All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 60
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ArticleSchoenberg: String Quartet no.3 op.30, Chamber Symphony op.9 (arr. Webern), Scherzo in F major, Presto in C major
THE STRAD RECOMMENDSThe Strad Issue: January 2011Description: Performances that make even twelve-note Schoenberg communicate freelyMusicians: Pražák Quartet, Jaromír Klepá? (piano)Composer: SchoenbergSchoenberg’s Third Quartet was among the first works he composed using exclusively dodecaphonic techniques. The shimmering cool and textural hypersensitivity of the LaSalle Quartet (originally Deutsche Grammophon, ...
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ArticleSchubert: Violin Sonatina in D major D384 (arr. Coppey for cello), Arpeggione Sonata in A minor D821, Piano Trio in B flat major D898
The Strad Issue: January 2011Description: A trio of Schubert recordings that fails to convinceMusicians: Ilya Gringolts (violin) Marc Coppey (cello) Peter Laul (piano)Composer: SchubertAlthough each has delightful moments, none of these well-recorded interpretations coalesces for me. The B flat major Piano Trio is presented as a sequence of ...
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ArticleMozart: Divertimento in E flat major K563, Fugues with Slow Preludes after Bach no.4 in F major & no.5 in E flat major K404a
The Strad Issue: January 2011Description: Mozart’s arrangements of Bach make an apt frame for one of his divertimentosMusicians: Hermitage TrioComposer: MozartThe warmth and bloom on this recording by the Hermitage Trio is immediately inviting, and the players’ incisive, well-considered readings of Mozart trios are a treat, with arrangements of Bach ...
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ArticleLekeu: Molto adagio, String Quartet, Méditation, Minuet
The Strad Issue: January 2011Description: The complete music for string quartet from a short-lived acolyte of FranckMusicians: Debussy Quartet Composer: LekeuBy the time of his death in 1894 at the early age of 24, Guillaume Lekeu had created sufficient to ...
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ArticleBiber: Rosary Sonatas
THE STRAD RECOMMENDSThe Strad Issue: January 2011Description: A worthy contender in a crowded market for Biber’s Biblical sonata cycleMusicians: Daniel Sepec (violin) Hille Perl (viola da gamba) Lee Santana (archlute/theorbo) Michael Behringer (harpsichord/organ)Composer: BiberDaniel Sepec uses three matching Stainer violins in original condition (but of contrasting vintage) to ...
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ArticleTim Key With a String Quartet. On a Boat.
The Strad Issue: January 2011Description: Absurdist comedy meets the string quartet on a disc of music and poetryMusicians: Tim Key, Tom Basden (voice) Vicky Sutherland, Amy May (violin) Nat Jones (viola) Katy Wright (cello)Composer: VariousAdmittedly, this is not primarily a musical disc. Tim Key is a British comedian ...
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Violinist Maxim Vengerov launches UNICEF campaign
Violinist Maxim Vengerov has launched UNICEF’s campaign in Armenia, ‘Every Child Needs a Family’. He kicked off the campaign during a masterclass for members of UNICEF’s Children’s Chamber Orchestra in Armenia’s capital, Yerevan.The campaign hopes to get public support to return around 4,000 children in special boarding schools and orphanages ...
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ArticleCorelli's Legacy. Sonatas by Corelli, Carbonelli, Mossi, Visconti, Castrucci, Locatelli & Montanari
The Strad Issue: January 2011Description: Mixed rewards in a collection exploring rarities of the Baroque sonata repertoireMusicians: Musica Antiqua RomaComposer: Corelli, Carbonelli, Mossi, Visconti, Castrucci, Locatelli & MontanariMusica Antiqua Roma showcases some of the legacy of Corelli’s Sonatas op.5, which served as models for numerous subsequent examples ...
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ArticleHonegger: Complete Violin Sonatas
The Strad Issue: January 2011Description: A unique collection of Honegger’s chamber music for violinMusicians: Laurence Kayaleh (violin) Paul Stewart (piano)Composer: HoneggerLaurence Kayaleh and Paul Stewart follow up their fine two-disc Medtner survey for Naxos with the only single disc of Honegger’s four violin sonatas currently available. It ...
