All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 59
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Violinist and violist Philipp Naegele dies aged 83
Violinist and violist Philipp Naegele has died aged 83. Born in Stuttgart in 1928, he fled the Nazi regime, going first to England on the Kindertransport in 1939, and then settling with his family in New York City in 1940. Violin lessons and academic studies there led to a doctorate ...
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BlogsSqueezing music out
Vicky Hancock asks why the arts are not part of the New English Baccalaureate
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The New York Philharmonic Orchestra archive goes live
The New York Philharmonic Orchestra has launched the first phase of an ongoing digital archive project. The International Era 1943–1970 is the first tranche of the orchestra’s extensive archives to go online, and thousands of documents are now available to view. These include conducting scores marked by Leonard Bernstein, André ...
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Jazz bassist Esperanza Spalding beats Justin Bieber to Grammy
In an major triumph for the string world, jazz bassist Esperanza Spalding beat Justin Bieber – the teenage pop artist with millions of fans worldwide – to win as Best New Artist at the 2011 Grammy Awards. The ceremony took place on 13 February at the Staples Center, Los Angeles. ...
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Polish cellist Tomasz Daroch wins Lutos?awski Cello Competition
Tomasz Daroch has won first prize in the 8th Witold Lutos?awski International Cello Competition. The 22-year-old Pole, who studies with Michael Flaksman at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Mannheim, Germany, was awarded €6,000. Second prize went to fellow Pole Magdalena Bojanowicz, third prize to ...
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ISM fights for music in schools
The Incorporated Society of Musicians (ISM) has launched a campaign to get music included on the new English Baccalaureate. The society is asking its members and those working in the music sector to write to the Education Select Committee of the House of Commons, urging the government to include the ...
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Violinist Nicola Benedetti warns against arts funding cuts
Violinist Nicola Benedetti has warned that the UK government’s spending cuts could stop arts students from poorer backgrounds from going to university. Speaking at the launch of the Nicola Benedetti Scholarship Fund, which will support students taking Italian Studies at Edinburgh University, she is reported by Deadline News as commenting, ...
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Japanese violinist and teacher David Takeno wins ABO award
Tokyo-born violinist and teacher David Takeno is the winner of this year’s Association of British Orchestras (ABO) Award. The presentation was made at the Derby Assembly Rooms on 17 February as part of the ABO annual conference. Takeno, who holds the post of Eugène Ysaÿe international chair of violin ...
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ArticleSchulhoff: Violin Sonatas nos.1 & 2, Suite, Sonata for solo violin
The Strad Issue: January 2011Description: An invigorating tour of the early 20th century from a single composerMusicians: Tanja Becker-Bender (violin) Markus Becker (piano) Composer: SchulhoffErwin Schulhoff (1894–1942) was one of the 20th century’s chameleons: late Romantic, Impressionist, Expressionist, Dadaist, Jazzist, neo-Classicist are all labels that apply to his music ...
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ArticleDittersdorf Violone Concerto no.1 in E flat major. Hoffmeister, Violone Concerto no.1 in E flat major. Vanhal: Double Bass Concerto in E flat major
THE STRAD RECOMMENDSThe Strad Issue: January 2011Description: The Berlin Philharmonic’s whizzkid bassist plays a trio of rare concertosMusicians: Edicson Ruiz (double bass) Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra/Christian VásquezComposer: Dittersdorf, Hoffmeister, VanhalOne of the ‘bright young things’ featured in January’s Strad, Edicson Ruiz here makes good his intention of ...
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ArticleEchoes of Time. Shostakovich: Violin Concerto no.1 in A minor op.77, Lyrical Waltz (arr. T. Batiashvili). Kancheli: V & V. Pärt: Spiegel im Spiegel*. Rachmaninoff: Vocalise*
The Strad Issue: January 2011Description: Shostakovich’s harrowing First Violin Concerto is at the heart of a nuanced discMusicians: Lisa Batiashvili (violin) Hélène Grimaud (piano)* Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra/Esa-Pekka SalonenComposer: Shostakovich, Kancheli, Pärt, Rachmaninoff It should come as no surprise that the ‘filler’ tracks on this enthralling disc ...
