All Bacewicz articles
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ReviewConcert review: Verona Quartet
Peter Quantrill hears the performance of Mendelssohn, Bacewicz and Beethoven at London’s Conway Hall on 28 April 2024
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ReviewSinfonia of London: Bacewicz, Enescu, Ysaÿe
A typically classy offering from this crack ensemble
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ReviewThe Strad Recommends: Johan Dalene: Stained Glass
A rising star shows his mettle in chamber music
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ReviewCharlotte Saluste-Bridoux: Ostinata: Works for Solo Violin
An impressively assured recording debut from a violinist to watch
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ReviewLive-streamed concert review: Jennifer Pike (violin) Petr Limonov (piano)
Edward Bhesania gives his views on a virtual performance from London’s Wigmore Hall on 15 March 2021
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ReviewBacewicz: Complete String Quartets
THE STRAD RECOMMENDS The Strad Issue: October 2016 Description: Benchmark recordings of a major Polish composer’s seven quartets Musicians: Silesian Quartet Composer: Grazyna Bacewicz Catalogue number: Chandos CHAN 10904 (two CDs) Still rarely ...
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ReviewPolish Violin Concertos - Bacewicz: Violin Concerto no.1; Panufnik: Violin Concerto; Tansman: Five Pieces; Spisak: Andante and Allegro
The Strad Issue: October 2016 Description: An important addition to the discography of these works Musicians: Piotr Plawner (violin), Berlin Chamber Symphony Ensemble/Jürgen Brun Composer: Bacewicz, Panufnik, Tansman, Spisak Catalogue number: Naxos 8.573496 ...
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ReviewBacewicz: Complete String Quartets Vol.2
THE STRAD RECOMMENDSThe Strad Issue: January 2016Description: Polish players complete survey of their compatriot’s quartetsMusicians: Lutoslawski QuartetComposer: BacewiczIt might seem churlish to compare this fine release unfavourably with its predecessor, vol.1 of the Lutoslawski Quartet’s complete Bacewicz string quartet survey (reviewed in October 2015). It’s undoubtedly down ...
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ReviewComplete String Quartets Vol.1. Bacewicz: String Quartets nos.1, 3, 6 & 7
Description: Poles together: the Lutoslawski Quartet embarks on a Bacewicz cycleMusicians: Lutoslawski QuartetComposer: BacewiczThe seven string quartets of Polish composer GraŠ¼yna Bacewicz (1909–69) have been called the 20th century’s most significant contributions to the genre after those of Bartók. It’s a big claim – but on the strength ...
