All articles by Janet Banks – Page 4
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ReviewBook review: The Bach Cello Suites: A Companion
Janet Banks reviews British cellist Steven Isserlis’s thoughts on the history and performance of the famed solo cello suites
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ReviewHannah Collins: Resonance Lines
Adventurous, impressive collection of contemporary solo cello music
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ReviewDaniel Müller-Schott: Four Visions of France
German cellist brings an international feel to collection of Gallic works
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ReviewBook review: The Sheku Kanneh-Mason Cello Collection
Janet Banks reviews the superstar cellist’s first compendium of pieces for his instrument
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ReviewCatherine Hewgill: From Darkness to Light
Russian cello sonatas receive committed and moving performances via Australia
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ReviewJohn-Henry Crawford: Dialogo
Impressive playing by young cellist fresh from competition success
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ReviewPablo Ferrández: Rachmaninoff, Falla, Granados, Casals
Soulful Spanish–Russian fusion in a highly successful mainstream debut
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ReviewRenaud Capuçon, Edgar Moreau: Saint-Saëns
Three Frenchmen play music by their countryman with charm and brilliance
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ReviewYo-Yo Ma: Songs of Comfort and Hope
Gorgeously played album of serene favourites from a masterful duo
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ReviewChristian-Pierre La Marca: Cello 360
Imaginative and varied recital that takes in the gamut of solo cello repertoire
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ReviewMatt Haimovitz: Mon Ami, Mon Amour
Plenty to enjoy in a recital that explores a wide variety of French cello music
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ReviewBook review: House of Music: Raising the Kanneh-Masons
Janet Banks reviews a memoir by the matriarh of the multitalented Kanneh-Mason household
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ReviewRaphaela Gromes: Romantic Cello Concertos
Romantic cello works yield delights in the hands of a passionate advocate
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ReviewDai Miyata: Elgar, Vaughan Williams/Matthews
Short but sweet: a convincing completion of an unfinished work
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ReviewCamille Thomas: Voice of Hope
Expansive and expressive playing in a musical journey towards hope
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ReviewOphélie Gaillard: I Colori dell’Ombra
Lyrical, colourful and dramatic album of Vivaldi’s cello concertos
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ReviewBook review: Classical Music for Children: 22 Easy Pieces for Violoncello and Piano
Janet Banks reviews a book for young players translated into English for the first time
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ReviewBrinton Averil Smith: Exiles in Paradise
Music by European composers who became Los Angeles neighbours
