Book reviews – Page 102
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ReviewChiaroscuro Quartet: Schubert String Quartets, no.14 ‘Death and the Maiden’, no.9 in G minor
Light and shade abound in performances of brisk, fierce beauty
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ReviewGli incogniti: Concerti per Esterházy
The Baroque group wanders into new territory with Haydn’s violin concertos
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ReviewSteven Isserlis; Dénes Várjon: Chopin
Steven Isserlis passionately argues the case for Chopin’s Cello Sonata
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ReviewTransfigured Night: Alisa Weilerstein, Trondheim Soloists
Beautifully realised programme from the two Viennese schools
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ReviewEldbjørg Hemsing: Dvořák Violin Concerto, Suk Fantasy
A splendid combination of purity and sweeping, Heifetz-like intensity
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ReviewLeila Schayegh; Jan Schultsz: Brahms
Highly sensitive and responsive performances of Brahms’s Violin Sonatas
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ReviewCalidore Quartet: Resilience
Superb young quartet presents a timely and thought-provoking programme
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ReviewIsabelle Faust and friends: Debussy
Subtly ravishing music-making in Debussy’s late chamber works
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ReviewKim Kashkashian: Bach cello suites on viola
Playing of subtle light and shade that will bring a smile to your face
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ReviewFrank Peter Zimmermann: Lindberg
An insightful performance of Lindberg’s Second Violin Concerto
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ReviewRaphael Wallfisch: Goldschmidt and Reizenstein
An eloquent reading of concertos by exiled Jewish composers
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ReviewJean-Guihen Queyras, Alexandre Tharaud: Brahms Cello Sonatas
Brahms takes flight in these light-as-air interpretations
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ReviewPaganini Sonatas for violin and guitar: Fabio Biondi, Giangiacomo Pinardi
Four strings meet six strings in enchanting, melodic music
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ReviewTrio Goya: Beethoven Piano Trios
An emotionally uncluttered, enchanting reading of Beethoven’s three piano trios
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ReviewStradivari ‘Maréchal Berthier’ 1716
Musical programme showcases the character and soul of a great violin
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ReviewYo-Yo Ma: Six Evolutions – the Bach Cello Suites
Consistently absorbing readings from this most questing of musicians
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ReviewIsabelle Faust and friends: Schubert
A magnificent performance of Schubert’s Octet and Five Minuets with Six Trios
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ReviewDoric Quartet: Mendelssohn String Quartets vol.1
Structured readings that also capture the intense emotions of the music