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ArticleEnescu: Piano Quartets no.1 in D major op.16 & no.2 in D minor op.30
The Strad Issue: January 2011Description: Outstanding performances make Enescu’s music sound greater than it isMusicians: Tammuz Piano QuartetComposer: EnescuPerhaps the most significant revolution inspired by the compact disc is the unprecedented breadth of musical repertoire that has become available. As a result, once-neglected figures such as George Enescu have become ...
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ArticleLyapunov: Violin Concerto in D minor op.61, Symphony no.1 in B minor op.12
The Strad Issue: January 2011Description: A persuasive account of a little-known Russian violin concertoMusicians: Maxim Fedotov (violin) Russian Philharmonic Orchestra/Dmitry YablonskyComposer: LyapunovSergey Lyapunov (1859–1924) belonged to that group of composers who arrived too late to be part of the Romantic era, yet were seemingly unable to take on ...
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ArticleBeethoven: Variations on Mozart’s ‘Bei Männern’ WoO46, Violin Sonata in A major op.47 ‘Kreutzer’ (arr. Czerny), Cello Sonata in D major op.102 no.2
The Strad Issue: January 2011Description: A convincing cello account of Beethoven’s greatest violin sonataMusicians: Ivan Monighetti (cello) Pavel Gililov (piano)Composer: BeethovenPressure to expand the repertoire on CD inevitably leads to the path of arrangements. So despite having five sonatas and Beethoven’s fine transcription of the Horn Sonata, cellists’ eyes ...
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ArticleBach: The Art of Fugue BWV1080, Chorale ‘Aus tiefer Not’
The Strad Issue: January 2011Description: Bach’s monument to counterpoint receives a textural makeoverMusicians: Akademie für Alte Musik BerlinComposer: BachMore than with any other composer, the music of Bach seems to withstand everything that ?is inflicted upon it, and ?here his great testament ?The Art of Fugue is offered ...
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ArticleEchoes of Paris. Poulenc: Violin Sonata op.119. Stravinsky: Suite after Themes, Fragments and Pieces by Pergolesi. Debussy: Violin Sonata. Prokofiev: Violin Sonata no.2 in D major op.94b
The Strad Issue: January 2011Description: A celebration of Franco–Russian music with Parisian connectionsMusicians: Augustin Hadelich (violin) Robert Kulek (piano)Composer: Poulenc, Stravinsky, Debussy, ProkofievDespite the rather cheesy title, this is a disc that can’t fail to please lovers of the early 20th-century French and Russian greats. Augustin Hadelich ...
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ArticleBohemia. Janácek: Dumka, Violin Sonata. Maratka: Czardas III. Martinu: Violin Sonata no.3. Suk: Four Pieces op.17
The Strad Issue: January 2011Description: A generally successful recital of Czech violin repertoireMusicians: Marianne Piketty (violin) Dana Ciocarlie (piano) Composer: Janácek, Maratka, Martinu, SukFrench violinist Marianne Piketty and Romanian pianist Dana Ciocarlie interpret a carefully chosen Bohemian and Moravian programme impressively. My only query concerns ...
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ArticleKarlowicz: Violin Concerto in A major op.8, Serenade op.2
Description: A budget recording of a neglected Polish concerto disappointsMusicians: Ilya Kaler (violin) Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra/Antoni WitComposer: Karlowicz Karlowicz’s ‘early’ Violin Concerto of 1902 (he was killed in an avalanche while skiing only seven years later aged 32) betrays the influence of Tchaikovsky and Bruch, ...
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ArticleProkofiev: Violin Concerto no.2 in G minor op.63. Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances op.45
The Strad Issue: January 2011Description: A promising performance of Prokofiev marred by poor recording balanceMusicians: Geneviève Laurenceau (violin) Toulouse Capitole National Orchestra/Tugan SokhievComposer: Prokofiev, RachmaninoffAs a curtain-raiser to their superb account of Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances, Ossetian conductor Tugan Sokhiev and his Toulouse orchestra give their leader Geneviève Laurenceau a ...
