All Reviews articles – Page 99
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ReviewGlow - J Kuusisto: Jurmo; Loisto; Play II; Play III; Valo
The Strad Issue: October 2016 Description: Finnish violinist turns composer for a debut disc of chamber works Musicians: Meta4, Jaakko Kuusisto (violin), Riitta-Liisa Ristiluoma (viola), Jan-Erik Gustafsson (cello), Paavali Jumppanen, Heini Kärkkäinen (pianos) Composer: Jaakko Kuusisto ...
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ReviewGlazunov: Violin Concerto op.82; Shostakovich: Violin Concerto no.1 op.99
The Strad Issue: October 2016 Description: Sweetness rather than bite in two major 20th-century violin concertos Musicians: Nicola Benedetti (violin) Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra/Kirill Karabits Composer: Glazunov, Shostakovich Catalogue number: DECCA 478 8758 Benedetti ...
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ReviewArpeggione - Falla: Siete canciones populares españolas; Gluck: Dance of the Blessed Spirits; Leisner: Twilight Streams; Paganini: Variations on One String on Rossini’s ‘Moses’; Saint-Saëns: The Swan;
The Strad Issue: October 2016 Description: Arrangements and new works for the rare combination of cello and guitar Musicians: Zuill Bailey (cello) David Leisner (guitar) Composer: Falla, Gluck, Leisner, Paganini, Saint-Saëns, Schubert, Villa-Lobos Catalogue ...
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ReviewElgar: Piano Quartet in A minor op.84 (arr. Fraser); Sea Pictures op.37 (arr. Fraser)
The Strad Issue: October 2016 Description: Elgar amplified in persuasive manner by Donald Fraser Musicians: English Symphony Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra/Kenneth Woods; Rodolfus Choir Composer: Elgar Catalogue number: AVIE AV 2362 Although Donald ...
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ReviewDebussy: String Quartet (arr. Morton); The Girl with the Flaxen Hair (arr. C. Matthews); Jimbo’s Lullaby (arr. Manson), Takemitsu: Funeral Music; Music of Training and Rest; Nostalghia
The Strad Issue: October 2016 Description: Debussy’s Quartet and miniatures writ large, and Takemitsu’s film music Musicians: Scottish Ensemble/Jonathan Morton (violin) Composer: Debussy, Takemitsu Catalogue number: LINN CKD 512 I tend to be ...
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ReviewPortuguese Music for Cello and Orchestra
The Strad Issue: October 2016 Description: Eloquent performances of music from off the beaten track Musicians: Bruno Borralhinho (cello), Gulbenkian Orchestra/Pedro Neves Composer: Braga Santos, Costa, De Freitas, Branco, Lopes-Graça Catalogue number: Naxos ...
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ReviewBrahms: Cello Sonatas: no.1 in E minor op 38; no.2 in F major op.99, Four Serious Songs op.121 (transc. Shafran/Baillie)
The Strad Issue: October 2016 Description: A Brahmsian 60th-birthday present for cellist Alexander Baillie Musicians: Alexander Baillie (cello), John Thwaites (piano) Composer: Brahms Catalogue number: SOMM SOMMCD 0158 Using three different pianos offers a ...
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ReviewFor the Love of Brahms - Brahms: Concerto for violin and cello in A minor, ‘Double’ op.102; Piano Trio no.1 in B major op.8 (original version), Schumann: Violin Concerto in D minor: second movement
The Strad Issue: October 2016 Description: Two great soloists come together for a live ‘Double’ Musicians: Steven Isserlis (cello), Jeremy Denk (piano), Academy of St Martinuin the Fields/Joshua Bell (violin) Composer: Brahms, Schumann Catalogue ...
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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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ReviewHora Cero: Tangos by Carli, Piazzolla, Salgán and Stafano
THE STRAD RECOMMENDS The Strad Issue: October 2016 Description: The Berlin Phil’s cello section lets its hair down in music with a Latin swing Musicians: Twelve Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic Composer: Carli, Piazzolla, Salgán and ...
