Playlist 8 April

Artist. Song. Disk. Year. Label.

Peter Sheppard Skaerved. Telemann: Fantasy for Violin No 1: Largo. The Great Violins, vol. 1. 2015. Divine Art.

Parthenia & Alexandra Montano. Fantasia on a Theme of Henry Purcell. Ayton: A Reliquary for William Blake, Songs of the British Isles & Incantations. 2007. MSR Classics.

Jascha Heifetz. Sérénade Mélancolique Op. 26 (Tchaikovsky). Heifetz Plays Bruch, Vieuxtemps, Tchaikovsky. 2014. IDIS.

Nightingale Quartet. Rosengaardsspil 1: Interior. Rued Langgaard: String Quartets vol 2. 2013. Dacapo.

Adolf Busch. Preludium and Allegro In the Style of Pugnani. The Berlin Recordings 1921-1929. 2014. Guild.

Lior Rosner, Hollywood Studio Symphony & Katia Popov. Innerscape. Awake and Dream: Music by Lior Rosner. 2014. Bridge Records.

Emily Davidson. Capricci no 7 (Dall’Abaco). Bass Sounds. 2014. emilyplayscello.com.

Jeremy McCoy. Sonata in G Major 1: Allegro Moderato (Bach). Baroque Legacy. 2012. MSR Classics

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Playlist 1 April

Artist. Song. Disk. Year. Label.

Pablo Marquez. Coplas de Tata Dios. Gustavo “Cuchi” Leguizamón: El Cuchi bien temperado. 2015. ECM.

Lara St. John. Piazzola: Otono Porteno (Autumn). Vivaldi/Piazzola. 2009. ancalagon.

Tianwa Yang, SWR Sinfonieorchester & Pieter-Jelle de Boer. Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 31 “Italiano”: II. Arioso. Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Violin Concertos. 2015. Naxos.

Ralph Towner, Wolfgang Muthspiel & Slava Grigoryan. The Henrysons. Travel Guide. 2013. ECM.

Stefano Bollani & Hamilton de Holanda. Il barbone di siviglia. O Que Sera. 2013. ECM.

Axel Strauss & Ilya Poletaev. Violin Sonata No. 1 in D major, Op. 2: I. Allegro vivo. Enescu: Complete Works for Violin & Piano, Vol. 2. 2015. Naxos.

The JACK Quartet. Canticles of the Sky 1 & 2. John Luther Adams: The Wind In High Places. 2015. cold blue.

Playlist 25 March

Artist     Track    Disk       Year      Label

Dmitry Sinkovsky & La Voce Strumentale. Vivaldi: Primavera. Plays and Sings Vivaldi. 2014. Naive.

Stephanie Sant’Ambrogio and James Winn. Sonata in B flat Major 1: Largo. Late Dates with Mozart. 2009. MSR Classics.

Attacca Quartet. Seven Last Words: Sonata I. Haydn – Seven Last Words. 2015. Azica.

Johanna Martzy. Violin concerto 3 in G major: Rondeau, Allegro. Plays Mozart. 2015. Hänssler Classic.

Shauna Rolston. Mahler: Adagietto from Symphony No 5. Dreamscape. 2007. CBC Records.

JACK Quartet. Dream of the Canyon Wren. John Luther Adams: The Wind In High Places. 2015. cold blue.

JACK Quartet. Ergma. Xenakis: String Quartets. 2009. Mode.

Playlist 18 March

Artist. Track. Disk. Year. Label.

Gil Shaham. Sonata no. 1 in g minor. J S Bach Sonatas and Partitas. 2015. Canary Classics.

Amit Peled & Eli Kalman. Bruch: Kol Nidre, op. 47. The Jewish Soul. 2009. Centaur Records.

Kreutzer Quartet. String Quartet no. 1: Allegro assai. Roberto Gerhard 1999. Metier.

Aquinas Piano Trio. Piano Trio no. 1 in F major: Andante. Saint-Saens. 2014. Guild.

JACK Quartet. Gobi Gloria. Lei Lang Bamboo Lights. 2014. Bridge.

Playlist 11 March

Artist. Song. Disk. Year. Label.

Kronos Quartet. Piazzola: Four for Tango. Winter Was Hard . 1988. Nonesuch.

(and here’s the program for Kronos’ Saturday concert here in Madison)

Amit Peled & Eli Kalman. Meditation Hebraique. The Jewish Soul . 2009. Centaur Records.

