All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 195
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ArticleAnne-Sophie Mutter performs solo Bach on the 'Lord Dunn-Raven' Stradivarius
Anne-Sophie Mutter performs the Sarabande from Bach's Solo Partita no.2 on the Antonio Stradivari 'Lord Dunn-Raven' violin, 1710. The instrument features in The Strad's 2015 calendar, 'Violins of the Stars', on sale now. John Dilworth explores the stories and craftsmanship behind each of the twelve instruments showcased ...
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ReviewCarter: Four Lauds, Figment I, Figment II, Tre duetti
The Strad Issue: January 2014Description: Elegance and precision win over expressiveness in modern classics for solo and duo stringsMusicians: Caroline Chin (violin) Brian Snow (cello)Composer: CarterFirst things first: at just 38 minutes, this is an extremely short disc. But by the end of its thoughtful, jewel-like accounts ...
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ReviewMinstrels. Debussy: Minstrels, La plus que lente (arr. Roques), Violin Sonata, Sérénade (compl. Orledge). Pierné: Violin Sonata in D minor op.36. Fauré: Violin Sonata no.1 in A major op.13
The Strad Issue: January 2014Description: An enterprising collection of French violin repertoireMusicians: Christophe Giovaninetti (violin) Izumiko Aoyagi (piano)Composer: Debussy, Pierné, FauréThis well-chosen programme of French pieces opens with Debussy’s rarely heard arrangement for violin and piano of ‘Minstrels’, played by former Ysaÿe Quartet and Elysée member Christophe ...
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ArticleNicola Benedetti performs Bruch on the Stradivarius 'Gariel' violin, 1717
Nicola Benedetti perform the third movement of Bruch's Violin Concerto no.1 with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra on the Stradivarius 'Gariel' violin, 1717. The instrument features in The Strad's 2015 calendar, 'Violins of the Stars', on sale now. John Dilworth explores the stories and craftsmanship behind each ...
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NewsAir Canada reverses its policy on the transportation of violas as carry-on baggage
The company has issued a response to The Strad’s news story reporting on the discrepancy between its rules for violins and violas
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NewsSimon Blendis appointed joint leader of London Mozart Players
The violinist is a regular concertmaster with leading UK orchestras
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Premium ❘ GalleryFrom the Archive: a cello by Matteo Goffriller, Venice
This illustration of a cello by Matteo Goffriller was published in The Strad, January 1924. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs: This violincello in the Lutyens collection is a finer specimen than any instrument I have yet seen except those by the finest of all ...
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NewsDaniele Gatti named Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra chief conductor
He succeeds Mariss Jansons, who departs from the role in March 2015
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ReviewMendelssohn: String Quintets in A major op.18 & B fl at major op.87, Pieces for string quartet op.81 nos.3 & 4
The Strad Issue: January 2014Description: A recording that brings out the neo-Classical side of the composer’s characterMusicians: Mandelring Quartet, Gunter Teuffel (viola)Composer: MendelssohnThis is another fine release (the fourth volume) in the Mandelring Quartet’s ongoing survey of Mendelssohn’s chamber music for strings, one that points up the ...
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NewsItalian violinist Angelo Stefanato has died aged 88
The artist and teacher was concertmaster of the RAI National Symphony Orchestra in Turin for 15 years
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ArticleOpera Five spoofs Air Canada's musical instrument policy
In the wake this week's social media storm over Air Canada's confusing musical instrument regulations - which state that although violins are accepted as carry-on baggage, violas must be checked into the hold - Toronto's Opera Five has made a humorous video sending up the airline's rules, ...
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ArticleCellist Yo-Yo Ma performs Saint-Saëns's The Swan
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma performs Saint-Saëns's The Swan as an encore conducted by John Williams.Read the artist's 9 opinions on performance and career.Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase single issues click here.
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ReviewRietz: Cello Concerto op.16, Fantaisie op.2. Gross: Cello Concerto in B minor
The Strad Issue: January 2014Description: No long-forgotten gems, but useful additions to the catalogueMusicians: Klaus-Dieter Brandt (cello) L’Arpa Festante/ Riccardo MinasiComposer: Rietz, GrossThis well-recorded and adeptly conducted CD is a historical ‘filler’, in that it provides the context for the works that were being forged by Mendelssohn ...
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ArticleVadim Repin performs Prokofiev on the Guarneri 'del Ges’', 'Lafont' violin, c.1736
Vadim Repin performs Prokofiev's Violin Concerto no.2 on the Giuseppe Guarneri 'del Gesù', 'Lafont' violin, c.1736 with the Russian National Orchestra at the 2013 George Enescu Festival.The instrument features in The Strad's 2015 calendar, 'Violins of the Stars', on sale now.John Dilworth explores the stories and craftsmanship behind ...
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ReviewSaint-Saëns: Cello Concertos nos.1 & 2, La muse et le poète op.132, Allegro appassionato op.43, The Swan
The Strad Issue: January 2014Description: A powerfully played collection of the composer’s works for cello and orchestraMusicians: Natalie Clein (cello) Antje Weithaas (violin) Julia Lynch, Judith Kearey (piano) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra/Andrew ManzeComposer: Saint-SaënsA new recording by Natalie Clein is always an event – her last was ...
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ReviewHindemith: Viola Sonata op.11 no.4, Solo Viola Sonatas op.25 no.1 & op.11 no.5, Trauermusik
The Strad Issue: November 2014Description: A largely well-played collection of some of Hindemith€™s viola worksMusicians: Jitka Hosprová (viola) Jitka ÄŒechová (piano) Prague Chamber OrchestraComposer: Hindemith Catalogue Number: Supraphon SU 4147-2Arriving at the tail-end of numerous recordings marking last year’s 50th anniversary of Paul Hindemith’s death, this CD presents some ...
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ReviewLoussier: Concerto no.1 for violin & percussion, Concerto no.2 for violin & tabla. Paderewski: Violin Sonata in A minor op.133
The Strad Issue: November 2014Description: An unusual combination of composers and styles has its momentsMusicians: Adam Kostecki (violin/conductor) Piotr Iwicki (percussion) Gunther Hauer (piano) Polish Philharmonic Chamber OrchestraComposer: Loussier, PaderewskiCatalogue Number: Naxos 8.573200While the bizarre combination of repertoire on this curiously programmed disc makes for somewhat perplexing ...
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NewsVienna Philharmonic to invest $1m Birgit Nilsson Prize in Historical Archives
The award is the largest of its kind in the field of classical music
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ReviewBarber: Cello Sonata op.6. Rachmaninoff: Cello Sonata in G minor op.19. Piazzolla: Le grand tango
The Strad Issue: November 2014Description: Inflexibility lets down performances of three highly charged cello works Musicians: Adolfo Gutiérrez (cello) Luis Fernando Pérez (piano)Composer: Barber, Rachmaninoff, PiazzollaCatalogue Number: Verso VRS 2010 United by a loosely based notion of Romanticism as an elevation of expressiveness, these three works nevertheless ...
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ArticleViolinist Itzhak Perlman talks about his large hands
My hands are rather big for a violinist so my big, fat fingers have to struggle the further I move up the instrument' Itzhak Perlman talks about how hand size relates to technical challenges on the violin and demonstrates by performing sections of Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto Finale. ...
