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Tim Kliphuis Trio: The Five Elements The Strad Issue: February 2021 Description: Jazz, folk, minimalism and Bach collide in the name of the environment Musicians: Tim Kliphuis Trio and Ensemble Works: The Five Elements; Threnody Catalogue number: LOWLAND RECORDS Dutch violinist Tim Kliphuis’s lockdown musical project is an environment-themed one. First, The Five Elements, whose five movements with accompanying texts depict exactly that, the usual Tim Kliphuis Trio line-up expanded to include additional strings and wind instrumentalists plus pianist, who themselves have melded into the co...

Ligeti Quartet: Songbooks vol.1 Description: Fearless and inventive string ensemble embraces Tuvan throat singing Musicians: Ligeti Quartet Catalogue number: NONCLASSICAL NONCLSS039 SONGBOOKS VOL. 1 The UK-based Ligeti Quartet has long pushed at the boundaries of what a classical string quartet can and should do, and this rewarding new disc strains even further against any preconceptions. It’s the first in a projected series of CDs, in collaboration with composer Christian Mason, exploring quartet transcriptions of overtone singing from across the world. One immediate question is: why even ...

Matt Haimovitz: Mon Ami, Mon Amour The Strad Issue: January 2021 Description: Plenty to enjoy in a recital that explores a wide variety of French cello music Musicians: Poulenc: Cello Sonata FP143. Debussy: Cello Sonata in D minor; music by Fauré, N. Boulanger, L. Boulanger, Milhaud and Ravel Works: Matt Haimovitz (cello) Mari Kodama (piano) Catalogue number: PENTATONE PTC5186816 In 2017 Matt Haimovitz was giving a lesson on the Poulenc Sonata when, reaching for the score, he tripped and his 1710 Gofriller cello flew out of his hand and snapped in two. This, his first album since its restora...