All articles by David Threasher
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ReviewThe Strad Recommends: Harriet Krijgh: Dvořák, Elgar
Interpretations balancing depth and sensitivity make for a persuasive listen
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ReviewThe Strad Recommends: Steven Isserlis: Music of the Angels
Brilliantly committed performances bring Boccherini to life
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ReviewThe Strad Recommends: Yo-Yo-Ma: Merci
A lifetime’s music making together is poignantly celebrated
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ReviewJoshua Bell, Steven Isserlis: Mendelssohn
Darkness and drama aplenty from three master musicians
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ReviewCarmina Quartet: Huber
Music by a neglected Romantic figure proves to be a game of two halves
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ReviewHanson Quartet: Schumann
Plenty of accomplishment on display as a quartet makes its label debut
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ReviewGringolts Quartet, Lilli Maijala (viola): Brahms
Musicianly performances can’t quite compete with the finest
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ReviewKaleidoscope 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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ReviewLeonidas Kavakos, Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax: Beethoven for Three
Music-making of great warmth from long-standing friends
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ReviewSol Gabetta: Mendelssohn, Coll, Holliger, Rihm, Widmann
Plenty to entice here, as Mendelssohn meets modern masters
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ReviewSacconi Quartet: Beethoven, Schubert
Two Everests of the quartet repertoire are approached with keen focus
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ReviewThe Strad Recommends: Isabelle Faust et al: Schumann
Period instruments prove revelatory in two Romantic icons
