Book reviews – Page 103
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ReviewPeter Sheppard Skærved: violin and viola works by Hans Werner Henze
Piquant and lyrical playing of some 20th-century violin and viola works
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ReviewBenjamin Schmid: Bartók Violin Concertos
A spirited take on Bartók violin concertos, but one that sacrifices precision for indulgence
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ReviewSmith Quartet: Nyman String Quartets nos.4 & 5
Energetic accounts of music by a modern minimalist
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ReviewSchumann & Fauré Piano Quintets: James Ehnes, Mira Wang, Naoko Shimizu, Jan Vogler, Louis Lortie
A crack team of soloists play together like old friends
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ReviewJoshua Bell, Academy of St Martin in the Fields: Bruch
Scottish Fantasy and Violin Concerto no.1 in one of Bell’s most captivatingly inspired releases
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ReviewAlexandra Conunova; Michail Lifits: Prokofiev
One of the most enjoyable discs of the two Prokofiev violin sonatas to have appeared in some time
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ReviewDaniel Lozakovich: Bach
Swedish prodigy Daniel Lozakovich draws mellifluous sonorities from his 1713 ‘Baron Rothschild’ Stradivari in this debut disc of Bach
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ReviewDvořák Piano Quintets & Bagatelles: Busch Trio, Maria Milstein, Miguel da Silva
Spirit and charm of these works is captured with jewel-like precision
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ReviewRoyal Quartet: MacMillan
Assured accounts of James MacMillan’s three numbered string quartets
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ReviewSusanna Ogata; Ian Watson: Beethoven sonatas
Tasteful and tasty final instalment of this early Beethoven series
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ReviewHong-Mei Xiao: Bax, Walton and Vaughan Williams
Seductively beautiful tone in rare British viola works
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ReviewGerman Cantatas with solo violin: Johannes Pramsohler, Ensemble Diderot
Sacred duets for voice and violin deliver a little slice of heaven
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ReviewBelcea Quartet: Shostakovich String Quartet no.3, Piano Quintet
A non-Russian approach to Shostakovich that’s in a class of its own
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ReviewPaganini’s music played on Paganini’s own instruments
Giulio Plotino (violin), Clemens Hagen (cello), Matteo Mela (guitar): works by Paganini
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ReviewJean-Guihen Queyras: C.P.E Bach Cello Concertos
Compelling, idiomatic playing in Bach Junior’s cello concertos
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ReviewElena Ruehr Quartets nos.1-6 – Cypress Quartet, Borromeo Quartet
Proof that, as a genre, the string quartet still has legs
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ReviewEybler Quartet: Beethoven Quartets op.18 nos.1-3
Subtly restrained period instrument performances prove that less is more
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ReviewMira Wang, Jan Vogler: Brahms, Harbison and Rihm double concertos
Poise and clarity in a trio of concertos for violin and cello duo
