All articles by David Threasher
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Carmina Quartet: Huber
Music by a neglected Romantic figure proves to be a game of two halves
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Hanson Quartet: Schumann
Plenty of accomplishment on display as a quartet makes its label debut
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Gringolts Quartet, Lilli Maijala (viola): Brahms
Musicianly performances can’t quite compete with the finest
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Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective: Brahms and Contemporaries Vol.1
Winning advocacy of a Clara Schumann pupil, though she’s no match for Brahms
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Leonidas Kavakos, Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax: Beethoven for Three
Music-making of great warmth from long-standing friends
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Sol Gabetta: Mendelssohn, Coll, Holliger, Rihm, Widmann
Plenty to entice here, as Mendelssohn meets modern masters
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Sacconi Quartet: Beethoven, Schubert
Two Everests of the quartet repertoire are approached with keen focus
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The Strad Recommends: Isabelle Faust et al: Schumann
Period instruments prove revelatory in two Romantic icons
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Double CD review: Mozart Violin Concertos by Renaud Capuçon and Aisslinn Nosky
Highly contrasted readings of Mozart’s evergreen concertos
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The Strad Recommends: Renaud Capuçon: Mozart
A French master finds the perfect partner for compelling Mozart
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Takács Quartet: Coleridge-Taylor, Dvořák
A striking coupling of familiar and unfamiliar reaps rewards