Recording reviews – Page 79
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ReviewRoby Lakatos, Dr L. Subramaniam: Peacock
A fantastic fusion album finds fertile ground between Hungary and Italy
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ReviewAlice Julien-Laferrière: Il Genio Inglese
Journey back to Restoration London in a satisfying and well-researched recital
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ReviewDaniel Hope: Hope@Home
One of the most delightful ‘socially distanced’ albums you’ll hear this year
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ReviewCalidore Quartet: Babel
Quartet music from three centuries comes together in a breathtaking disc
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ReviewAlinde Quartet: Schubert
Schubert 200th-anniversary project has a good start with inspired programming
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ReviewFriedemann Eichhorn: Say
Turkish pianist-turned-composer shows his talent in writing for the violin
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ReviewJan Vogler: Muhly/Helbig/Zhou
Thrilling performance of a multicultural cello concerto that straddles continents
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ReviewJacques Thibaud String Trio: Mozart
THE STRAD RECOMMENDS The Strad Issue: November 2020 Description: Trio’s pitch-perfect approach to Mozart yields many delights Musicians: Jacques Thibaud String Trio Works: Mozart: Complete String Trios Catalogue number: AUDITE 97773 The Jacques Thibaud String Trio has Mozart’s E flat major Trio K563 down to the finest ...
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ReviewViola de Hoog: Mendelssohn
Period-instrument duo shows its prowess in athletic, colourful playing
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ReviewGoldner Quartet: D’Erlanger, Dunhill
Tobacco and banking dynasties are the unlikely sources for two distinct voices
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ReviewDai Miyata: Elgar, Vaughan Williams/Matthews
Short but sweet: a convincing completion of an unfinished work
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ReviewKian Soltani, Staatskapelle Berlin: Dvořák
Musicianship and intellect combine in tasteful, captivating performances
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ReviewJupiter Quartet: Metamorphosis
Intensity of approach is bewitching in Ligeti but takes Beethoven to the edge
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ReviewFestival review: Hitzacker Summer Music Days
In spite of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Hitzacker Summer Music Days festival (1–9 August), took place as planned. Carlos María Solare reports
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ReviewConcert review: Anne Søe (violin) Malin William-Olsson (violin) Mina Fred (viola) Tobias Van Der Pals (cello)
Andrew Mellor reviews one of the first concerts to take place in Copenhagen, Denmark, since the lockdown
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ReviewBook review: Diabolus in Musica: A Story of Niccolo Paganini
Julian Haylock reviews an unproduced screenplay of the 19th-century violinist’s life, now published in book form
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ReviewBook review: Violin Star Theory
Celia Cobb reviews the latest from Kathy and David Blackwell, published by the UK’s ABRSM examining board
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ReviewBook review: A Festival of Violin and Fiddle Styles: For Violin
Anne Inglis reviews a compilation of folk fiddling methods by the prolific Julie Lyonn Lieberman
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ReviewÉbène Quartet: Beethoven Around the World
Exploring the Ébène Quartet’s recordings of Beethoven’s complete oeuvre, Julian Haylock finds himself in a marvellous sonic landscape of intensity and variety
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ReviewLa Serenissima/Adrian Chandler: Extra Time
La Serenissima scores with time to spare in an album of previously unheard bonus tracks
