All articles by Joanne Talbot
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ReviewThe Strad Recommends: United Strings of Europe: Hommages
A crack ensemble proves its mettle in highly varied fare
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ReviewGaspard Trio: Haydn, Beamish
A fourth volume confirms the mastery of the music and the musicians
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ReviewDanel Quartet: Prokofiev
A quartet renowned for Shostakovich turns its attention to his compatriot
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ReviewRiccardo Pes: ‘Degenerate Music’ for Cello
A lack of individuality makes for an underwhelming listen
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ReviewThe Strad Recommends: Silesian Quartet: Górecki
Mesmerising accounts of works originally written for the Kronos
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ReviewLionel Martin: Kabalevsky, Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky
A Mutter protégé impresses in a wide-ranging Russian programme
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ReviewThe Strad Recommends: Johan Dalene: Souvenirs
An intoxicating programme inspired by childhood
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ReviewJoshua Bell, Matt Haimovitz: Thomas de Hartmann Rediscovered
Two star musicians rehabilitate a neglected Ukrainian
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ReviewAdorno Quartet: Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Perceptive readings make the case for a neglected quartet byway
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ReviewRoberto Trainini: Casella, Mulè, Pizzetti, Respighi
Italian cello rarities prove a mixed affair, despite powerful characterisation
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ReviewKlenke Quartet: Erkin, Ravel, Schulhoff
An enterprising programme in which a Turkish discovery stands out
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ReviewThe Strad Recommends: Quatuor Danel: Shostakovich
A powerful new live cycle from these Shostakovich veterans
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ReviewThe Strad Recommends: Trio Zimbalist: Auerbach, Dvořák, Weinberg
Performances to sit alongside the finest in this enterprising programme