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ReviewWeinberg: Solo Violin Sonatas nos.1–3; Shostakovich: Three Fantastic Dances (transc. Glikman)
THE STRAD RECOMMENDS The Strad Issue: October 2016 Description: Roth goes it (largely) alone as he reaches Weinberg’s three solo sonatas Musicians: Linus Roth (violin), José Gallardo (piano) Composer: Weinberg, Shostakovich Catalogue number: ...
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ReviewDowland: Lachrimae or Seaven Teares
THE STRAD RECOMMENDS The Strad Issue: October 2016 Description: Subtle and intimate performances of Dowland’s tear-stained viol cycle Musicians: Phantasm, Elizabeth Kenny (lute) Composer: John Dowland Catalogue number: LINN CKD 527 (SACD) Subtle ...
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ReviewWhy Not Here - Music for two lyra viols by Alison, Danyel, Ferrabosco, Ford, Holborne, Jenkins and Lawes
The Strad Issue: September 2016 Description: Delicious works for viols played ‘lyraway’ in the 17th-century style Musicians: Hille Perl, Friederike Heumann (violas da gamba) Lee Santana (lute/cittern) Michael Freimuth (lute) Composer: Alison, Danyel, Ferrabosco, Ford, Holborne, ...
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ReviewStojowski: Violin Concerto in G minor; Romanze in E flat major, Wieniawski: Fantaisie brillante sur des motifs de l’opéra Faust de Gounod
The Strad Issue: September 2016 Description: Fine advocacy for some less-visited gems of the Romantic violin tradition Musicians: Bartlomiej Niziol (violin), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra/Lukasz Borowicz Composer: Stojowski, Wieniawski Catalogue number: HYPERION CDA ...
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Review8 Jahreszeiten - Piazzolla: Cuatro estaciones porteñas; Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
The Strad Issue: September 2016 Description: Seasonal portraits from Venice and Buenos Aires sit side by side Musicians: Deutsches Kammerorchester Berlin/ Liv Migdal (violin) Composer: Piazzolla, Vivaldi Catalogue number: SOLO MUSICA SM 235 ...
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ReviewC. Matthews: Violin Concerto; Cello Concerto no.2; Cortège
The Strad Issue: September 2016 Description: Two string concertos by one of today’s leading British composers Musicians: Leila Josefowicz (violin) Anssi Karttunen (cello) BBC Symphony Orchestra/Oliver Knussen, Rumon Gamba; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/Riccardo Chailly Composer: Colin Matthews ...
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ReviewMeister: Il giardino del piacere – Sonatas nos.1, 3, 7, 8, 9 and 12
The Strad Issue: September 2016 Description: The Diderot finishes off a project begun by Reinhard Goebel Musicians: Diderot Ensemble/Johannes Pramsohler (violin) Composer: Meister Catalogue number: AUDAX ADX13705 The period-instrument Diderot Ensemble completes a ...
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ReviewLalo: Symphonie espagnole; Guitarre; Fantaisie norvégienne; Romance–sérénade; Fantaisie-ballet; Introduction and scherzo (Namouna); Violin Concerto in F major; Cello Concerto in D minor; Concerto russ
The Strad Issue: September 2016 Description: Young Queen Elisabeth soloists present Lalo’s complete concertante works Musicians: Vladyslava Luchenko, Woo Hyung Kim, Lorenzo Gatto, Elina Buksha (violins); Ori Epstein (cello), Nathanaël Gouin (piano), Liège Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Jean-Jacques Kantorow ...
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ReviewElgar: Violin Concerto in B minor op.61; Haydn: Concerto in F major for violin, keyboard and strings
The Strad Issue: September 2016 Description: The Elgar Concerto’s first Soviet recording by the scion of the Oistrakh family Musicians: Igor Oistrakh (violin), Natalia Zertsalova (piano), Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra/Valentin Zhuk Composer: Elgar, Haydn Catalogue ...
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ReviewDvorák: Cello Concerto in B minor op.104; Schumann: Cello Concerto in A minor op.129
The Strad Issue: September 2016 Description: Romantic concertos in commanding readings, let down by poor sound Musicians: Carmine Miranda (cello), Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra/Petr Vronský Composer: Dvorák, Schumann Catalogue number: NAVONA NV6034 In the ...
