ABC Classic FM Music Details: Sunday 22 September 2002 Vanbrugh Quartet, Richard Lester, vc Hyperion CDA 67287 23' 2.00 CELEBRITY SHOWCASETasmin little This young Londonborn award-winning violinist, who has http://www.abc.net.au/classic/daily/stories/s652910.htm
MAY 13 CLASSICALmanac 'today In Classical Music' 1957 Birth of English organist and conductor David HILL. 1965 Birth of Englishviolinist tasmin little. 1987 FP of John Harbison's Symphony No. http://www.angelfire.com/ab/day/may13.html
PhysicsWeb - Science And The Stradivarius In a recent radio broadcast, for example, the English violinist tasmin Littledemonstrated the marvellous tone of the Stradivarius violin used by Nathan http://physicsweb.org/article/world/13/4/8
Extractions: Feature: April 2000 Colin Gough received the 2001 Science Writing Award for Professionals in Acoustics from the Acoustical Society of America for this article. Stradivarius violins are among the most sought-after musical instruments in the world. But is there a secret that makes a Stradivarius sound so good, and can modern violins match the wonderful tonal quality of this great Italian instrument? Is there really a lost secret that sets Stradivarius violins apart from the best instruments made today? After more than a hundred years of vigorous debate, this question remains highly contentious, provoking strongly held but divergent views among players, violin makers and scientists alike. All of the greatest violinists of modern times certainly believe it to be true, and invariably perform on violins by Stradivari or Guarneri in preference to modern instruments. The violin is the most highly developed and most sophisticated of all stringed instruments. It emerged in Northern Italy in about 1550, in a form that has remained essentially unchanged ever since. The famous Cremonese violin-making families of Amati, Stradivari and Guarneri formed a continuous line of succession that flourished from about 1600 to 1750, with skills being handed down from father to son and from master to apprentice. The popular belief is that their unsurpassed skills, together with the magical Stradivarius secret, were lost by the start of the 19th century.
Ulster Orchestra Subscription Series I am delighted to welcome a number of outstanding soloists, including the violinistTasmin little, pianists Howard Shelley, Pascal Roge and Mikhail Rudy, as http://www.ulster-orchestra.org.uk/seasonintro.shtml
Extractions: ULSTER ORCHESTRA Home Concerts Box Office Special Events ... Links 2002/2003: 36th Anniversary Season Introduction by Thierry Fischer Thierry is represented by Intermusica Welcome to my second Season as Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor with the Ulster Orchestra. I am particularly thrilled with the range and content of this Season's programme. I look forward to bringing a rich heritage of music to you, the Ulster Orchestra's audience. There is nothing to match the experience of live music in a concert hall, and the Ulster Orchestra plays with a specific sound, which gives me the feeling that everything is possible. From Brahms and Mozart to Sibelius and Shostakovich, the Ulster Orchestra's 36th Season is an exciting mixture of musical riches to suit all tastes. This Season's programme is built around the core concepts of Schubert and 'Northern Lights' . The Orchestra will be playing a cycle of Franz Schubert's symphonies, which will explore in depth the many facets of this musical genius with the perennial popular touch. This ranges from the poise and elegance of his early work to the majesty of his Great C Major Ninth Symphony.
Rachel Jennings's Blog As a violinist, I feel that my favourite piece should really showcase a violin TasminLittle and piano sounded like Bach, and I'm sure it's the music featured http://www.violinist.com/blog/rachel/
Extractions: Rachel Jennings's Blog Posted on Mar. 18, 2003 at 5:51 PM (MST) Finally, my sound is starting to return. I can feel it, even though it sounds scrappy, and John noticed it too. I haven't been agonising over Sevcik the way I used to, and the beginnings of good left hand technique have crept up on me while I wasn't looking. Proof, perhaps, that a relaxed mind can be as beneficial - if not more so - than a relaxed body. I went to a concert last night with a non-muso friend, and realised that musicians really are in a world of their own. The things they talk about in initial conversation, for example. Music is the defining tool for everything, and there seems to be an unspoken assumption that a non-musician is an intruder... We were talking with the violinist among others, and my friend launched into a list of favourite (non-musical) pastimes, and his theme of discussion seemed so out of place amidst the surrounding conversations about this player, or that passage, or even the local muso gossip grapevine. And there's a certain musical etiquette that seems to govern it all. Something that's struck me recently about many extremely musical men: they seem to be old before their time. With only a few exceptions, the most deeply musical males I have known have typically looked forty by the age of twenty-five. And very straight-laced; very studious-looking. But when you talk to them, they're invariably fascinating and sparky, and as knowledgeable about hip-hop as about Brahms. Boy, I'd better develop a taste for the older man pronto...
All Things Strings: Reviews most likely to succeed among this group is German violinist Isabelle Faust TasminLittle mines it for its emotional intimacy, reserving more fiery playing for http://www.stringsmagazine.com/issues/strings95/reviews.shtml
Extractions: For me, Emmanuelle Bertrand, a young French cellist whose Harmonia Mundi CD (HMN 911699) is devoted solely to 20th-century works for solo cello, holds pride of place among the latter. Her technique is so assured, her grasp of the music so thoroughly thought out, and her sense of the shape of a work so consummate and tasteful that you might, for a moment, think her Apollonian. But her expressionthe full range of which can be heard in her astonishing traversal of Hans Werner Henzes 1949 Sérénadeis shot through with what another philosopher, Søren Kierkegaard, called "thoughts that wound from behind." While its surfaces are immaculate, theres a barely contained ferocity throughout the piece, and, in the weird Tango, a patent dance with the devil. Trois strophes sur le nom de Sacher
Import CDs available as an import only in the United States Bloom by tasmin Archer ViolinistIsabelle van Keulen is Dutch, I believe; she had several American releases on http://www.gtslade.com/cdimp.html
Extractions: slade There are two wonderful Diana King albums available in the US. A third is available in the free world. [Sony, 96; AAD, 12, 68:00] is a Japanese concert. While many of the songs in studio versions are on Shy Guy , the live versions are tough, including a Bob Marley medley and a great tune, "Bad For the Night," which is otherwise unreleased. It can be too soon in an artist's career for a concert album, but there are great second albums like Tasmin Archer's " Shipbuilding " and Jade's "BET Listening Party." Diana seems more of a studio artist because her recordings are so polished, but this has everything you need in a concert. Until she makes it to town, this will hold me. I'm not crazy about the disco medley, though it's okay. The rest is gold. Even "Sukiyaki," for her adoring audience, is sweet and soulful. The album proves that Diana King is a powerhouse. She co-writes most of her songs, displays an amazing range, does it all while blowing the roof off the joint. Howard Stern may be the king of most media, but Diana is the king of music.
