Book reviews – Page 9
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Concert review: Ying Quartet
Bruce Hodges watches the Bowdoin International Music Festival’s performance of Mozart, Kevin Puts and Dvořák at Studzinski Hall on 10 July 2023
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A Violin’s Life, Vol. 3: Music for the ‘Lipiński’ Stradivari
An intriguing third volume in the company of a celebrated Strad
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Concert review: Thirteen North
David Kettle hears the performance from St Luke’s,. Glasgow, on 29 June 2023, featuring works by Bartók, Pippa Murphy and Pàdruig Morrison
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Ragazze Quartet, Garth Knox: Open Spaces
Idiomatic works from a master violist turned composer
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Concert review: Hilary Hahn (violin) Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective
Charlotte Gardner attends the performance of Barber, Copland, Carlos Simon, Jennifer Higdon and Jessie Montgomery at London’s Wigmore Hall on 20 June 2023
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Telegraph Quartet: Divergent Paths
Highly contrasted readings of a pair of contemporary quartets
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Concert review: Thomas Reif (violin) Sebastian Klinger (cello) Sebastian Manz (clarinet) Alice Sara Ott (piano)
Tim Homfray hears the performance of Messiaen at London’s Purcell Room on 22 June 2023
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Marina Martins: Santoro
A young cellist shines more brightly than the music in her concerto debut
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Members of the Kammerakademie Potsdam: Sperger
A premiere recording shines light on a Mozart contemporary
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Concert review: Guildhall Chamber Music Festival
Edward Bhesania witnesses the performance from London’s Milton Court Concert Hall on 9 July 2023
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Rachel Barton Pine: Dependent Arising
A Russian concerto meets thrash metal and comes out on top
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The Strad Recommends: Renaud Capuçon: Mozart
A French master finds the perfect partner for compelling Mozart
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The Strad Recommends: Isabelle Faust, Il Giardino Armonico: Locatelli
Soulfulness and brilliance are in plentiful supply on this winning album
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The Strad Recommends: Emerson Quartet: Infinite Voyage
An affecting farewell from one of the major quartets of today
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Oscar Shumsky: Live at Berkeley
A master violinist scintillates in a bold and brilliant programme
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Book review: Chaconne Handbook I–II
Robin Stowell reviews Márta Ábrahám’s treatise on the famed Chaconne, another in her series of discussions of Bach masterpieces
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Book review: The Empowered Performer
Anne Inglis reviews Sharon L. Stohrer’s text for players on building confidence and conquering performance anxiety
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Antonio Mostacci, Bologna Baroque: Vivaldi
Persuasive readings of a Baroque master, with colour to the fore