All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 201
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ReviewPerla Barocca. Early Italian masterpieces by Fontana, Frescobaldi, Uccellini, Castello, Marini, Pandolfi Mealli, Leonarda, A. Gabrieli, Cima & Bertali
The Strad Issue: November 2014Description: Violin playing both elegant and virtuosic from a specialist in Baroque repertoireMusicians: Rachel Podger (Baroque violin) Marcin ŠšwiÄ…tkiewicz (harpsichord/organ) Daniele Caminiti (theorbo/guitar)Composer: Fontana, Frescobaldi, Uccellini, CastelloCatalogue Number: CHANNEL CLASSICS CCS SA 36014 (hybrid SACD)Rachel Podger performs this 17th-century Italian programme in the ...
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NewsRome Opera reverses decision to dismiss orchestra and chorus
The company has come to a new agreement with musicians’ unions
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ArticleViolinist Itzhak Perlman gives a Russian masterclass
Whether you like it or not, a masterclass is not just for the poor person playing † I say poor because there is so much pressure involved † but also for the audience. If you become too technical, you have lost them' † violinist Itzhak Perlman gives ...
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NewsThe Strad December 2014 issue is out now
The latest issue features violin legend Kyung Wha Chung on her long-awaited comeback to the London concert stage
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ReviewThe Seafarer. Debussy: La mer (arr. Beamish). Beamish: The Seafarer
THE STRAD RECOMMENDSThe Strad Issue: December 2014Description: An unusual but rewarding pairing of nautical music for piano trioMusicians: Apaches Trio: Matthew Trusler (violin) Thomas Carroll (cello) Ashley Wass (piano); Willard White (voice)Composer: Debussy, BeamishSally Beamish’s piano trio arrangement of Debussy’s La mer came about as a result ...
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DebateHow much is an orchestral player worth?
In the face of constant salary reductions and economic gloom, do orchestral musicians have the right to say ‘enough is enough’, asks Charlotte Smith
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ReviewDialog Mit Mozart. Mozart: Violin Sonatas in F major K377, B flat major K454 & G major K301
THE STRAD RECOMMENDSThe Strad Issue: December 2014Description: A fresh take on some violin repertoire classicsMusicians: Daniel Auner (violin) Robin Green (piano)Composer: MozartViolinist Daniel Auner has spent time among the Mozart manuscripts, scrubbing away the corruptions of editions and accepted practice. He is hardly the first to do ...
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ArticleRussell Crowe plays the violin in Master and Commander
Russell Crowe as Captain Jack Aubrey plays the violin in the film Master and Commander, with the benefit of three months of lessons from Australian Chamber Orchestra leader Richard Tognetti. Crowe was keen to learn the instrument enough to look convincing in his movements, though of course the recording heard ...
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NewsItalian violin teacher in critical condition following shooting
Domenico Lombardo was reportedly shot by the mother of a conservatory student
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NewsViolinist Renaud Capuçon named artistic director of Swiss festival
The French artist heads the Sommets Musicaux de Gstaad from its 2016 edition
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NewsRussian violinist Aylen Pritchin wins Long-Thibaud-Crespin Competition
The 27-year-old receives a cash prize of €25,000
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ArticleKlengel's twelve-part Hymnus † performed by twelve Johannes Mosers
German cellist Johannes Moser performs all twelve parts of Julius Klengel's Hymnus for 12 Cellos, op.57 † cleverly edited together to produce a sumptuous sound in a recording and accompanying video by BR Klassik.Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free ...
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ReviewWood Works
THE STRAD RECOMMENDSThe Strad Issue: December 2014Description: A young Scandinavian ensemble turns to the region’s folk rootsMusicians: Danish QuartetComposer: Folk musicAfter recordings of Brahms, Haydn and two discs of Nielsen’s quartets, the members of the Danish Quartet – currently BBC New Generation Artists – turn their attention ...
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ReviewAlbéniz: Córdoba. Vivaldi: Violin Sonata RV10 (arr. Respighi). Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata in A minor D821. Bach: Andante from Sonata no.1 in G major BWV1027
The Strad Issue: December 2014Description: An interesting recital let down by deficiencies of phrasingMusicians: Tessitori: Isabel Pereira (viola) JoÁo Loureiro (guitar)Composer: Albéniz, Vivaldi, Schubert, BachThere is arguably a case for playing Schubert’s Arpeggione Sonata with a guitar in lieu of a piano, this being a quintessential instrument ...
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NewsFrench cellist Aurélien Pascal wins Grand Prix Emanuel Feuermann
The 19-year-old artist receives €15,000 and concert opportunities
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ArticleViolin makers James Reynold Carlisle and Rembert Wurlitzer captured on film
By testing the neutral tone of the different woods, my maker began to create my voice'This short film from 1923 features American violin maker James Reynold Carlisle at work, aided by a young Rembert Wurlitzer, who was one of Carlisle's pupils.Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital ...
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BlogsDespite its growing reputation, we must still do more to promote the viola
British violist Rosalind Ventris looks at the instrument’s history and asks how we can develop a wider appreciation in the future
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NewsAmsterdam’s Dudok Quartet wins Kersjes Prize 2014, worth €50,000
The group was praised by the jury for its ‘intense, impassioned playing’
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ReviewBartók: Violin Sonatas nos.1 & 2, Solo Violin Sonata
The Strad Issue: December 2014Description: A particularly lyrical approach to Bartók’s major chamber works for violinMusicians: Barnabás Kelemen (violin) Zoltán Kocsis (piano)Composer: BartókBartók’s First Violin Sonata has been notoriously diffident in offering up its inner secrets, and the available recorded versions take many differing views. This new ...
