All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 35
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2010 Cologne Stradivari exhibition is postponed
The 'Stradivari: The Myth and The Music' exhibition that was due to be held at the Wallraf-Richartz-Museum in Cologne next March has been put on hold. A spokesman for the museum said that the continuing global financial crisis and poor advance ticket sales were behind the decision. The event had ...
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Ansonia Trio wins Rutenberg Chamber Music Competition
The Ansonia Trio has won the grand prize at the Joan and Daniel Rutenberg Chamber Music Competition in Tampa, Florida. The New York-based piano trio was awarded $5,000 and a recital at the University of South Florida. The trio, which formed in January 2009, comprises violinist Angelia Cho, cellist Laura ...
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Brienz making school in Switzerland wins state award
The Geigenbauschule Brienz, the only specialist violin making school in Switzerland, has received the canton of Bern's 2009 Culture Prize. The award is 30,000 Swiss francs (about £18,000). The school, which is celebrating its 65th anniversary this year, was awarded a culture prize of 100,000 Swiss francs in 2001 from ...
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Viollinist Ronald Birks joins Chilingirian Quartet
The Chilingirian Quartet has appointed Ronald Birks as its new second violinist, replacing Richard Ireland. Birks was formerly second violinist in The Lindsays, the British quartet that disbanded in 2005.
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German cellist Christine Rauh wins Isang Yun contest
Christine Rauh, a 25-year-old cellist from Germany, has won first prize at the Isang Yun Competition in Tongyeong, Korea. Rauh, a graduate student of Jens Peter Maintz in Berlin, was awarded $30,000. Jee-Hye Bae of Korea took the $20,000 second prize. The third prize, of $10,000, went to Matthew Zalkind ...
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Japanese cellist Dai Miyata wins Rostropovich prize
Dai Miyata, a 23-year-old cellist from Japan, has won the first prize at the Concours Rostropovich in Paris. Miyata earned 10,000 euros for his victory. Jacob Koranyi, from Sweden, took second prize. Third prize went to Norbert Anger of Germany. The Concours Rostropovich, one of the world's leading cello competitions, ...
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ArticleSaint-Saëns: Cello Sonatas no.1 in C minor op.32 & no.2 in F major op.123, Romance in F major op.36, The Swan, Prière in G major op.158
THE STRAD RECOMMENDSThe Strad Issue: January 2010Musicians: Christian Poltéra (cello) Kathryn Stott (piano) Composer: Saint-SaënsThis is a five-star disc, both in recording quality and performance. Christian Poltéra and Kathryn Stott go right to the heart of the music in confident interpretations that convey the grand expressive ...
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ArticleWieniawski: Violin Concertos no.1 in F sharp minor op.14* & no 2 in D minor op.22†
The Strad Issue: January 2010Musicians: Mariusz Patyra (violin) Sinfonia Varsovia/Johannes Wildner*, Sinfonia Iuventus/Gabriel Chmura† Composer: WieniawskiPolish violinist Mariusz Patyra brings much drama, bravura and lyricism to Wieniawski’s two powerful and vastly underrated concertos, particularly to their opening movements, in which his laudable technical assurance and rhythmical control ...
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ArticleDvorák: Violin Concerto in A minor op.53, Romance in F minor op.11. Szymanowski: Violin Concerto no.1 op.35
The Strad Issue: January 2010Musicians: Arabella Steinbacher (violin) Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra/Marek JanowskiComposer: Dvorák, SzymanowskiDvo?ák’s Violin Concerto is neither particularly gratefully written for the instrument, nor for much of the time very comfortable in its creative skin. While the musical influence of his friend and supporter Brahms ...
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ArticleGade: Violin Sonatas no.1 in A major op.6, no.2 in D minor op.21 & no.3 in B flat major op.59. Schumann: Nordisches Lied from Album für die Jugend op.68
The Strad Issue: January 20101Musicians: Thomas Albertus Irnberger (violin) Edoardo Torbianelli (fortepiano)Composer: Gade, Schumann I was surprised to discover that New Grove rates Niels Wilhelm Gade (1817–90) as the most important Danish composer of the 19th century, as he’s so rarely, if ever, heard in the concert ...
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ArticleHaydn: String Quartet in G major op.77 no.1. Dvorák: String Quartet in G major op.106
The Strad Issue: January 2010Musicians: St Lawrence QuartetComposer: Haydn, DvorákTwo magnificent late quartets in G major by two great composers raise the expectations; but sadly, a lot of water has flowed down the St Lawrence since the eponymous ensemble began its career, and I fear a certain ...
