Book reviews – Page 79
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ReviewGoldner Quartet: D’Erlanger, Dunhill
Tobacco and banking dynasties are the unlikely sources for two distinct voices
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ReviewDai Miyata: Elgar, Vaughan Williams/Matthews
Short but sweet: a convincing completion of an unfinished work
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ReviewKian Soltani, Staatskapelle Berlin: Dvořák
Musicianship and intellect combine in tasteful, captivating performances
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ReviewJupiter Quartet: Metamorphosis
Intensity of approach is bewitching in Ligeti but takes Beethoven to the edge
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ReviewFestival review: Hitzacker Summer Music Days
In spite of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Hitzacker Summer Music Days festival (1–9 August), took place as planned. Carlos María Solare reports
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ReviewConcert review: Anne Søe (violin) Malin William-Olsson (violin) Mina Fred (viola) Tobias Van Der Pals (cello)
Andrew Mellor reviews one of the first concerts to take place in Copenhagen, Denmark, since the lockdown
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ReviewBook review: Diabolus in Musica: A Story of Niccolo Paganini
Julian Haylock reviews an unproduced screenplay of the 19th-century violinist’s life, now published in book form
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ReviewBook review: Violin Star Theory
Celia Cobb reviews the latest from Kathy and David Blackwell, published by the UK’s ABRSM examining board
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ReviewBook review: A Festival of Violin and Fiddle Styles: For Violin
Anne Inglis reviews a compilation of folk fiddling methods by the prolific Julie Lyonn Lieberman
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ReviewÉbène Quartet: Beethoven Around the World
Exploring the Ébène Quartet’s recordings of Beethoven’s complete oeuvre, Julian Haylock finds himself in a marvellous sonic landscape of intensity and variety
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ReviewLa Serenissima/Adrian Chandler: Extra Time
La Serenissima scores with time to spare in an album of previously unheard bonus tracks
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ReviewPatricia Kopatchinskaja: What’s Next, Vivaldi?
Violinist’s maverick and highly original approach to Vivaldi strikes gold
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ReviewAlban Gerhardt: Shostakovich
A refreshingly individual approach from this most thoughtful of cellists
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ReviewJonah Kim: Rachmaninoff, Barber
Apt composer pairing for a Curtis-formed duo makes a satisfying listen
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ReviewEckart Runge: Transitions
Exemplary playing distinguishes concertos from two Soviet mavericks
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ReviewHarriet Mackenzie, Richard Harwood: Gunning
A fresh chance to hear the British composer’s pastoral-themed concertos
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ReviewJennifer Pike: Elgar, Vaughan Williams
Rare and well-known repertoire with a twist combine in an irresistible release
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ReviewDaniel Müller-Schott: Brahms
Exceptional music making from this cello–piano duo that’s never showy for its own sake
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ReviewNicolas Altstaedt, Alexander Lonquich: Beethoven
Outstanding set of Beethoven’s cello music stands tall in a crowded field
