All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 156
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ReviewBritish Works for Cello and Piano vol.2. Bowen: Cello Sonata in A major op.64. Bax: Cello Sonata in E flat major. Ireland: Cello Sonata in G minor
The Strad Issue: January 2014Description: Convincing interpretations of three early 20th-century cello sonatasMusicians: Paul Watkins (cello) Huw Watkins (piano)Composer: Bowen, Bax, IrelandThese three sonatas, penned within two years of each other in the early 1920s, could not have more persuasive advocates than the Watkins brothers, beautifully recorded with both clarity ...
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ArticleThe Strad January 2014 issue is on sale now
The January issue of The Strad is now on sale. In our 'Fresh Thinking' edition Californian cello innovator and sound sculptor Zoë Keating reveals how technology and the internet have helped her home-grown music to flourish outside the mainstream. Our article on pop-up exhibitions investigates why a ...
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ArticleChristian Tetzlaff performs Mozart's Violin Concerto no.4
12 cover stars from The Strad 2013 January Félix Lajkó – the boundary-busting horse-whispering fiddler from Hungary February Alisa Weilerstein – Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations March the Calder Quartet – Beethoven's String Quartet op.95 April Christian Tetzlaff – Mozart Violin Concerto no.4 May ...
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ArticleTabea Zimmermann performs Bartók's Viola Concerto
12 cover stars from The Strad 2013 January Félix Lajkó – the boundary-busting horse-whispering fiddler from Hungary February Alisa Weilerstein – Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations March the Calder Quartet – Beethoven's String Quartet op.95 April Christian Tetzlaff – Mozart Violin Concerto no.4 May Tabea Zimmermann – Bartók Viola ...
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ArticleCharlie Chaplin plays the violin in The Vagabond
The great comedian was a keen amateur violinist all his life, and used his left-handed violin skills to comedic effect in this film. To find out more about his passion for the instrument, read this article, first published in The Strad, December 2008.
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ReviewDreamtime. Brahms: Quintet op.1151. Bridge: Lament. Mann: Dreamtime
The Strad Issue: January 2014Description: A star violist collaborates with members of a great orchestra with winning resultsMusicians: Bernhard Hartog, Rüdiger Liebermann (violin) David Aaron Carpenter, Walter Küssner (viola) Stephan Koncz (cello)Composer: Brahms, Bridge, MannAs opposed to his op.120 sonatas, Brahms left the clarinet part of the Quintet ...
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ArticleRaphael Wallfisch – 1865 Vuillaume cello 'Sheremetev'
12 cover stars from The Strad 2013January Félix Lajkó – the boundary-busting horse-whispering fiddler from HungaryFebruary Alisa Weilerstein – Tchaikovsky's Rococo VariationsMarch the Calder Quartet – Beethoven's String Quartet op.95April Christian Tetzlaff – Mozart Violin Concerto no.4May Tabea Zimmermann – Bartók Viola ConcertoJune Raphael Wallfisch on his 1865 ...
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ArticleJordi Savall – Lachrimae Caravaggio
12 cover stars from The Strad 2013January Félix Lajkó – the boundary-busting horse-whispering fiddler from HungaryFebruary Alisa Weilerstein – Tchaikovsky's Rococo VariationsMarch the Calder Quartet – Beethoven's String Quartet op.95April Christian Tetzlaff – Mozart Violin Concerto no.4May Tabea Zimmermann – Bartók Viola ConcertoJune Raphael Wallfisch on his 1865 ...
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ArticleYura Lee performs Hindemith's Viola Sonata op.11 no.4
Violist Yura Lee and pianist Timothy Lovelace perform Hindemith's Sonata for Viola and Piano op.11 no.4. Paul Hindemith did more than any other composer of his era to champion the viola as a solo instrument. In our article 'Viola Visionary' in The Strad, December 2013, Lawrence Power, ...
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ArticleDavid Aaron Carpenter performs Piazzolla's Primavera Porteña
12 cover stars from The Strad 2013 January Félix Lajkó – the boundary-busting horse-whispering fiddler from Hungary February Alisa Weilerstein – Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations March the Calder Quartet – Beethoven's String Quartet op.95 April Christian Tetzlaff – Mozart Violin Concerto no.4 May Tabea Zimmermann – Bartók Viola Concerto ...
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ReviewA Suo Amico: Music from the Repertoire of Domenico Dragonetti & Robert Lindley
The Strad Issue: January 2014Description: A resourceful programme based around duets for cello and bassMusicians: Querelle des Bouffons: Guy Fishman (cello) Robert Nairn (double bass) with Daniel Stepner (violin) Sarah Freiberg (cello)Composer: Corelli, Handel, Viotti, Dragonetti, RossiniGuy Fishman and Robert Nairn attempt to emulate the fruitful partnership enjoyed by Robert Lindley and ...
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ArticleBruno Giuranna Brahms masterclass
12 cover stars from The Strad 2013 January Félix Lajkó – the boundary-busting horse-whispering fiddler from Hungary February Alisa Weilerstein – Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations March the Calder Quartet – Beethoven's String Quartet op.95 April Christian Tetzlaff – Mozart Violin Concerto no.4 May Tabea Zimmermann – Bartók Viola Concerto ...
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ReviewBrahms: Cello Sonatas no.1 in E minor op.38 & no.2 in F major op.99
THE STRAD RECOMMENDSThe Strad Issue: January 2014Description: Refreshing views of two masterpieces from a young cellistMusicians: Harriet Krijgh (cello) Magda Amara (piano)Composer: BrahmsRecording three solo CDs before you are 23 is no mean achievement, but then Harriet Krijgh, with a whole string of competition triumphs behind her, looks set to become something ...
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ArticlePablo Casals €“ Bach Cello Suite no.1
12 cover stars from The Strad 2013 January Félix Lajkó – the boundary-busting horse-whispering fiddler from Hungary February Alisa Weilerstein – Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations March the Calder Quartet – Beethoven's String Quartet op.95 April Christian Tetzlaff – Mozart Violin Concerto no.4 May Tabea Zimmermann – Bartók Viola Concerto ...
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GalleryFrom the archive: a violin by P.G. Mantegazza, Milan, 1760
This illustration of a 1760 P.G. Mantegazza violin was published in The Strad, October 1969. The following text is extracted from an article accompanying the photographs: Pietro Giovanni Mantegazza is the best known of a prominent group of makers, dealers and restorers who worked in Milan during the 18th century. ...
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ArticleAaron Rosand
Acclaimed for his performances of romantic repertoire and his sweet tone, the American violinist and pedagogue Aaron Rosand has recorded prolifically and appeared with many major orchestras all over the world. He helped to lead the Romantic Revival in the 1960s, often performing forgotten works at Butler ...
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ArticleString appointments at London's Royal Academy of Music
Dominic Seldis, Giovanni Guzzo and Richard Ireland to join in 2014
