Book reviews – Page 108
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ReviewRachel Barton Pine: Elgar and Bruch violin concertos
ELGAR Violin Concerto in B minor, BRUCH Violin Concerto no.1 in G minor
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ReviewLaura van der Heijden, Petr Limonov: 1948 – Russian works for cello and piano
Outstanding, original Russian recital from a BBC Young Musician
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ReviewDaniel Müller-Schott: Cello Reimagined – Bach, Haydn, Mozart
Enterprise and imagination make for a very fine cello recital
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ReviewElias Quartet: Beethoven, The Complete String Quartets vol.4
Excellent live-recorded Beethoven series reaches its fourth instalment
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ReviewValentin Silvestrov: Hieroglyphen Der Nacht (works for two cellos)
A composer in search of the music between silence and the unheard
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ReviewLinos Ensemble, Zoryana Kushpler: Works by Schoenberg, Zemlinsky, Busoni
Scaled-down yet sumptuous Viennese chamber works
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ReviewFrancesca Dego: Violin Concertos by Paganini and Wolf-Ferrari
Brilliance and panache in two showstopper concertos
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ReviewAllar Kaasik: Timeless Light – Estonian Cello Works
A meditative light shines through this collection of cello music
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ReviewMiranda Cuckson: Invisible Colors – works by Wolpe, Carter, Ferneyhough
Eloquent and elegant advocate for knottily complex music
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ReviewBenedict Kloeckner, Anna Fedorova: Chopin, Franck Cello Sonatas
Some lovely playing is let down by the recorded sound
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ReviewSteven Isserlis: The Cello In Wartime
Thought-provoking First World War-era project from a cello master
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ReviewChloë Hanslip: Beethoven Violin Sonatas
Warm and spirited live performances from this British duo
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ReviewDanish Quartet: Last Leaf
Atmospheric arrangements of Nordic fiddle dances for string quartet
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ReviewJohanna Rose, Javier Núñez: C.P.E. BACH sonatas for viola da gamba
Fascinating and fantastic gamba sonatas from Bach Junior
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ReviewGabriel Schwabe: Saint-Saëns Works for Cello and Orchestra
Fresh, joyous performances of music both familiar and unfamiliar
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ReviewYuuko Shiokawa, András Schiff: violin sonatas by Bach, Beethoven, Busoni
A well-balanced programme but somewhat uneven playing
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ReviewThomas Demenga: Bach Cello Suites
Deeply thought-out performances of these much-recorded cornerstones
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ReviewQuatuor Mosaïques: Beethoven – The Late Quartets
Revelatory late Beethoven played on period instruments
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ReviewMinguet Quartet, Jens Peter Maintz: works by Wolfgang Rihm
Clarity and theatrical bite combine to make a deeply rewarding disc
