All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 97
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ReviewBach: Violin Sonatas in B minor BWV1014 & E major BWV1016, Flute Sonatas in G minor BWV1020 & B minor BWV1030, Siciliana from Flute Sonata in E flat major BWV1031 (arr. violin)
The Strad Issue: January 2012Description: Mixed results on a disc that adopts Bach’s penchant for transcriptionMusicians: Lara St John (violin) Marie-Pierre Langlamet ?(harp)Composer: BachLara St John always seems to attempt something different. Trading on Bach’s inveterate recycling of his works in different instrumental combinations, her latest CD ...
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ReviewSainsbury: Cello Concerto op.27*. Foulds: Cello Concerto in G major op.17†
The Strad Issue: January 2012Description: Benchmark performances of two rare concertosMusicians: Raphael Wallfisch (cello) Royal Scottish National Orchestra*, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra† /MartinuYatesComposer: Sainsbury, FouldsRaphael Wallfisch continues his foray into lesser-known British concertos with two impressive recording premieres of works written nearly a century apart. Both concertos, written ...
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ReviewBorodin: String Sextet in D minor. Glazunov: String Quintet in A major op.39. Arensky: String Quartet no.2 in A minor op.35
The Strad Issue: January 2012Description: Superb accounts of three rarities of Russian chamber musicMusicians: Nash EnsembleComposer: Borodin, Glazunov, Arensky Unfortunately we only have the first two movements of Borodin’s D minor String Sextet (plus some sketches for the finale). ‘Unfortunately’ because what we do have is ...
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ReviewLigeti: String Quartet no.2. Pintscher: Study IV for Treatise on the Veil. Cage: String Quartet in 4 Parts. Xenakis: Tetras
THE STRAD RECOMMENDSThe Strad Issue: January 2012Description: Intense performances of music by four leading modernistsMusicians: Jack QuartetComposer: Ligeti, Pintscher, Cage, Xenakis Taking on Ligeti, Pintscher, Cage and Xenakis in a single concert programme might seem brave to the point of recklessness, but the New ...
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ReviewTchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major op.35. Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis
The Strad Issue: January 2012Description: A well-paced account of a favourite concertoMusicians: Susanna Yoko Henkel (violin) Duisburg Philharmonic Orchestra/Jonathan DarlingtonComposer: Tchaikovsky, Vaughan Williams With so many of today’s young firebrands driving through Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto at express speed, it is good to find Susanna ...
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ReviewString Trios from the East. Gubaidulina: String Trio. Paiberdin: Organum A-nn-A. Kancheli: Time… and again, Rag-gidon-time. Knaifel: E.F. and three visiting cards of the poet
The Strad Issue: January 2012Description: Too much control and self-regard hamper an otherwise rewarding programmeMusicians: Goeyvaerts String TrioComposer: Gubaidulina, Paiberdin, Kancheli, Knaifel The Belgian-based Goeyvaerts String Trio was established in 1997 to explore 20th- and 21st-century music, and its pedigree is clear on this ...
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ReviewThe Scottish Viola: A tribute to Watson Forbes. Works by Nardini, Orr, Richardson, S. Forbes, Alwyn, Rameau & Bach
The Strad Issue: January 2012Description: A worthy testimonial to a great Scottish violistMusicians: MartinuOutram (viola) Julian Rolton (piano)Composer: Nardini, Orr, Richardson, S. Forbes, Alwyn, Rameau & Bach As somebody who appreciates historic continuity, I am very glad to see a Royal Academy of Music professor ...
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ReviewVasks: Vox amoris, Violin Concerto ‘Distant Light’, Lonely Angel
The Strad Issue: January 2012Description: Persuasive performances of three essays in Baltic melancholyMusicians: Alina Pogostkina (violin) Sinfonietta Riga/Juha KangasComposer: VasksListening to this disc straight through might not be the best way to appreciate it: the three pieces for violin and string orchestra by Latvian composer P?teris Vasks ...
