All Reviews articles – Page 182
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ArticleShostakovich: Cello Concerto no.2 in G major op.126. Britten: Cello Symphony op.68
THE STRAD RECOMMENDSThe Strad Issue: January 2009Musicians: Jamie Walton (cello) Philharmonia Orchestra, Alexander Briger (conductor)Composer: Shostakovich, Britten This second in a projected series of three discs by these artists, each pairing an English and a Russian 20th-century concerto, brings together two masterworks inspired ...
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ArticleBrahms: Viola Sonatas no.1 in F minor op.120 no.1* & no.2 in E flat major op.120 no.2† , Violin Sonata no.1 in G major op.78 (arr. viola Klengel–Rysanov)*, Trios in E flat major op.40* & in A minor op
The Strad Issue: January 2009Musicians: Maxim Rysanov (viola) Boris Brovtsyn (violin) Kristine Blaumane (cello) Katya Apekisheva (piano)* Jacob Katsnelson (piano)† Composer: BrahmsBrahms’s music is, of course, central to the repertoire of every viola player but, somewhat perversely, his only original compositions for viola, the Songs op.91, are ...
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ArticleChausson: Concert in D major op.21 for violin, piano & string quartet. Fauré: Violin Sonata no.1 in A major op.13
The Strad Issue: January 2009Musicians: Soovin Kim (violin) Jeremy Denk (piano) Jupiter QuartetComposer: Chausson, FauréSoovin Kim is a young American violinist who here teams up with Jeremy Denk for the second time on disc. It is also Kim’s second recording for Azica; the first, his 2006 recording ...
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ArticleSaint-Saëns: Complete works for cello and orchestra: Cello Concertos nos.1 & 2, Suite in D minor op.16, Romance in F major op.36, Allegro appassionato op.43, The Swan
The Strad Issue: January 2009Musicians: Johannes Moser (cello) Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra SWR, Fabrice Bollon (conductor) Composer: Saint-SaënsWith a collection of much-lauded CDs to his name already, Johannes Moser might be expected to produce a Saint-Saëns disc that is rather special. And indeed ...
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ArticleSpohr: Duo in E minor op.13. Rolla: Duo concertant in C minor op.4 no.2. Kalliwoda: Duet in C major op.208 no.1
The Strad Issue: January 2009Musicians: Vaughan Jones (violin) Reiad Chibah (viola)Composer: Spohr, Rolla, KalliwodaThe violin–viola duet repertoire rarely provides the most marketable listening fare, but Vaughan Jones and Reiad Chibah perform these well-crafted, challenging works with commendable accuracy and ensemble, as well as in an appropriately conversational ...
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ArticleSzymanowski: String Quartets nos.1 & 2. Rózycki: String Quartet in D minor
The Strad Issue: January 2009Musicians: Royal QuartetComposer: Szymanowski, Rózycki Szymanowski spent much of the early 1900s studying the folk music of his native Tatra mountains, enthusing that ‘each man must go to the earth from which he derives’. As time went by his ...
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ArticleAlwyn: String Quartets nos.1–3, Novelette
The Strad Issue: January 2009Musicians: Maggini Quartet Composer: AlwynWilliam Alwyn (1905–85) was one of the great English masters of the last century. His vast output ranged from five symphonies to various concertante pieces, song cycles, operas, some 60 film scores and music for nearly ...
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ArticleMy Favourites. Bruch: Violin Concerto no.1 in G minor op.26. Bach: Partita no.1 in B minor BWV1002, Chaconne from Partita no.2 in D minor BWV1004
The Strad Issue: January 2009Musicians: Ayako Yonetani (violin) Slovak State Philharmonic of Ko?sice, Zbyn?k Müller (conductor)Composer: Bruch, Bach Born in Japan, Ayako Yonetani won the country’s national competition at the age of nine, and later moved to the US to complete her studies with ...
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ArticlePaganini: Violin Concertos nos.1 & 2
The Strad Issue: January 2009Musicians: Jean-Jacques Kantorow (violin) Bernard Thomas Orchestra, Bernard Thomas (conductor)Composer: PaganiniThe origins of Paganini’s works in the achievements of his forebears are often overlooked, given the predominance of his reputation as a mysterious and even unearthly figure. From today’s perspective, his concertos fit ...
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ArticleDebussy: String Quartet in G minor op.10. Ravel: String Quartet in F major
The Strad Issue: January 2009Musicians: Australian QuartetComposer: Debussy, Ravel The pairing of the Debussy and Ravel string quartets is a conventional one; nonetheless, conventions are sometimes well founded and few could doubt the propriety of this famous match.The Australian Quartet was formed in 1985, ...
