All Magazine articles – Page 76
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ReviewPatricia Kopatchinskaja, Sol Gabetta: Plaisirs Illuminés
Breathtaking vividness and attention to detail illuminate this collection
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ReviewSignum Quartet, Tanja Tetzlaff: Tüür
Baltic composer’s music yields heartfelt and often astonishingly good moments
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ReviewDante, Endellion Quartets: Stanford
Hybrid ensemble presents some rare gems and a debut recording
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ReviewMarc Coppey: Shostakovich
Fierce playing captures all the brilliance and brutality of Shostakovich’s music
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ReviewAriadne Daskalakis: Schubert
The second and final instalment of period-instrument Schubert is a delight
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ReviewBritish Music For Strings I
Welcome start to a new series of 20th-century British string music
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ReviewNing Feng: Paganini
Stunning virtuosity from a violinist who holds a musical universe in his hands
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ReviewJennifer Koh: Mythologies
Contemporary composer symphonic showcase that’s full of electric energy
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ReviewEnsemble Diderot: The Berlin Album
Flair and flamboyance characterise a musical collection from the German city
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ReviewRaphaël Pidoux: Beethoven, Pleyel/Baudiot
Stylish and capably executed cello sonatas, if missing some magic
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ReviewIronwood: Romantic Dreams
Period-instrument ensemble plays French repertoire with sensitivity
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Premium ❘ FeatureLutherie Dynasties: a family affair
In this globalised era, there are still many families that keep up their strong lutherie traditions, with parents passing on their secrets and skills to the next generation. Peter Somerford asks how such formative influences can affect their craft, for better or for worse
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Premium ❘ FeatureOrchestral Tricks: in plain sight
Gerald Elias has spent many years as a professional orchestral violinist – in the Boston SO and Utah Symphony – and has been music director of Salt Lake City’s Vivaldi by Candlelight chamber orchestra since 2004. Here he explores some of the universal challenges faced by orchestral string players which ...
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Premium ❘ FeatureSession Report: in good time
The Engegård Quartet’s third album of Mozart string quartets was all about timing – from allowing enough space between learning and recording the works, to faithfully honouring the composer’s tempo markings – as Andrew Mellor discovers
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Premium ❘ FeatureLutherie in China: the enterprise system
China has become a world leader in stringed instrument making, based on a system of bulk production combined with respect for craftsmanship. Sisi Ye speaks to the heads of manufacturing firms in Pinggu, Queshan and Huangqiao to learn more
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ReviewConcert review: Heath Quartet
Edward Bhesania finds much to admire in a live-streamed performance from London’s Wigmore Hall on 30 November 2020
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ReviewConcert review: Berlin Philharmonic Quartets
Peter Quantrill hears a series of live-streamed concerts from the Berlin Philharmonie on 14 December
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ReviewConcert review: Jack Liebeck (violin) Katya Apekisheva (piano)
Tim Homfray hears a live-streamed performance from London’s Wigmore Hall on 14 December 2020
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ReviewConcert review: Gil Shaham
Leah Hollingsworth hears the soloist play at People’s Symphony Concerts, New York, on 13 December 2020
