All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 190
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ReviewLocatelli: 24 Caprices (L’arte del violino op.3)
The Strad Issue: January 2014Description: A remarkably successful collection of the caprices from Locatelli’s op.3 concertosMusicians: Gabriel Tchalik (violin)Composer: LocatelliGabriel Tchalik here tackles Locatelli’s caprices, totally divorced from the concertos they adorn. He reproduces their unprecedented sonorities and meets their formidable technical challenges not only with breathtaking vigour ...
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NewsViolin maker and restorer Michael Carlton Byrd has died aged 62
The American worked for J&A Beare for 20 years
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ArticleSteven Isserlis on using the right amount of vibrato
You do need vibrato to emphasise phrasing and emotion, but not as an automatic part of your sound' Cellist Steven Isserlis puts former BBC Young Musician of the Year winner Guy Johnston through his paces in Rachmaninoff's Cello Sonata at the International Musicians' Seminar Prussia Cove, and ...
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NewsTwo men arrested over the murder of New York violinist Mary Whitaker
The suspects are also charged with home invasion and robbery, and are being held without bail in Chautauqua County Jail, Mayville
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ReviewTchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major op.35. Arensky: String Quartet no.2 in A minor op.35
The Strad Issue: January 2014Description: A classic concerto and rare quartet make fascinating companion piecesMusicians: Philippe Quint (violin) Lily Francis (viola) Claudio Bohórquez, Nicolas Altstaedt (cello) Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra/MartinuPanteleevComposer: Tchaikovsky, ArenskyTchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto thrives on an espressivo intensity full of fast vibrato and generous portamento – distinctive qualities that Philippe Quint ...
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NewsAnne-Sophie Mutter, Jan Vogler and David Garrett named 2014 Echo Klassik winners
This year's annual awards, given by the German music industry, take place on 26 October
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ReviewStradivarius in Rio. Works by Nucci, Vogeler, Costa, Monte, Veloso, Azevedo, Jobim, Baptista, De Abreu & Pixinguinha
The Strad Issue: January 2014Description: A topical, crossover release from an ever-adventurous violinist and cellistMusicians: Viktoria Mullova (violin) Matthew Barley (cello) Paul Clarvis, Luis Guello (percussion) Carioca Freitas (guitar)Composer: Nucci, Vogeler, Costa, Monte, Veloso, Azevedo, Jobim, Baptista, De Abreu, PixinguinhaCould it be that Viktoria Mullova’s idea of ...
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ArticleViolinist Maxim Vengerov on achieving different tonal colours
Virtuoso violinist Maxim Vengerov demonstrates to a student how to achieve different tonal colours in the opening of Sibelius's Violin Concerto.Read about other leading string tutors in the Strad's September issue education special, out now.Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day ...
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BlogsOvertones and resonance: why stringed instruments allow you to feel the music
When physicist and engineer Keith Williams began learning the cello, he was able to feel for the first time theoretical sound waves and vibrations
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NewsAnnouncement that Chicago Chamber Musicians will disband is false, say musicians
The society's board will no longer support the ensemble, but musicians will present 2014-15 season regardless
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ReviewTickle the Minikin. Works for lyra viol by Mace, S. Ives, Coleman, Taylor, Jenkins, Young, Steffkins, Esto & Anon
The Strad Issue: January 2014Description: An exemplary showcase for the music of a forgotten member of the English viol consortMusicians: Robert Smith (viola da gamba)Composer: Mace, S. Ives, Coleman, Taylor, Jenkins, Young, Steffkins, EstoThis 35-track disc features accounts of 17th-century English solo lyra viol music, sourced from two ...
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ArticleItzhak Perlman discusses Beethoven's Violin Concerto
This is one of the most difficult pieces to play. It's a really simple piece with lots of scales. So there is nothing to hide behind.' Itzhak Perlman talks about overcoming the technical difficulties of Beethoven's Violin Concerto. Read about other leading string players as tutors in ...
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NewsViolinist Grace Clifford, 16, wins AU$25,000 first prize at Australia's ABC Young Performers Award competition
Sydney violinist Grace Clifford has won the 2014 ABC Symphony Australia Young Performers Award. The 16-year-old (pictured), who performed Beethoven’s Violin Concerto with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra in the final round, received AU$25,000 (£14,000) as well as concert engagements, professional development opportunities and CDs of her winning ...
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NewsMinnesota Orchestra receives $10m gift from anonymous donor
The donation has inspired three further contributions totalling $3.2m
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ArticleMstislav Rostropovich gives Dvorák Cello Concerto masterclass
You must play the opening for your public, not for yourself' Legendary cellist Mstislav Rostropovich gives a masterclass on Dvorák's Cello Concerto at the Kronberg Academy. Read about other leading string players as tutors in the Strad's September issue education special, out now. Subscribe to The Strad ...
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BlogsRecording your performance can be more of a hindrance than a help
Israeli cellist and teacher Hillel Zori on the importance of listening in the present
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ReviewMängleik Jo
The Strad Issue: January 2014Description: A playful selection of music celebrating two styles of fiddle traditionMusicians: Einar Jansen, Johanna-Adele Jüssi (violin/octave fiddle)Composer: Folk, TraditionalThe opening, declarative fiddle phrase of ‘Mängleik’ (which translates as ‘game’), sets the tone for this album: simple, vigorous and playful. The fiddle is ...
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GalleryFrom the Archive: a violin by Stefano Scarampella, Mantua, 1901
This illustration of a violin by Stefano Scarampella was published in The Strad, July 1958. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs: The founder of the Scarampella family of violin makers, which originated in Brescia, was Paolo who was born in Brescia in 1803 and died ...
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ArticleGreat teachers on film: Bernard Greenhouse
Do you know what happens when a person is frightened? He pulls back, and shrinks . This destroys the sense of beauty' Cellist Bernard Greenhouse gives a masterclass on the first movement of Haydn's Second Cello Concerto in Kronberg. Buy the August 2011 issue, featuring tributes to ...
