All Magazine articles – Page 79
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Dmitry Sinkovsky, Il Pomo d’Oro: Virtuosissimo
Russian artist meets Italian Baroque and the result has thrilling moments
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Christophe Coin: Vivaldi
Cello concertos played with real style and virtuosity as well as logical purpose
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Victor Julien-Laferrière: Shostakovich, Rachmaninoff, Denisov
Victor Julien-Laferrière: Shostakovich, Rachmaninoff, Denisov The Strad Issue: February 2020 Description: Queen Elisabeth winner is completely at home in Russian cello music Musicians: Victor Julien-Laferrière (cello) Jonas Vitaud (piano) Works: Shostakovich: Cello Sonata in D minor op.40. Rachmaninoff: Cello Sonata in G minor op.19. Denisov: Variations on ...
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Xavier Phillips, Anne Gastinel: Offenbach
Cello duets from opéra comique composer that are an absolute joy
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Julia Karpeta: Marais, Forqueray
Composer competitors complement each other in this well-planned recital
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Roel Dieltiens: CPE Bach
Bach son’s intriguing concertos teeter on the border of Baroque and Classical
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‘You have to give yourself over to this painful journey’
Complex, knotty, cryptic – the treacherous elements of Biber’s Rosary Sonatas are a rite of passage for Baroque violinists and their instruments alike. Rachel Podger, who joins a long list of early music specialists to record the work, talks to Philip Clark about how she and her violin survived the ...
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James Ehnes: Vaughan Williams
James Ehnes: Vaughan Williams The Strad Issue: January 2020Description: Beautifully shaped string playing is the hallmark of this new instalmentMusicians: James Ehnes (violin) Thelma Handy (violin) Kate Richardson (violin) Alex Mitchell (viola) Jonathan Aasgaard (cello) Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Andrew ManzeWorks: Vaughan Williams: Serenade to Music (orchestral version); ...
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Mischa Maisky, Lily Maisky: 20th-Century Classics
A father–daughter combination achieves some almost miraculous musical moments
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Marina Thibeault: Elles
Three centuries of lovely and effective music seen through the female gaze
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Quatuor Voce: Mozart and Schubert
Eloquent playing, blurring the boundary between major and minor
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Tessa Lark, Amy Yang: Fantasy
A violinist to watch – this Lark is most definitely on the ascent
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Expanding the limits
Georgian violinist Lisa Batiashvili has recently taken on new challenges, among them artistic directorship of the Audi Summer Concerts festival and performing on the soundtrack to The White Crow. But, she tells Toby Deller, she finds equal joy in creating wonderful interpretations from long-term partnerships