All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 88
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ArticleFranz Benda: Violin Sonatas no.11 in D major, no.13 in G minor, no.23 in C minor & no.32 in E major, Adagio poco andante from Violin Sonata no.7 in A major
The Strad Issue: January 2012Description: Nuanced performances of 18th-century sonatas with original ornamentationMusicians: Leila Schayegh (violin) Felix Knecht (cello) Václav Luks (harpsichord/fortepiano)Composer: Franz BendaThese sonatas by Franz Benda were selected from manuscripts preserved in Berlin’s Staatsbibliothek which include annotated ornamentation for all movements, in some cases offering ...
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ReviewBeethoven: Cello Sonata in A major op.69. Chopin: Etude op.25 no.7. Rachmaninoff: Cello Sonata in G minor op.19, Romance op.21 no.11
The Strad Issue: January 2012Description: Warts-and-all recordings of cello classicsMusicians: Sietse-Jan Weijenberg (cello) Yun-Yang Lee (piano)Composer: Beethoven, Chopin, RachmaninoffIf you like your recordings immediate and exciting and don’t care too much about the odd imperfection, then this disc is worth a try. Young Dutch cellist Weijenberg, fourth ...
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ReviewBologna, 1689... La nascita del violoncello. D. Gabrielli: Ricercars etc, plus works by Vitali, Jacchini & Degli Antoni
The Strad Issue: January 2012Description: A CD and book package that aims to get back to the birth of the celloMusicians: Bruno Cocset (cello/bass violin/tenor violin/alto a la bastarda) Emmanuel Jacques (cello/tenor violin) Mathurin Matharel (cello) Richard Myron (double bass) Bertrand Cuiller (harpsichord, organ)Composer: D. Gabrielli, Vitali, ...
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ReviewHolbrooke: Violin Sonata no.2 ‘Grasshopper’. Bantock: Viola Sonata in F major ‘Colleen’
The Strad Issue: January 2012Description: Two sonatas that mine the seam of early 20th-century English RomanticismMusicians: Rupert Marshall-Luck (violin/viola) Matthew Rickard (piano)Composer: Holbrooke, BantockJoseph Holbrooke’s ‘Grasshopper’ of 1917, which exists as both violin concerto and sonata, has a confusing history, and in unearthing different elements of the ...
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ArticleYsaÿe: Six Sonatas for Solo Violin op.27
The Strad Issue: January 2012Description: A subtle approach to Ysaÿe’s acclaimed cycle of solo sonatasMusicians: Tai Murray (violin)Composer: YsaÿeThe young American violinist Tai Murray is among those who are so technically gifted that they needn’t spell out the fiendish difficulties of Ysaÿe’s sonatas. Instead, she ingenuously shapes ...
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ReviewThe 5 Seasons. Vivaldi: The Four Seasons*. Sedlar: Spring in Japan†
The Strad Issue: January 2012Description: A highly personal approach to Vivaldi’s famous concertosMusicians: Nemanja Radulović (violin), Double Sens*, The Devil’s Trills† Composer: Vivaldi & Sedlar Nemanja Radulović’s performance of The Four Seasons comes as much from the heart as it does from the printed page. He often ...
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Schubert: Fantasy in C major D934, Rondo in B minor D895, Violin Sonata in A major D574
Schubert playing that eschews the usual preciousness
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ReviewBerg: Violin Concerto. Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major op.61
The Strad Issue: January 2012Description: A coupling that sets two classic concertos in a new lightMusicians: Isabelle Faust (violin) Orchestra Mozart/Claudio AbbadoComposer: Berg & Beethoven In her booklet notes, Isabelle Faust credits Claudio Abbado with the idea for this CD, after they had performed both ...
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ReviewChopin: Cello Sonata op.65, Piano Trio op.8
The Strad Issue: January 2012Description: Playing that brings out Chopin’s French-inspired styleMusicians: Olivier Charlier (violin) Antoine Pierlot (cello) Abdel Rahman El Bacha (piano)Composer: ChopinThis disc brings together three important talents steeped in the French tradition: Olivier Charlier, a professor at the Paris Conservatoire, Antoine Pierlot, a nominee ...
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ReviewForsyth: Viola Concerto in G minor. Martin: Ballade for viola. Bruch: Romanze in F major op.85
The Strad Issue: January 2012Description: Three rare works for viola and orchestra receive elegant performancesMusicians: Hartmut Rohde (viola) Philharmonie Baden-Baden/Pavel BaleffComposer: Forsyth, Martinu BruchAlthough two of them don’t sound like it at all, these three pieces were all written in the 20th century. Cecil Forsyth’s concerto, premiered ...
