All Magazine articles – Page 60
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ReviewBook review: Violin Bridges
US luthier Michael Darnton reviews a collection of violin bridges from around the world
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Premium ❘ ArticleMarch 2021: Welcome
The Strad’s editor Charlotte Smith introduces the March 2021 issue
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Premium ❘ FeatureIvry Gitlis: an individual voice
When Ivry Gitlis died on Christmas Eve last year at the age of 98 there was an outpouring of love and affection from the musical community. Tully Potter pays tribute to the great violinist’s life and career
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Premium ❘ FeatureAstor Piazzolla: a tango phenomenon
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of renowned tango composer Astor Piazzolla’s birth this month, Argentine violinists Rafael Gintoli and Gabriela Olcese pay tribute to him and offer basic guidance to violinists on how to interpret tango music
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ReviewYo-Yo Ma: Songs of Comfort and Hope
Gorgeously played album of serene favourites from a masterful duo
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ReviewLysander Piano Trio: Mirrors: 21st-Century American Piano Trios
Musical adventures from a New York piano trio that yield evocative moments
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ReviewArcadia Quartet: Weinberg
Eloquent album that ought to shift this neglected music into the mainstream
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ReviewMatthew Jones, Sarah-Jane Bradley, Tim Lowe: Walton
Unmissable album of confident works from the composer’s youth
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ReviewPatricia Kopatchinskaja, Sol Gabetta: Plaisirs Illuminés
Breathtaking vividness and attention to detail illuminate this collection
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ReviewSignum Quartet, Tanja Tetzlaff: Tüür
Baltic composer’s music yields heartfelt and often astonishingly good moments
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ReviewDante, Endellion Quartets: Stanford
Hybrid ensemble presents some rare gems and a debut recording
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ReviewMarc Coppey: Shostakovich
Fierce playing captures all the brilliance and brutality of Shostakovich’s music
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ReviewAriadne Daskalakis: Schubert
The second and final instalment of period-instrument Schubert is a delight
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ReviewBritish Music For Strings I
Welcome start to a new series of 20th-century British string music
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ReviewNing Feng: Paganini
Stunning virtuosity from a violinist who holds a musical universe in his hands
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ReviewJennifer Koh: Mythologies
Contemporary composer symphonic showcase that’s full of electric energy
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ReviewEnsemble Diderot: The Berlin Album
Flair and flamboyance characterise a musical collection from the German city
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ReviewRaphaël Pidoux: Beethoven, Pleyel/Baudiot
Stylish and capably executed cello sonatas, if missing some magic
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ReviewIronwood: Romantic Dreams
Period-instrument ensemble plays French repertoire with sensitivity
