All Reviews articles – Page 76
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Franziska Hölscher: Berio, Biber, Schumann, Sciarrino
Franziska Hölscher: Berio, Biber, Schumann, Sciarrino The Strad Issue: December 2019 Description: A young violinist’s impressive programme and thoughtful performances Musicians: Franziska Hölscher (violin) Severin von Eckardstein (piano) Works: BERIO Sequenza VIII per Violino Solo BIBER Passacaglia in G minor SCHUMANN Sonata in D minor op.121 SCIARRINO ...
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Daniel Müller-Schott: Strauss
Cello stars amid a constellation of other soloists in passionate performances
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Belcea Quartet: Janáček, Ligeti
Restless, gripping performances that both surprise and delight
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Fabiola Kim: 1939
Warm and heartfelt accounts of three concertos written at the end of the 1930s
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Frang, Altstaedt, Power, Kelemen, Kokas: Veress, Bartók
Compelling live performances of folk-influenced Hungarian chamber works
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Peter Sheppard Skærved: Tartini
Plenty of expressive drama in the conclusion to this ambitious project
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Elvira Misbakhova: Ichmouratov
Ambitious, attractive works blend post-modernism and touches of Prokofiev
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London Haydn Quartet: Haydn
London quartets that are both satisfying and a little provocative
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Pieter Wispelwey: Brahms, Schubert
The final instalment of these splendid additions to the cello repertoire
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Danish Quartet: Prism II
Danish Quartet: Prism II The Strad Issue: November 2019 Description: Three composers seen through a glittering Nordic prismMusicians: Danish QuartetWorks: BACH Fugue in B minor (Well-Tempered Clavier, Bk 1) (arr. Emanuel Aloys Förster) SCHNITTKE String Quartet no.3 BEETHOVEN String Quartet in B flat major op.130Catalogue Number: ECM ...
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Fabio Biondi: The 1690 ‘Tuscan’ Stradivari
A glowing tone shows the instrument is great but the player is greater still
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Concert review: BBC Proms: James Ehnes & Nemanja Radulović
Catherine Nelson hears concerts on consecutive nights featuring two solo violin stars
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Concert review: Lana Trotovsek (violin) Maria Canyigueral (piano)
Tim Homfray visits London’s Wigmore Hall for the concert on 22 July 2019
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Concert review: Alexi Kenney (violin) Orion Weiss (piano)
Tim Homfray hears the concert at London’s Wigmore Hall on 17 July 2019