Salzburger Haydn-Quintett. String Quintet in B-Flat Major: I. Allegro con garbo. Michael Haydn: Complete String Quintets . 2015. CPO.

Robert Smith. Jenkins: Almaine, Courante, Allemande. Tickle the Minnikin: 17th century lyra viol music . 2014. Resonus Classics.

English Chamber Orchestra and Julian Lloyd Webber. Elgar: Sospiri. And the Bridge is Love . 2015. Naxos.

Trio Apassionata. Kotcheff: Evanescent. Gone into Night Are All the Eyes . 2015. Odradek.

Shauna Rolston. d’Indy: Lied, op 19. Dreamscape . 2007. CBC Records.

Johanna Martzy. Brahms: Suite for violin & klavier N 1, Allegro molto. Dvorak Brahms Bach Handel Vivaldi . 2015. Audite

Playlist 4 March

Artist. Song. Disk. Year. Label.

Kronos Quartet. Barber: Adagio. Winter Was Hard. 1988. Nonesuch.

Trio Apassionata. Kirchner: Piano Trio: II. Largo. Gone into Night Are All the Eyes. 2104. Odradek.

American String Project. G Verdi: String Quartet in e minor 1: Allegro. 10 Year Anniversary. 2011. MSR Classics.

Amit Peled & Eli Kalman. Yizkor (In Memoriam). The Jewish Soul. 2009. Centaur Records

Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio. Notturno in E flat major. Franz Schubert. 2011. Bridge.

Natalie Clein, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra & Andrew Maze. Cello Concerto No 1: Allegro non troppo. Saint-Saëns. 2014. Hyperion.

Robert Smith. Thomas Mace: Pieces in Harpe Sette Sharpe. Tickle the Minnikin: 17th century lyra viol music. 2014. Resonus Classics.

Cellist Amit Peled to Perform with Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra

I’m looking forward to seeing the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra perform March 20 when guest Amit Peled will play on an instrument previously owned by Pablo Casals. Peled teaches at the Peabody Conservatory at Johns Hopins and has several recordings to his credit.

Kronos Quartet to perform in Madison 14 March

Anticipating the upcoming Madison concert by Kronos Quartet  Only Strings will program selections from several of their releases. I’ve been following this group for a long time, but this will be the first live performance I’ve seen since the late 1990s when they toured to promote their release of HOWL

Here’s the program for March 14

Playlist 25 February

Artist. Track. Disk. Label.

Takács Quartet. Schumann: String Quartet in a Major, Op. 41 No. 3: I. Andante espressivo – Allegro molto moderato. Schumann. 2009. Hyperion.

Eliesha Nelson & James Howsmon. Wending. Permutations. 2015. Sono Luminus.

Acronym. Sonata a5 in g. Oddities & Trifles. 2015. Olde Focus.

Anthony Arnone. Greenberg: Sonata for Cello and Piano (2006): Allegro pesante e violente. Beckoning: New Music For Cello. 2012. MSR Classics.

Boston Cello Quartet. Wolfgang Variations. Pictures. 2013. http://www.bostoncelloquartet.com/

Lara St. John. Impromptu No 3. Schubert. 2014. Ancalagon.

Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas. John MacDonald’s. In the Moment. 2007. Culburnie.

Duo Landon. Transylvanian Dance. Béla Bartók: 44 Duos for Two Violins. 2012. MSR Classics.

Playlist 11 February

Artist. Song. Disk. Label.

Takacs Quartet & Lawrence Power. Quintet No 1: Allegro non troppo ma con brio. Brahms: String Quintets in F Major and G Major. Hyperion.

Stephanie Sant’Ambrogio. J Winn: Pibroch for solo violin. Going Solo. MSR Classics.

Trio Portici. Piano Trio No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 14: I. Allegro spirituoso. George Onslow. Pavane.

Goldner String Quartet & Piers Lane. Piano Quintet, H. 49a: I. Adagio – Allegro moderato. Bridge: Piano Quintet, String Quartet & Idylls. Hyperion.

Musicians of the Manchester Music Festival. Trio for Piano and Strings: Andante triste. Vittorio Giannini: Piano Quintet, Piano Trio. MSR Classics.

Parthenia / A Consort of Viols. Giovanni Bassano: Divisions on Susanne ung jour. Les Amours De Mai.  MSR Classics.

Peter Sheppard Skaerved. Caprice Variations: No. 4. Poco allegro ma quasi recitando. George Rochberg Violin Sonata, Caprice Variations. Metier.