All Andrew-Armstrong articles
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ReviewJames Ehnes, Andrew Armstrong: Beethoven
Clean and highly musical performances that want a little for character
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ReviewDebussy: Violin Sonata. Elgar: Violin Sonata in E minor op.82. Respighi: Violin Sonata in B minor. Sibelius: Berceuse op.79 no.6
The Strad Issue: July 2016Description: Grand, romantic takes on three Romantic sonatasMusicians: James Ehnes (violin) ; Andrew Armstrong (piano)Composer: Britten, Stravinsky, Vaughan WilliamsCatalogue number: ONYX 4159 Ehnes and Armstrong’s account of Debussy’s Sonata is eloquent and multicoloured, giving full measure to its many voices and weaving them ...
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ReviewVivaldi: The Four Seasons. Tartini: Violin Sonata in G minor ‘The Devil’s Trill’. Leclair: Violin Sonata in D major ‘Tambourin’
The Strad Issue: January 2016Description: A calmer, cooler version of Vivaldi’s seasonal concertosMusicians: James Ehnes (violin/director) Andrew Armstrong (piano) Sydney Symphony OrchestraComposer: Vivaldi, Tartini, LeclairThis might be the ideal antidote to Nigel Kennedy’s new, rebooted Four Seasons (see above), with its general disregard, healthy or otherwise, for ...