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ArticleThe Music of Paul Motian. Selected Motian works arr. Harrison
The Strad Issue: January 2012Description: String arrangements provide a timely tribute to a great jazz drummerMusicians: Joel Harrison String ChoirComposer: Motian (arr. Harrison) The great jazz drummer Paul Motian – long-standing member of Bill Evans’s trio and a band leader himself – died late last ...
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Violinist Leonidas Kavakos will launch new Decca contract with Beethoven sonatas recording
Leonidas Kavakos has signed an exclusive recording deal with Decca Classics. The Greek violinist's first release on the label will be a set of the complete Beethoven sonatas, timed to coincide with his performance of the cycle at this summer's Salzburg Festival.The pianist on the new recording will be Enrico ...
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ArticleVirtuoso. Works by Brydern, Igudesman, Nicolau, Taylor, Ternes, Nowicka & Mader
The Strad Issue: January 2012Description: A violin duo that is attempting to expand the repertoire with crossoverMusicians: The TwiolinsComposer: Brydern, Igudesman, Nicolau, Taylor, Ternes, Nowicka & MaderIn 2009 the Twiolins, formed by the violin-playing Dingler siblings Marie-Luise and Christoph, launched a competition to add to the violin ...
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ReviewGubaidulina: The Lyre of Orpheus*, The Canticle of the Sun†
The Strad Issue: January 2012Description: Persuasively played recordings of two expressive contemporary masterpiecesMusicians: Gidon Kremer* (violin) Nicolas Alstaedt† , Marta Sudraba* (cello) Kremerata Baltica*, Andrei Pushkarev† , Rihards Zalupe† (percussion) Rostislav Krimer† (celeste) Riga Chamber Choir Kamer/Maris Sirmais† Composer: GubaidulinaWith its explanations of complex acoustical ...
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ReviewDanielpour: A Child’s Reliquary. Ludwig: Concerto for Violin and Cello. Hagen: Masquerade*
The Strad Issue: January 2012Description: Three recent double concertos offer ample rewards to players and listenersMusicians: Jaime Laredo (violin) Sharon Robinson (cello) Vermont Symphony Orchestra/Sarah Hicks, Troy Peters*Composer: Danielpour, Ludwig, HagenThese three double concertos were written for Jaime Laredo and Sharon Robinson, and sit well together here. ...
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ReviewTurnage: A Constant Obsession, Three for Two, Four Chants, A Slow Pavane, Grazioso!
The Strad Issue: January 2012Description: Glowing interpretations of some recent British chamber musicMusicians: Nicky Spence (tenor) Chamber Domaine/Thomas Kemp (violin)Composer: TurnageThis fascinating and beautifully played collection (available in various file formats as a download only) brings together recent contrasting chamber works by Mark-Anthony Turnage, several with prominent ...
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ReviewA French Soirée. Music by Lully, F. Couperin, Marais, Rebel, Leclair & Rameau
THE STRAD RECOMMENDSThe Strad Issue: January 2012Description: A Gallic Baroque delight from a well-matched American trioMusicians: Trio SettecentoComposer: Lully, F. Couperin, Marais, Rebel, Leclair & RameauAs the perfect companion to previous Baroque compilations ‘An Italian Sojourn’ and ‘A German Bouquet’ (both also on Cedille), ‘A French Soirée’ ...
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ReviewDebussy: String Quartet. Ravel: String Quartet
The Strad Issue: January 2012Description: Refreshingly rethought interpretations of a classic quartet couplingMusicians: Eroica QuartetComposer: Debussy, RavelModern attitudes as to how these wonderful pieces should sound have been conditioned by the enhanced smoothness and sweetness of metal-wound strings, a vibrato-at-all-costs approach to creating a seamless cantabile and ...
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ReviewFeldman: Piano and String Quartet
The Strad Issue: January 2012Description: Radiant account of a modern masterpieceMusicians: Eclipse Quartet, Vicki Ray (piano)Composer: FeldmanA few held chords, some rippling arpeggios, all appearing in countless subtly different combinations yet never rising above a dynamic of quiet restraint. That’s pretty much all there is to Morton ...
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ReviewThe Goat Rodeo Sessions
The Strad Issue: January 2012Description: Yo-Yo Ma leads a colourful exploration of American roots musicMusicians: Yo-Yo Ma (cello) Stuart Duncan (violin/banjo/mandolin) Edgar Meyer (double bass/piano/gamba) Chris Thile (mandolin/guitar/gamba/vocals) Aoife O’Donovan (vocals)Composer: TradReal-life goat rodeo would be a rough ride indeed, but this is anything but. Instead, it’s ...
