All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 166
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ReviewBach: Preludio from Partita in E major BWV1006 (arr. Boller). Bartók: Duos for two violins (excerpts). Berio: Duets for two violins (excerpts)
The Strad Issue: January 2014Description: A strange experiment in audio and video that leaves too many unanswered questionsMusicians: Hansheinz Schneeberger (violin) Bettina Boller (violin/voice)Composer: Bach, Bartók, BerioIdiosyncratic doesn’t even come close. There are so many downright bizarre things about this new CD/Blu-ray package from Swiss violinists Hansheinz ...
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BlogsMaking a double bass
Constructing a double bass brings with it challenges of design and method, size and sound, cost and travel – as experienced German-based British luthier Roger Hargrave found when making his first bass
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ArticleThe Schumann Quartet performs Beethoven's Third String Quartet
The Schumann Quartet, which has recently been awarded the €60,000 Jürgen Ponto Foundation chamber prize, performs the first movement Allegro from Beethoven's String Quartet no.3 The members of the quartet are brothers Erik, Ken (violin) and Mark Schumann (cello), along with violist Liisa Randalu. Subscribe to ...
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ReviewArensky: Piano Trio no.1 in D minor op.32. Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A minor op.50
THE STRAD RECOMMENDSThe Strad Issue: January 2014Description: Ardour and restraint in perfect harmony in performances of two Russian triosMusicians: Wanderer TrioComposer: Arensky, TchaikovskyThe Wanderer Trio performs these works with all the Romantic expression they deserve, tempered with admirable musical intelligence. Arensky’s Trio sets off with dash and ...
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ArticleAbbado's Orchestra Mozart performs Bach's Third Brandenburg Concerto
Members of Orchestra Mozart, conducted by the late Claudio Abbado, perform Bach's Brandenburg Concerto no.3. Orchestra Mozart will be revived to perform at the Ravenna Festival in June 2014 under the baton of Riccardo Muti, following a temporary shutdown. Subscribe to The Strad or download our ...
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ArticleNovus Quartet wins €20,000 prize at International Mozart Competition
The Korean string quartet will undertake an extensive European tour organised by Impresariat Simmenauer
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ReviewRomanian Journey?. Enescu: Impressions d’enfance op.28, Impromptu concertant, Andantino malinconico. Constantinescu: Sonatina. Jora: Suita mica op.3. Olah: Sonatina
The Strad Issue: January 2014Description: A masterly traversal of a challenging programme of Romanian violin musicMusicians: Vlad Stanculeasa (violin) Thomas Hoppe (piano)Composer: Enescu, Constantinescu, Jora, OlahViolin pedagogue George Enescu was a linchpin in generating international recognition for his country’s native music, largely through his own compositions. Here ...
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ArticleAuschwitz violinist Violette Jacquet-Silberstein has died
The former member of Alma Rosé's Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz was 88 years old
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ArticleThe Novus Quartet performs Tchaikovsky's First String Quartet
The Novus Quartet from South Korea, which has triumphed in the string section of the Eleventh International Mozart Competition in Salzburg, performs the third movement Scherzo of Tchaikovsky's First String Quartet. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free ...
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ReviewSchubert: String Quartets in E flat major D87, G minor D173, A minor D804 ‘Rosamunde’, D minor D810 ‘Death and the Maiden’ & G major D887
The Strad Issue: January 2014Description: Welcome release of archive broadcast recordings from a vintage ensembleMusicians: Amadeus QuartetComposer: SchubertAudite’s series of the Amadeus Quartet’s radio archive recordings for RIAS–Berlin continues with fascinating snapshots of that ensemble’s Schubert performances between 1950 and 1964. These players penetrate well below the ...
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Blogs
The art of distraction is more effective than repetitive practice
Repeating a difficult passage over and over again can lead to stress and tension. Instead distract your mind at the point of execution to feel relaxed as you play, writes cellist Thomas Demenga
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ArticleRenaud Capuçon performs Beethoven's Second Violin Romance
Renaud Capuçon performs Beethoven's Romance for Violin and Orchestra no.2 with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, conducted by Kurt Masur.Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase back issues click here.
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ReviewSchoenberg: Verklärte Nacht op.4, String Quartet no.1 op.7, Four Canons
The Strad Issue: January 2014Description: Winning accounts of some of Schoenberg’s seminal string worksMusicians: Fred Sherry Quartet & SextetComposer: SchoenbergHearing Schoenberg’s two early string masterpieces side by side, as here, makes one realise how far he had travelled as a composer in the five years that separate ...
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ArticleMusica Aeterna performs Corelli's Trio Sonata op.1 no.3
Members of period ensemble Music Aeterna — violins Peter ZajíÄek and Peter Zelenka, cello Tomáš Kardoš and harpsichord Jana DzurŠˆáková — perform Corelli's Trio Sonata op.1 no.3. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase back issues ...
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GalleryFrom the archive: a violin by Nicolo Gagliano, Naples, 1780
This illustration of a 1780 Nicolo Gagliano violin was published in The Strad, July 1936. The following text is extracted from an article accompanying the photographs: The pristine condition of this example prompts us to consider how much longer will the violins of Amati, Stradivarius and the Guarneris last, or ...
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ArticleStudy finds emotional intelligence is key to achieving ‘flow' in musical performance
‘Flow' is a psychological state associated with extreme fulfilment, optimised performance, health and well-being
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ReviewHandel: Trio Sonatas op.2
The Strad Issue: January 2014Description: Uneven results in a survey of Handel’s chamber piecesMusicians: Brook Street BandComposer: HandelCapitalising on the sales-friendly flexibility of instrumentation implicit from the title page of Handel’s op.2, the Brook Street Band varies the constitution of its ensemble for sonatas nos.1 and 4, ...
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ArticleViolinist Vanessa-Mae happy despite finishing last on Olympic debut
Singapore-born British violinist Vanessa-Mae was all smiles after finishing last in the women's giant slalom at the Winter Olympics in Sochi earlier this morning. Despite being placed 74th and last at the end of the opening slalom run, and 67th out of 67 at the end of ...
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ReviewSaint-Saëns: Violin Music vol.2 – Violin Sonata no.2 in E flat major op.102, Suite in D minor op.16, Romance in C major op.48, Violin Sonata (unfinished), Méditation, Le cygne
The Strad Issue: January 2014Description: Consummate artistry on display from a young French violinistMusicians: Fanny Clamagirand (violin) Vanya Cohen (piano)Composer: Saint-SaënsThis disc comprises a pleasing balance of well-known works and more unusual ones. It continues Fanny Clamagirand’s successful collaboration with Naxos (she has already recorded the Saint-Saëns ...
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Blogs6 pieces of advice for performers by violinist Vadim Repin
There are as many ways to advise violinists about performance careers as there are violinists, says Vadim Repin. Nevertheless, he tells Pauline Harding six of his secrets to success