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ArticleThe Road to Damascus
The Strad Issue: January 2011Description: Folk fiddling explores music from both sides of the AtlanticMusicians: Notorious Composer: VariousThe Notorious central duo of fiddler–singer Eden MacAdam-Somer and guitarist–banjo-player Larry Unger are joined by mandolin, percussion and bass here in a collection of traditional and original American folk ...
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ArticleFlight Mode
The Strad Issue: January 2011Description: Jazz violin playing that experiments with boundaries of the mediumMusicians: Chris Garrick (violin) ?David Gordon (keyboards) Ole Rasmussen (double bass) Tom Hooper (drums)Composer: VariousChris Garrick’s first release as a bandleader for five years finds the British jazz violinist on fine form. As ...
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ArticleSoli
The Strad Issue: January 2011Description: A treat for fans of Norwegian fiddle playingMusicians: Synnøve Bjørset, Šse Teigland, Anne Hytte (Hardanger fiddle)Composer: VariousA hardcore Hardanger album in the best sense, this disc will appeal both to devotees of the instrument and those new to the distinctive sound of ...
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US violinist Eugene Fodor dies aged 60
Eugene Fodor died on Saturday, of cirrhosis, his wife has told the New York Times. Fodor made his debut aged ten, playing the Bruch Violin Concerto with the Denver Symphony Orchestra, and later studied at the Juilliard School, Indiana University and the University of Southern California. His teachers included Ivan ...
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Cellist Austin Huntington wins Stulberg Competition in Kalamazoo
Sixteen-year-old cellist Austin Huntingdon has won first prize at the Stulberg International String Competition in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Huntington, who studies with Richard Hirschl and attends St Joseph's High School in South Bend, Indiana, received $5,000. He also won the $500 Bach Award. Violinists Mayumi Kanagawa and Christine Lim, both 16, ...
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Funding campaign seeks backers for violin concerto
Music charity London Music Masters (LMM) is seeking supporters to help fund the creation of a new violin concerto by British composer Martin Suckling. The organisation, which provides music education in inner-city primary schools and a violin award scheme for young professional players, needs to raise £4,250 by the end ...
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Russian violinist and violist wins Salzburg International Mozart Competition
Sergey Malov won first prize in the violin division of this year's International Mozart Competition in Salzburg. The 27-year-old Russian violinist and violist received €10,000. Second prize went to Ying Xue from China. German violinist Sarah Christian took third prize.
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Violist Philip Dukes to play the 'Archinto' Stradivari in London
Violist Philip Dukes is celebrating the 20th anniversary of his first recital at London's Purcell Room by returning there to perform on 20 March, and he will be playing on a special instrument – the 'Archinto' Stradivari of 1696. One of the few surviving Stradivari violas, the 'Archinto' has ...
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Viol consort in shock after founding member Richard Campbell dies
The early music community is mourning the loss of Richard Campbell, best known as a founder member of leading viol consort Fretwork. According to his obituary in the Guardian, Campbell died unexpectedly at his home in Cornwall last week at the age of 55. His death came as Fretwork was ...
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BBC Philharmonic flies home after being caught up in Japan earthquake
The Manchester-based BBC Philharmonic Orchestra is on its way back to the UK after cancelling the last four concerts on its Japanese tour. The musicians were travelling by coach from their hotel in Tokyo to a concert hall in Yokohama when Friday's earthquake struck. Video shot by violinist Simon Robertshaw ...
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LA Phil pulls Osvaldo Golijov violin concerto premiere
The Los Angeles Philharmonic has cancelled the world premiere of Osvaldo Golijov's Violin Concerto scheduled for 5 May. The work, co-commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association, was to be performed by Leonidas Kavakos with conductor Gustavo Dudamel, but Golijov has said he will not be able to finish the ...
