All Reviews articles – Page 153
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ArticleZemlinsky: Cello Sonata in A minor, Three pieces for cello and piano, Maiblumen blühten überall, Two Pieces for string quintet
The Strad Issue: January 2011Description: Chamber music from the hothouse of late 19th-century ViennaMusicians: Zemlinsky Quartet, Josef Kluso? (viola) Michal Ka?ka (cello) Jaromír Klepá? (piano) Lucie Hájková (soprano) Composer: ZemlinskyThanks to the scholarship of Antony Beaumont, many previously unknown works by fin-de-siècle Viennese composer Alexander Zemlinsky are ...
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ArticleConcerto, Fantasy, Blues. Works by Telemann, Weinzierl, Bowen, Bartók, Piazzolla & Norton
The Strad Issue: January 2011Description: A valuable first disc from a recently formed quartet of violasMusicians: Tertis Viola EnsembleComposer: Telemann, Weinzierl, Bowen, Bartók, Piazzolla & Norton Who would have thought that a viola quartet named after Lionel Tertis would be founded not in England but ...
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ArticlePeasant Girl. Works by DuOud, Lewis, Hermann, Bartók, Barley, Kodály, N’Dour, Bratsch & Weather Report
The Strad Issue: January 2011Description: The violinist returns to her rural roots with an eclectic selection of musicMusicians: Viktoria Mullova (violin) Matthew Barley Ensemble Composer: DuOud, Lewis, Hermann, Bartók, Barley, Kodály, N’Dour, Bratsch & Weather ReportViktoria Mullova has teamed up with cellist ...
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ArticleThe Seventeenth-Century Violin. Works by Matteis the elder, Matteis the younger, Baltzer, Biber, Westhoff & Bach
The Strad Issue: January 2011Description: Spontaneous accounts of early violin music from a past master of the fieldMusicians: Jaap Schröder (Baroque violin)Composer: Matteis the elder, Matteis the younger, Baltzer, Biber, Westhoff & BachJaap Schröder’s imaginative anthology demonstrates the virtuosity, lyricism and rhetoric with which German or Italian ...
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ArticleCapricho Latino. Works by Albéniz, Cordero, Espejo, Quiroga, Ysaÿe, González, White, Tárrega, Rodrigo, Serebrier, Piazzolla & Ridout
THE STRAD RECOMMENDSThe Strad Issue: January 2011Description: The American violinist explores the rich seam of solo repertoireMusicians: Rachel Barton Pine (violin) Héctor Elizondo (narrator)Composer: Albéniz, Cordero, Espejo, Quiroga, Ysaÿe, González, White, Tárrega, Rodrigo, Serebrier, Piazzolla & RidoutAs an impoverished student unable to afford a rehearsal pianist, Rachel ...
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ArticleBritish Women Composers. Smyth: Violin Sonata in A minor op.7. Maconchy: Three Preludes. Wieniawska (Poldowski): Violin Sonata in D minor. Tate: Triptych. Barns: La chasse
The Strad Issue: January 2011Description: A welcome survey of violin music by women composersMusicians: Clare Howick (violin) Sophia Rahman (pianoComposer: Smyth, Maconchy, Wieniawska (Poldowski), Tate, BarnsEthel Smyth’s 1887 violin sonata was rejected by everyone after its Leipzig premiere, including Joachim. Clare Howick and Sophia Rahman, performing with ...
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ArticleMozart: Divertimento in E flat major K563, String Trio in G major Kanh66 (K562e)
The Strad Issue: January 2011Description: Mixed results from three star players in Mozart’s music for string trioMusicians: Henning Kraggerud (violin) Lars Anders Tomter (viola) Christoph Richter (cello) Composer: MozartMozart’s only large-scale work for string trio is here given a bold, characterful and polished reading of striking freshness ...
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ArticleAida Stucki vol.2. Works by Brahms, Schumann, Haydn, Brahms/Schumann/Dietrich, Mozart, Beethoven and Dvorák
The Strad Issue: January 2011Description: A timely tribute to the artistry of the Swiss violinist and teacherMusicians: Aïda Stucki (violin) Stucki-Piraccini Quartet, Pina Pozzi, Walter Frey (piano) Hans Andreae (harpsichord) Zurich Radio Orchestra/Erich Schmid, Pro Musica Orchestra, Stuttgart/Rolf ReinhardtComposer: Brahms, Schumann, Haydn, Brahms/Schumann/Dietrich, Mozart, Beethoven and DvorákThis ...
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ArticleBacewicz: Violin Concertos nos.2, 4 & 5
The Strad Issue: January 2011Description: Alluring accounts of three concertos by a Polish composer–violinistMusicians: Joanna Kurkowicz (violin) Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra/Lukasz BorowiczComposer: BacewiczUntil her retirement from the concert stage in the early 1950s as the result of a serious car accident, Polish composer–violinist Gra?yna Bacewicz was her ...
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ArticleBlake: Spieltrieb op.594, A Month in the Country op.611, Leda and the Swan op.249a, String Trio op.199, Walking on Air from ‘The Snowman Suite’ op.615
The Strad Issue: January 2011Description: Concert works by a composer better known for his film and TV scoresMusicians: Edinburgh QuartetComposer: BlakeWhile the opus numbers in the list of works above point to Howard Blake as being a highly prolific composer, much of that work is music for ...
