David Threasher
ReviewThe Strad Recommends: Harriet Krijgh: Dvořák, Elgar
Interpretations balancing depth and sensitivity make for a persuasive listen
ReviewThe Strad Recommends: Steven Isserlis: Music of the Angels
Brilliantly committed performances bring Boccherini to life
ReviewThe Strad Recommends: Yo-Yo-Ma: Merci
A lifetime’s music making together is poignantly celebrated
ReviewJoshua Bell, Steven Isserlis: Mendelssohn
Darkness and drama aplenty from three master musicians
ReviewHanson Quartet: Schumann
Plenty of accomplishment on display as a quartet makes its label debut
ReviewGringolts Quartet, Lilli Maijala (viola): Brahms
Musicianly performances can’t quite compete with the finest
ReviewKaleidoscope Chamber Collective: Brahms and Contemporaries Vol.1
Winning advocacy of a Clara Schumann pupil, though she’s no match for Brahms
ReviewLeonidas Kavakos, Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax: Beethoven for Three
Music-making of great warmth from long-standing friends
ReviewSol Gabetta: Mendelssohn, Coll, Holliger, Rihm, Widmann
Plenty to entice here, as Mendelssohn meets modern masters
ReviewSacconi Quartet: Beethoven, Schubert
Two Everests of the quartet repertoire are approached with keen focus
ReviewThe Strad Recommends: Isabelle Faust et al: Schumann
Period instruments prove revelatory in two Romantic icons