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ArticleSchnittke: Viola Concerto. Shostakovich: Viola Sonata
The Strad Issue: January 2009Musicians: Antoine Tamestit (viola) Markus Hadulla (piano) Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Dmitri Kitaienko (conductor)Composer: Schnittke, Shostakovich The coupling of these two undisputed masterpieces of the late 20th century is a stroke of genius, and yet so obvious that it seems strange ...
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ArticleImogen Holst: Phantasy Quartet, Duo for viola & piano, String Trio, The Fall of the Leaf, Sonata for Violin & Cello, String Quintet
The Strad Issue: January 2009Musicians: Court Lane Music Composer: Imogen Holst‘More than Britten’s Girl Friday,’ proclaimed a recent article about Imogen Holst. Just how much more soon becomes evident from this CD, a selection of her chamber works written between 1928 and 1982. It’s rather moving to ...
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ArticleWarg Buen
The Strad Issue: January 2009Musicians: Per Anders Buen GarnŠs (Hardanger fiddle) Daniel Sandén-Warg (Hardanger fiddle/violin/jew’s harp) Composer: TradThis selection of traditional Norwegian music includes solo performances by both musicians, as well as a smattering of duets. The Hardanger fiddle features in most of the 21 tunes, and ...
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ArticleBiber's Rosary Sonatas
The Strad Issue: January 2009Musicians: Elizabeth Wallfisch (violin) Rosanne Hunt (cello) Linda Kent (organ/harpsichord) Composer: BiberElizabeth Wallfisch offers intelligent, stylish and expressive accounts of Biber’s extra-musically inspired sonatas. Her playing is characterised by easy virtuosity, tonal sweetness and subtle shading, and the music’s ...
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ArticleString Poetic. Higdon: String Poetic. Ruggles: Mood. Harrison: Grand Duo. Adams: Road Movies
The Strad Issue: January 2009Musicians: Jennifer Koh (violin) Reiko Uchida (piano) Composer: Higdon, Ruggles, Harrison, AdamsThis is the fifth recital CD by the young American violinist Jennifer Koh for Cedille, and it’s a curiously mixed affair – very much a disc of two halves. The all-American ...
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ArticleElgar's Violin Concerto in B minor op.61
THE STRAD RECOMMENDSThe Strad Issue: January 2009Musicians: Gil Shaham (violin) Chicago Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman (conductor)Composer: Elgar There is some devilishly fine fiddle playing on this CD. With the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under David Zinman in stylish attendance, Gil Shaham turns in a blistering live ...
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ArticleBeethoven: Violin Sonata in A major op.47 ‘Kreutzer’. Ravel: Violin Sonata in G major. Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances. Say: Violin Sonata, op.7
The Strad Issue: January 2009Musicians: Patricia Kopatchinskaya (violin) Fazil Say (piano) Composer: Beethoven, Ravel, Bartók, SayPatricia Kopatchinskaya, making her CD debut, was born in Moldavia and musically educated in Vienna and Bern. Winner of the International Henryk Szerying Competition in 2000, she represented Austria ...
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ArticleVivaldi: Cello Concertos in C major RV400, in C minor RV401, in D major RV403, in E flat major RV408, in A minor RV418, in A minor RV420 & in B minor RV424
The Strad Issue: January 2009Musicians: Han-Na Chang (cello) London Chamber Orchestra, Christopher Warren-Green (conductor) Composer: VivaldiVivaldi seems a surprising choice for a cellist so renowned for her Romantic and 20th-century interpretations, and it would have been interesting to hear from Han-Na Chang in ...
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ArticleBrahms: Cello Sonata in E minor op.38 (arr. Wei). Zhan-hao Ho/Chen Kang: ‘Butterfly Lovers’ Violin Concerto (arr. Wei)
The Strad Issue: January 2009Musicians: Yung-Chiao Wei (double bass) Chao-I Chou (piano)Composer: Brahms, Zhan-hao Ho/Chen Kang Yung-Chiao Wei was born in Taiwan and began learning the double bass at the age of twelve. She moved to the US to complete her musical education at ...
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ArticleGrieg: Cello Sonata in A minor op.36, Lyric Pieces (selection, arr. Bertrand & Amoyel), Allegretto in E major, Intermezzo in A minor
THE STRAD RECOMMENDSThe Strad Issue: January 2009Musicians: Emmanuelle Bertrand (cello) Pascal Amoyel (piano)Composer: Grieg Emmanuelle Bertrand and Pascal Amoyel present an almost ideal performance of Grieg’s Cello Sonata. Supported by a wonderfully vivid recording, they elicit a totally compelling narrative in the first movement. The ensuing Andante ...
