All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 340
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NewsThe Strad December 2017 issue is out now
How the social and political upheavals of 18th-century Europe affected Stradivari and his later instruments
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FocusMaking a carbon fibre bow in 10 steps – photo story
Founded in 1999, Arcus has developed a reputation for making lightweight, durable bows from non-traditional materials. Company director Bernd Müsing explains how a composite bow is made, from initial design to first hair fitting
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VideoThe English Concert at Kings Place | Biber's Rosary Sonatas
Baroque period instrument ensemble The English Concert is performing an evening of chamber music by Biber and his contemporaries at London’s Kings Place on 6 December. In this video, violinist Nadja Zwiener offers her insight into Biber’s wonderful Rosary Sonatas (or ‘Mystery’ Sonatas). Find out more here: https://englishconcert.co.uk/whats-on…
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FocusStradivari's Cremona was an unstable place, ravaged by war and disease
Exactly 280 years ago in December, master violin maker Antonio Stradivari met his end. Here Andrew Dipper recounts how the changes that took place in Cremona during his final years influenced the creation of his later masterpieces
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ReviewTasmin Little – Szymanowski: Violin Concertos nos.1 & 2, Karlowicz: Violin Concerto
THE STRAD RECOMMENDS The Strad Issue: November 2017Description: Romantic concertos that stand in a class of their ownMusicians: Tasmin Little (violin) BBC Symphony Orchestra/Edward GardnerComposer: Szymanowski, KarlowiczCatalogue Number: CHANDOS CHSA 5185 ‘I maintain that our national music is not the ossified ghosts of ...
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ReviewArmida Quartet – Fuga Magna: Bach, Beethoven, Scarlatti, Goldberg, Haussmann
The Strad Issue: November 2017Description: An imaginative exploration of the art of the fugueMusicians: Armida Quartet, Raphael Alpermann (harpsichord)Works: Bach: Contrapunctus I, IV & XI (The Art of Fugue BWV1080), Beethoven: Grosse Fugue in B flat major op.133, Goldberg: Sonata in C minor, ...
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VideoAlexander Sitkovetsky and Maxim Rysanov play Bach and Bartók
Violinist Alexander Sitkovetsky and violist Maxim Rysanov alternate between two-part Inventions by Bach and duos by Bartók. Bach: Invention No. 1 in C major, BWV 772 Bartok: Duo No. 9 ‘Play Song’ Bach: Invention No. 2 in c minor, BWV 773 Bartok: Duo No. 23 ‘Wedding Song’ Bach: Invention No. ...
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FocusFrom the Archive: the 1729 ‘Récamier’ Stradivarius from the January 1991 issue of The Strad
Mischa Elman’s violin was featured alongside an article marking his centenary, extracted from the book Mischa Elman and the Romantic Style by Allan Kozinn
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VideoLawrence Power performs Salonen's Pentatonic Étude for solo viola
In this video from the Philharmonia Orchestra, British violist Lawrence Power plays Esa-Pekka Salonen’s Pentatonic Étude. Salonen wrote the piece for Power, who premiered it in 2015.
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FocusMasterclass: Johannes Moser on Brahms E minor Cello Sonata no.1 op.38
The German-Canandian cellist takes a look at structure, character and speed, and explains why it is so important to honour the composer’s bowings, in the first and second movements of the E minor Sonata
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GalleryFrom The Strad Calendar 2018: Violin by Andrea Amati, c.1566
Based in Cremona, the Friends of Stradivari network brings together instruments owned by collectors and stringed-instrument enthusiasts from around the world. The Strad Calendar 2018 celebrates twelve of these treasures, with this violin from a private collection in Germany featuring in October. Text by John Dilworth
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VideoVadim Gluzman on the 1690 ‘Leopold Auer’ Stradivarius
In this video from the Czech Philharmonic, Vadim Gluzman recalls meeting the ‘Leopold Auer’ Stradivari 21 years ago and how it feels to play the instrument which belonged to the great violin pedagogue who tauch Mischa Elman, Jascha Heifetz and Nathan Milstein
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NewsAnne-Sophie Mutter honoured by Bavarian State Foundation prize
Violinist recognised for artistic and philanthropic activity by grant-giving body
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FocusRenaud Capuçon: the mentee becomes the mentor
This has been a year of achievements for Renaud Capuçon – from celebrating the fifth anniversary of his Aix Easter Festival to winning an ECHO Klassik award – yet the French violinist is happiest when mentoring the next generation of talented musicians, finds Charlotte Gardner
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NewsFinalists announced at Cecil Aronowitz International Viola Competition
Birmingham Conservatoire based competition in second edition names five young violists competing in Friday’s final
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FocusIrvine Arditti's sentimental work: Helmut Lachenmann's Grido
For the Arditti Quartet’s founder and first violinist, Helmut Lachenmann’s String Quartet no.3 Grido contains unorthodox challenges and an unusual sense of passion
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FocusGreat cellists: Emanuel Feuermann
Although he died aged just 39, the Austrian cellist and teacher left a recorded legacy that deserves wider recognition. Tully Potter examines his life and career
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FocusNatural playing on violin and viola, inspired by the Alexander Technique
Exercises to release tension and improve ease of movement when playing the violin by Tomas Cotik, violin professor at Portland State University
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ReviewBorenstein: Violin Concerto; The Big Bang and Creation of the Universe; If you will it, it is no dream
The Strad Issue: November 2017Description: Contemporary works full of grand gestures and soaring melodyMusicians: Irmina Trynkos (violin) Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra/Vladimir AshkenazyComposer: Nimrod Borenstein Catalogue Number: CHANDOS CHSA 5209 Tel Aviv-born composer Nimrod Borenstein lays bare his love of the large-scale, virtuosic concerto ...
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ReviewQuiroga Quartet: Terra. Works by Bartók, Ginastera, Haffner, Schubert
The Strad Issue: November 2017Description: Powerful passions smoulder in a folk-inspired programmeMusicians: Quiroga QuartetWorks: Bartók: String Quartet no.2 op.17, Ginastera: String Quartet no.1 op.20, Halfeter: Ocho tientos para cuarteto de cuerda op.35, Schubert: Ländler in B flat major D374, Trad.: Panxoliña para o Nadal ...