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ArticleKodály: Duo for Cello and Violin op.7. Cirri: Duo in G major op.12. Halvorsen: Passacaglia after Handel’s Suite op.7. Glière: Eight Duos op.39
The Strad Issue: January 2011Description: A virtuoso exploration of music for violin and celloMusicians: Eight Strings: Valeria Nasushkina (violin) Mikael Samsonov (cello)Composer: Kodály, Cirri, Halvorsen, Glière Kodály’s Duo shows his fertile absorption of folk music into an often gritty and dramatically compelling style, a combination of qualities ...
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ArticleDvorák: Capriccio: Rondo di concerto, Violin Sonata in F major op.57, Sonatina in G major op.100. Suk: Four pieces op.17, Balada op.3b
THE STRAD RECOMMENDSThe Strad Issue: January 2011Description: Deeply thought readings of music violin by Dvorák and his son-in-law SukMusicians: Antje Weithaas (violin) Silke Avenhaus (piano)Composer: Dvorák, SukDvo?ák’s Capriccio hasn’t had a lot of luck. Although probably intended to become a concerto it got no further than this ...
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ArticleBritten: Cello Suites nos.1-3
THE STRAD RECOMMENDSThe Strad Issue: January 2011Description: Dramatically etched performances of Britten’s three solo cello suitesMusicians: Daniel Müller-Schott (cello)Composer: BrittenEffecting a narrative is of the essence in performing unaccompanied works for cello, a feature that Daniel Müller-Schott strikingly achieves here, particularly in the First Suite. His realisation ...
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ArticleSonatas & Scenes. Nørgård: Sonatas nos.2 & 3 for solo cello. Fundal: Figure and Ground Study 1. Brødsgaard: Prelude T. Nielsen: Fantasy Piece. Helweg: Movements
The Strad Issue: January 2011Description: A rewarding disc of contemporary Danish music for solo celloMusicians: John Ehde (cello)Composer: Nørgård, Fundal, Brødsgaard, T. Nielsen, HelwegThe Swedish-born cellist and conductor John Ehde has long been a champion of contemporary music, and his experience shows across the broad range of ...
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ArticleWeinberg: Violin sonatas no.1 op.12 & no.4 op.39, Sonata no.1 for solo violin op.82, Sonatina op.46
The Strad Issue: January 2011Description: The rediscovery of Weinberg’s music continues with a convincing first volume of his violin sonatasMusicians: Yuri Kalnits (violin) Michael Csányi-Wills (piano)Composer: WeinbergMieczyslaw Weinberg’s music, although utterly distinct in itself, appears to draw upon the same well of social and political discontent that ...
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ArticleMathias: Violin Sonatas no.1 op.15 & no.2 op.94, Violin Sonata (1952)
The Strad Issue: January 2011Description: World premiere recordings of three sonatas by a leading Welsh composerMusicians: Sara Trickey (violin) Iwan Llewelyn-Jones (piano)Composer: MathiasNaxos continues its commendable exploration of British music with these premiere recordings of William Mathias’s violin sonatas. Given the quality of the music, it seems ...
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ArticlePijper: Violin sonatas nos.1 & 2, Sonata for solo violin ESCHER Violin Sonata. Voormolen: Pastorale. De Leeuw: Sonatina. Graffin/Blanken: Improvisation on ‘Midden in de winternacht’
The Strad Issue: January 2011Description: A rare outing on disc for 20th-century Dutch violin musicMusicians: Philippe Graffin (violin) Jelger Blanken (piano)Composer: Pijper, Escher, Voormolen, De Leeuw, Graffin/BlankenA whole disc of little-known Dutch music might seem an esoteric proposition, but French violinist Philippe Graffin’s sumptuous, committed performances make ...
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ArticleBeethoven: String Quartet in G major op.18 no.2. Schubert: String Quartet in C minor D703 ‘Quartettsatz’. Szymanowski: String Quartet no.1 in C major op.37. Webern: Langsamer Satz
The Strad Issue: January 2011Description: Szymanowski is successfully put in the context of music that inspired himMusicians: Szymanowski QuartetComposer: Beethoven, Schubert, Szymanowski, WebernI have never experienced in the concert hall or on disc such an elegant account of the second of Beethoven’s op.18 quartets as this. The ...
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ArticleVenezia. Rosenmüller/Legrenzi/Stradella Sonatas
The Strad Issue: January 2011Description: An enjoyable disc homing in on three composers working in Venice c.1677Musicians: Rare Fruits Council/Manfredo Kraemer (violin)Composer: Rosenmüller/Legrenzi/StradellaManfredo Kraemer and colleagues focus on the late 17th-century Venetian sonata with a selection of works by Stradella, Legrenzi and Rosenmüller. Their sense of style ...
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ArticleEl Violin Latino
The Strad Issue: January 2011Description: A warm-hearted tribute to the musical melting-pot of Latin AmericaMusicians: Gregor Huebner (violin) plus various musiciansComposer: Trad ‘So you want to play like a German–Latino violin, for our friend Graciela?’ asks the smoky-voiced Cuban poet Mappy Torres, ...
