Book reviews – Page 72
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ReviewPeter Sheppard Skærved: The Great Violins, Vol. 4: Girolamo Amati, 1629
Another enterprising pairing of a 17th-century violin and composer yields some gems
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ReviewJohan Dalene: Nordic Rhapsody
Twenty-year-old artist’s second album looks north for inspiration
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ReviewCatalyst Quartet: Coleridge-Taylor
Beguiling accounts of striking early works by black British Victorian composer
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ReviewRenaud Capuçon: Elgar
Gallic elegance brings a fresh perspective to these introspective works
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ReviewSteven Isserlis: Music from Proust’s Salons
Isserlis and Shih’s Proustian programme is full of spontaneity and lyrical delight
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ReviewLondon Haydn Quartet: Haydn
Supple yet gentle approach to Haydn’s op.76 makes for a winning formula
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ReviewGuido Schiefen: Brahms
Entertaining and virtuosic cello-and-piano arrangements of Brahms dances
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ReviewGil Shaham: Brahms, Beethoven
New interpretations bring a youthful sense of discovery 20 years on
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ReviewIsabelle Faust, Jean-Guihen Queyras: Beethoven
High spirits and swagger characterise these splendid performances
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ReviewDanish Quartet: Prism III
Adventurous quartet finds connections between pioneering chamber works
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ReviewBook review: Once Upon a String: Fiddle Method - Vol.1
Alex Laing reviews the first volume of Shamma Sabir’s innovative fiddle playing method
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ReviewBook review: The Viola d’Amore: Its History and Development
Carlos Maria Solare examines Rachael Durkin’s scholarly work about the early stringed instrument
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ReviewSingende Saiten: Die schönsten Solostücke für Violine oder Bratsche
Celia Cobb examines an unusual method for practising with different clefs and key signatures
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ReviewConcert review: Leonidas Kavakos (violin) London Symphony Orchestra/Simon Rattle
Tim Homfray hears a live-streamed performance from London’s LSO St Luke’s on 7 January 2021
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Concert review: Wigmore Soloists
Tim Homfray watches a live stream from London’s Wigmore Hall on 8 January 2021
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ReviewConcert review: Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective: Matthew Hunt (clarinet) Elena Urioste (violin) Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello) Tom Poster (piano)
Peter Quantrill hears a live stream from Wigmore Hall, London, on 11 January 2021
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ReviewConcert review: Alina Ibragimova (violin) Emma Bell (soprano) David Butt Philip (tenor) Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment/Mark Elder
Edward Bhesania hears a live stream from the Glyndebourne Theatre on 11 January 2021
