All glass articles
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Review
Adrien La Marca: Chanson Bohème
Glorious, wide-ranging recital of 20th-century violin miniatures
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Review
Manchester Collective: The Centre Is Everywhere
Sonic magic and immaculate playing combine in an unmissable recording
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Review
New Seasons. Glass: Violin Concerto no.2 ‘The American Four Seasons’. Kancheli: Ex contrario. Pärt: Estonian Lullaby. Umebayashi: Yumeji’s Theme
The Strad Issue: September 2015Description: Kremer imbues contemporary fare with characteristic intensityMusicians: Kremerata Baltica/†¨Gidon Kremer (violin)Composer: Glass, Kancheli, Pärt, Umebayashi:Gidon Kremer’s propensity for imbuing everything he plays with contemporary emotional resonances continues to provide a refreshing slant on the classics of yesteryear. Yet it is as a ...
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Review
Glass: Partita; Knee 2 from Einstein on the Beach; Book of Longing; Interludes from Violin Concerto no.2
The Strad Issue: August 2015Description: Glass’s ambitious solo Partita performed by its dedicateeMusicians: Tim Fain (violin)Composer: GlassPhilip Glass’s imprimatur is all over this disc – he co-founded and is executive producer of the record label that has issued it;he wrote the 2011 Partita specially for the young ...