All articles by Julian Haylock – Page 4
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ReviewDover Quartet: Beethoven
Beautifully judged traversal of op.18 quartets never fails to hit the mark
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ReviewAlinde Quartet: Schubert
Schubert 200th-anniversary project has a good start with inspired programming
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ReviewJan Vogler: Muhly/Helbig/Zhou
Thrilling performance of a multicultural cello concerto that straddles continents
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ReviewBook review: The Sound of Life’s Unspeakable Beauty
Julian Haylock reviews Martin Schleske’s book relating the art of violin making to a profound belief in God
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ReviewAviv Quartet, Amit Peled: Schubert
A light but not lightweight approach imbues this with a sense of wonder
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ReviewHee-Young Lim: Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev
A sensitive and poetic approach to Russian cello sonatas
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ReviewVirgil Boutellis-Taft: Incantation
Intimate and inward-looking playing perfectly suits a memorable recital programme
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ReviewTasmin Little: British Violin Sonatas Vol.3
Gloriously inventive 20th-century British music from a much-loved duo
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ReviewJulien Chauvin: Vivaldi
Beguilingly radiant playing in the latest release in Naïve’s Vivaldi series
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ReviewChiaroscuro Quartet: Haydn
Lithe and captivating playing brings all manner of light and shade to Haydn
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ReviewJames Ehnes: Beethoven
James Ehnes: Beethoven The Strad Issue: July 2020 Description: Ehnes and Amstrong score a hat-trick with Beethoven sonatas Musicians: James Ehnes (violin) Andrew Armstrong (piano) Works: Beethoven: Violin Sonatas nos.4, 5 and 8; Rondo; Six German Dances Catalogue Number: ONYX 4208 This third instalment in James Ehnes’s ...
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ReviewClare Howick: British Violin Sonatas
Gems from British composers captured by an outstanding violin and piano duo
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ReviewAntje Weithaas, Maximilian Hornung: Schumann
Wonderfully elegant and well-balanced interpretations of two concertos
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ReviewGringolts Quartet, Meta4: Mendelssohn, Enescu
Compelling performances and glorious sonority from two ensembles
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ReviewSheku Kanneh-Mason: Elgar
Young cellist steps up to the mark in this most iconic of concertos
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ReviewVilde Frang: Paganini, Schubert, Liszt, Ernst
Seductive phrasing and scintillating technique in an inspired recital
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ReviewJanet Sung: The Deeper the Blue
Janet Sung: The Deeper the Blue The Strad Issue: February 2020Description: Capturing the colour of infinity in this well-planned, thoughtful programmeMusicians: Janet Sung (violin) Simon Callaghan (piano) Britten Sinfonia/Jac van SteenWorks: Music by Vaughan Williams, Ravel, Dutilleux and HeskethCatalogue Number: SOMM CD 275 Inspired by a passage ...