Dickens and Joachim, a ‘Freak’ on the Violin
Dickens and Joachim, a ‘Freak’ on the Violin (Text of talk given on 14th June 2012) ‘Music has become a pleasure, which, like the…
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Horniman Museum Project
Horniman Museum Project (reporting back 14th June) The 13th June saw the beginning of a new collaboration with the Horniman Museum. Peter has been with…
A composition lesson from David Matthews
David Matthews-Birthday Piece for Richard June 2012 Peter Sheppard Skaerved (Workshop recording-Baroque violin and bow, June 10th, Wapping) The premiere of Mihailo Trandafilovski’s Diptych dedicated…
The Lost Sessions 2003-Widmann, Gomelskaya, Simaku, Clarke
The Lost Sessions March 2003 In March 2003 Peter Sheppard Skaerved recorded works written for him by Widmann, Gomelskaya, Clarke, Simaku, and others in a…
Meeting two Andrea Guarneri violas….
On the 8th June, a wonderful morning in the company of two great violas by Andrea Guarneri. The brief visit of the ‘ex- Primose’ 1697…
Elliott Schwartz-Water Music
Elliott Schwartz – ‘Water Music (Posted 20th September 2012) The Kreutzers (Peter Sheppard Skærved, Neil Heyde, Mihailo Trandafilovski & Morgan Goff) with friends: Rachel Meerloo,…
Trandafilovski, Mendelssohn, Wiltons…
Reporting back-a wonderful evening at Wilton’s Music Hall. Capacity audience-filled with Wilton’s energy and involvement. Great enthusiasm for the early version of the Mendelssohn concerto…
Malibran-the final concert
Malibran-the final concert On the 15th September, La Malibran gave her final concert, at the Manchester Festival , singing Beethoven, Mercadante,…
Mendelssohn-a solo work for Joseph Joachim
Felix Mendelssohn-Etude for a violin to Joseph Joachim in Friendship-Berlin 11th March 1844 Peter Sheppard Skaerved-Violin (Workshop recording 2nd June 2012) Joseph Joachim acquired near-legendary…
The young Mendelssohn at work (changing his mind)
Mendelssohn at work… There are two manuscripts for the Mendelssohn D minor Violin Concerto, which I am playing at Wilton’s Music Hall on the 6th…
SOUNDBOX-Viotti and the ideal Salon
SOUNDBOX Tuesday 29th May 1230 Pm Royal Academy of Music Museum Piano Gallery Viotti-Ideal Chamber Music with Inbar Verni-Harp Repertoire -Viotti-Sonata for Harp and Violin…
Giovanni Battista Viotti-Sonata, for Harp with Violin Accompaniment
Giovanni Battista Viotti-Sonata, for Harp with Violin Accompaniment, dedicated to Lady Susan Dunmore Harp-Inbar Vernia, Violin-Peter Sheppard Workshop Recording-SOUNDBOX, Royal Academy of Music Museum, 29th…
The Annual Collection of Country Dances for 1808 and1809
Beginning to explore the annual collections of Country Dances, full of references to current events, without which not fashionable music-loving home was complete. Workshop Recording…
Walk in the hills 1992
Franz Clement-Variations on André Ernest Modeste Grétry’s opera ‘Barbe Bleu’
Franz Clement-Variations on André Ernest Modeste Grétry’s opera ‘Barbe Bleu’ Peter Sheppard Skaerved-Violin (Stradivari 1734 ‘Habeneck’)
Music for the Sculpture Courts-reporting back
Pictures and Recordings from the concert and rehearsal 14th September 2012 Live Recordings from the concert (Courtesy V & A) Biber-Mystery Sonata XVI (Guardian…
Bergonzi
he very first ‘Cremona’ that I played was an astonishing Carlo Bergonzi a violin owned by the violinist Beatrix Marr, my great musical and artistic…
Work on the Steel Bow by G.B.Vuillaume (c.1837) and ‘Il segreto’
Steel Bow by G.B.Vuillaume (c.1837) Niccolo Paganini-Unpublished Prelude 1838 From the Collection of Andrew McGee Instruments-Vuillaume Rolled Steel Bow, Violin-Stradivari 1698 World…
Guy Gallo-On Playing the Habeneck Strad
On Playing the Habeneck Strad by Guy Gallo I was not prepared I expected terror — Lineage bearing down — To cramp my hand. …
Lars Bagger-‘Propior Deo’
New work from Lars Bagger I have said before that I believe that the Danish composer, Lars Bagger, is a voice of tremendous courage…
Bows for Paganini -SOUNDBOX 22nd May 2012
In 2005, I was first shown the extraordinary (broken) bow owned by Paganini, at the Palazzo Tursi, Genova. This started my fascination in Paganini’s…
Paul Moravec
Paul Moravec Peter Sheppard Skaerved and Aaron Shorr
Paul Archbold
Paul Archbold-Impacts and Fractures (written for the Kreutzer Quartet) Live Performance, London 2001. Kreutzer Quartet (Peter Sheppard Skaerved, Gordon Mackay, Bridget Carey, Neil Heyde)
Sequence
Sequence (1991) Peter Sheppard Skaerved-Viola (Grandidier) Workshop Recording London 2012
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