David Threasher
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
ReviewDouble CD review: Mozart Violin Concertos by Renaud Capuçon and Aisslinn Nosky
Highly contrasted readings of Mozart’s evergreen concertos
ReviewThe Strad Recommends: Renaud Capuçon: Mozart
A French master finds the perfect partner for compelling Mozart
ReviewTakács Quartet: Coleridge-Taylor, Dvořák
A striking coupling of familiar and unfamiliar reaps rewards