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ArticlePaganini: 24 Caprices op.1
THE STRAD RECOMMENDSThe Strad Issue: January 2010Musicians: James Ehnes (violin)Composer: PaganiniIt was a recording of the Paganini caprices that 14 years ago launched the international career of Canadian-born violinist James Ehnes, and he now revisits the score in an equally superb performance.It is a very literal view ...
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ArticleBirth of the String Quartet Vol.1. A. Scarlatti: Sonate a quattro in D minor. Sammartini: Sinfonia per archi in G major. Boccherini: String Quartet in C minor op.2 no.1. Haydn: String Quartet in D min
The Strad Issue: January 2010Musicians: Casal QuartetComposer: A. Scarlatti, Boccherini, Haydn, MozartThe Casal Quartet has proven expertise in 20th-century repertoire and introduces modern techniques and interpretative approaches into its accounts of these five fledgling Classical string quartets, employing vibrato in abundance. However, its members’ use of four ...
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ArticleJoachim: Violin Concertos in D minor op.11 ‘In the Hungarian Style & G minor op.3
The Strad Issue: January 2010Musicians: Suyoen Kim (violin) Weimar Staatskapelle/Michael HalászComposer: JoachimJoachim’s name as one of the most profound musicians of the 19th century is linked primarily to his violin playing, although his talent as a composer was of equal potential. His cadenzas are perhaps his most ...
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ArticlePopper Cello Suite op.69, Three Pieces op.11, Im Walde op.50 Piatigorsky Variations on a Paganini Theme
The Strad Issue: January 2010Musicians: Wendy Warner (cello) Eileen Buck (piano)Composer: Popper, PiatigorskyFocusing on the tradition of the virtuoso–composer, Rostropovich pupil Wendy Warner has compiled an intriguing programme, half of which is devoted to original works by the Hungarian cellist David Popper. Although he is better known ...
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ArticleBrahms: Cello Sonata no.2 in F major op.99. Kodály: Solo Cello Sonata op.8. Debussy: Cello Sonata. Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme op.33
The Strad Issue: January 2010Musicians: Pierre Fournier (cello) Franz Holetschek (piano)Composer: Brahms, Kodály, Debussy, TchaikovskyRecorded live at the 1958 Salzburg Festival, Pierre Fournier proves his credentials as one of the legendary cellists of the 20th century. His performances come across compellingly throughout, despite the poor mono sound ...
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ArticleTansman: Cello Sonata no.2, Two Pieces, Fantaisie, Partita, Quatre pieces faciles
The Strad Issue: January 2010Musicians: Cracow Duo: Jan Kalinowski (cello) Marck Szlezer (piano)Composer: TansmanProlific Polish-turned-French composer Alexandre Tansman (1897–1986) has found ambassadors in the vibrant young Cracow Duo and Polish record label Dux. Tansman, whose glittering career centred on Paris, wrote his Second Cello Sonata (1930) soon ...
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ArticleRhapsodic Musings: 21st Century Works for Solo Violin. Salonen: Lachen verlernt. Carter: Four Lauds. Read Thomas: Pulsar. Zorn: Goetia
The Strad Issue: January 2010Musicians: Jennifer Koh (violin)Composer: Salonen, Carter, Read Thomas, ZornWhen this disc is loaded into a computer, a menu pops up with links to relevant websites, and the option of viewing a video interpretation of Esa-Pekka Salonen’s Lachen verlent, made by artist and filmmaker ...
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ArticleMozart: Violin Sonatas in C major K296, E minor K304, A major K305 & D major K306
The Strad Issue: January 2010Musicians: Duo Amadé: Catherine Mackintosh (violin) Geoffrey Govier (fortepiano)Composer: MozartViolinist Catherine Mackintosh has a balance problem. Not that I expect her to fall over any moment, but in her Bach sonatas she was too forward, edging out harpsichordist Maggie Cole, and here her ...
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Article3 Fervent Travelers
The Strad Issue: January 2010Musicians: Time for Three: Zach De Pue, Nick Kendall (violin) Ranaan Meyer (double bass)Composer: VariousThis is Time for Three’s third album, but its first major commercial one, combining live and studio recordings. It is an assured blend of popular American styles within original ...
