue: January 2013Description: A new survey of British violin repertoire begins in fine styleMusicians: Tasmin Little (violin) Piers Lane (piano)Composer: Ferguson, Britten, WaltonFeeling out of sympathy with modern trends, Howard Ferguson (1908–99) decided to abandon composition at the mid-point of his life – an acute ...
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ReviewGodowsky: 12 Impressions, Waltz Poems nos.1 & 2, Avowal, Alt-Wien (arr.Heifetz), Night in Tangier (arr. Kreisler)
The Strad Issue: January 2013Description: An enterprising collection celebrating a great pianist–composer’s violinistic connectionsMusicians: Nazrin Rashidova (violin) Roderick Chadwick (piano)Composer: GodowskyLeopold Godowsky is principally celebrated as one of the finest pianist–composers of the early 20th century, yet his violinist connections and admirers were no less exemplary. Avowal ...
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ReviewLeclair: Violin Sonatas op.2: no.1 in E minor, no.2 in F major, no.3 in C major, no.4 in A major, no.5 in G major & no.8 in D major
The Strad Issue: January 2013Description: Sensitive accounts of 18th-century sonatasMusicians: Adrian Butterfield (violin) Jonathan Manson (viola da gamba) Laurence Cummings (harpsichord)Composer: Leclair This trio offers intelligent, idiomatic performances of sonatas from Leclair’s second book, which demonstrates a striking synthesis of Italian melodiousness and French elegance. Adrian Butterfield ...
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BlogsA Brief Survey of Summer Festivals Without All the Bother of Joining a String Quartet – Part Three
American String Quartet violist Daniel Avshalomov reaches Winona, Minnesota, and reflects on the challenges of Mendelssohn's Octet
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ArticleEau de violin shop: luthier launches workplace-inspired fragrance
Cremona luthier Edgar Russ has a new and unusual product sideline: perfume. The violin maker is launching a scent that he says is inspired by the aromas of a luthier's workshop. Russ's fiancée came up with the idea four years ago, and the violin maker collaborated with Guy Bouchara, a ...
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FocusThe grand possibilities of the amateur violinist
An article from The Strad, August 1892, exhorts lazy amateur violinists to work harder – especially female ones
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FocusThe special art of decorated instruments
The Strad Calendar 2014 features beautifully decorated instruments by some of the finest makers of all time. John Dilworth tracks the history of the noble tradition, through the makers featured
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FocusEleven great performances of Bach's Chaconne
Over the last few weeks we’ve been posting videos of some of the finest performances of Bach’s Chaconne available on YouTube. And a distinguished playlist it is, stretching back from Arthur Grumiaux and Nathan Milstein to Viktoria Mullova and Gil Shaham. Each performer has a different style, mood, conception – ...
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ArticleFuturistic cello projects videos and lighting displays
High-tech polymer manufacturer Bayer MaterialScience has developed a prototype interactive cello. The instrument's polyurethane body can display videos or graphics, tell you when you’re out of tune, and keep you in time using a flashing metronome beat.The idea for Cello 2.0 emerged when Bayer MaterialScience asked its design partner, Teams ...
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ArticleRussian violinist Elena Tarosyan wins Kloster Schöntal competition
Elena Tarosyan won first prize in the senior division of the Kloster Schöntal International Violin Competition in Germany. The 20-year-old Russian (pictured), who studies at the Moscow Conservatoire with Edward Grach, received 3,000 euros. Second prize went to Olga Sroubkova from the Czech Republic. Japanese violinist Reina ...
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ReviewProkofiev: Symphony–Concerto in E minor op.125. Britten: Cello Symphony op.68
The Strad Issue: January 2013Description: Impassioned readings of two 20th-century cello symphoniesMusicians: Daniel Müller-Schott (cello) WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne/Jukka-Pekka SarasteComposer: Prokofiev, BrittenTwo works indebted to Rostropovich and premiered by him in Moscow are paired here by top German cellist Daniel Müller-Schott. Prokofiev’s Symphony–Concerto opens arrestingly, the sound ...
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ArticlePioneering jazz cellist Fred Katz dies aged 94
American cellist and composer Fred Katz has died at the age of 94. Classically trained, Katz was credited as the first musician to explore the cello's potential for jazz improvisation.Born in New York in 1919, Katz studied piano and cello as a child, and took lessons with Leif Rosanoff, who ...
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ArticleRomanian violinist Ioana Cristina Goicea wins Brahms Competition in Pörtschach, Austria
Ioana Cristina Goicea took first prize in the violin division of the Johannes Brahms International Competition in Pörtschach, Austria. The 20-year-old from Romania (pictured), who studies with Mariana Sirbu at the 'Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy' Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Leipzig, received 2,500 euros. Second prize in the violin division ...
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ReviewA Century of Russian Colours. Rachmaninoff: Cello Sonata in G minor op.19. Kabalevsky: Cello Sonata in B flat major op.71. Auerbach: 24 Preludes op.47 (selection)
The Strad Issue: January 2013Description: A celebration of 100 years of typically Russian emotionsMusicians: Camille Thomas (cello) Beatrice Berrut (piano)Composer: Rachmaninoff, Kabalevsky, AuerbachAs a student of both Philippe Muller and Frans Helmerson it is clear that award-winning French cellist Camille Thomas has benefited from excellent tutoring. It’s ...
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ArticleA quarter of orchestral musicians in constant pain, finds study
A new study of symphony orchestra musicians in Australia found that a significant minority experience chronic performance-related pain. Half of the 377 players from Australia's eight professional state orchestras questioned for the study reported that they currently have pain when performing. One quarter said that they experience performance-related pain constantly, ...
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FocusWhy injury prevention is so important
Janet Horvath gives some essential guidance on how to avoid injury and ensure a long and healthy career
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ReviewReicha: Complete String Quartets vol.1: Quartets in C major op.48 no.1 & G major op.48 no.2
The Strad Issue: January 2013Description: An important if flawed release of music by a Beethoven contemporaryMusicians: Kreutzer QuartetComposer: ReichaWhen considering the works of Anton Reicha (1770–1836), one finds that comparisons with Beethoven are inevitable. These quartets come out of this rather well: they are experimental in conception, ...