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ReviewPostcards from Home. Bhambra: Dervish Dancer, Darker Sides, Escape to Tibet. Shave: Machair to Myrrh, Sounds of Harris. Parricelli: Parc Floral, Another Place, Summer in Le Marais, Guarana
The Strad Issue: January 2012Description: An engaging world tour from an unusual trio of instrumentsMusicians: Jacqueline Shave (violin) John Parricelli (guitar) Kuljit Bhamra (tabla)The minimal booklet notes give no information on how or why this unusual group came together; perhaps it just seemed like a good idea. ...
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ReviewHeavy. Works by Byron, Halle, Wolfe, King, Mesinai, Lang, Bunch & Zarvos
The Strad Issue: January 2012Description: A disc of contemporary music with a 1970s feelMusicians: EthelComposer: Byron, Halle, Wolfe, King, Mesinai, Lang, Bunch & Zarvos There’s an intriguing juxtaposition between the contemporary music for string quartet on this album – all from the last 20 years ...
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ReviewEnescu: Piano Trios in G minor & A minor, Sérénade lointaine
The Strad Issue: January 2012Description: Welcome recordings of rare chamber works by the Romanian composer–violinistMusicians: Brancusi TrioComposer: Enescu George Enescu’s G minor Piano Trio was composed in his early teenage years and was thought lost until a set of parts recently turned up. Probably ...
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ReviewNew Street
THE STRAD RECOMMENDSThe Strad Issue: January 2012Description: A British-born violinist explores various modern jazz currentsMusicians: Ben Powell Quartet, Stéphane Grappelli Tribute TrioComposer: Ben PowellThere is a backwards-looking glance about a lot of the music here. But what violinist Ben Powell does, he does very well, and there ...
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DebateTell your own story
String players shouldn't put up with badly written, out-of-date biographies put together by agents, argues Helen Michetschläger. Do it yourself and reap the rewards
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Memorial to violin maker Jin Chang Heryern unveiled in Kiso, Japan
A public memorial to violin maker Jin Chang Heryern has been erected in the town of Kiso, Japan. The South Korean-born luthier, who died in May at the age of 82, began his career as a maker in the town. The stone memorial, situated on Kiso's main street, was ...
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ArticlePiazzolla's Libertango
In the August issue, string players explain why they 'went crazy' for the tangos of Astor Piazzolla. Here's Ikuko Kawai performing his Libertango on a 1715 Stradivari
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Sydney Symphony announces partnership with Guangzhou conservatoire
Australia's Sydney Symphony Orchestra (SSO) has launched a three-year partnership with the Xinghai Conservatory of Music (XCM) in Guangzhou, China. The tie-up will involve musicians from the SSO coaching XCM students, starting in Guangzhou during the orchestra's tour of China this October. At a later date, XCM students will ...
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International Federation of Musicians calls on musicians to boycott orchestra
The International Federation of Musicians (FIM) has called for musicians worldwide to boycott the upcoming auditions for posts within the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO). The Paris-based organisation has accused the orchestra of dismissing nine of its musicians ‘for no reason whatsoever’, and of issuing new contracts to the remaining 70 ...
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Cellist Natalia Gutman wins German music prize
Russian cellist Natalia Gutman has been awarded a €10,000 music prize by the Association of German Concert Agents (AGCA). The 69-year-old will receive the award at a ceremony in Stuttgart on 13 September. In its citation, the association praised Gutman for her contribution to musical life in Germany, particularly ...
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Public funding cut for Dutch string quartets, chamber groups and festivals
The Fonds voor de Podiumkunsten, the Dutch performing arts fund, has slashed its funding for ensembles and arts projects. Only 80 arts companies will receive grants in the 2013–16 funding period, down from 118 in the previous round four years ago. Sixty per cent of applications – a total of ...
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Cremona-based bow maker Giovanni Lucchi dies aged 69
The Italian bow maker Giovanni Lucchi has died at the age of 69. Born in Romagna, he originally trained as a double bassist before becoming a bow maker. He founded a school of bow making in Cremona in 1976. His reputation as a bow maker was such that he made ...
