Recording Reviews – Page 24
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Rosanne Philippens: Haydn, Stravinsky
Innately musical playing of Haydn concertos peppered with Stravinsky
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ARC Ensemble: Klebanov
Ukrainian composer’s quartets are an important addition to the repertoire
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Christoph Croisé: The Solo Album
Virtuoso and dramatic exploration of a century of solo cello music
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Engegård Quartet: Mozart
Elegant, understated yet sparkling playing of Mozart’s ‘Haydn’ quartets
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Silesian Quartet: Penderecki
Emotional and committed retrospective of 20th-century composer’s string quartets
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Eliot Quartet: Thème Russe
Quartet celebrates folk connections with luminous finesse and a spicy kick
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Escher Quartet: Barber, Ives
American quartets receive wonderfully striking and immediate interpretations
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Timothy Ridout: A Poet’s Love
Song transcriptions that delightfully channel the viola’s inner poet
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Catherine Hewgill: From Darkness to Light
Russian cello sonatas receive committed and moving performances via Australia
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Rick Stotijn: Back to Stockhome
Brave and convincing performances of new music for double bass
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Ilya Gringolts: Ciaccona
Striking collection of solo chaconnes demands the listener’s full attention
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Vilnius Quartet: Karnavičius
Early 20th-century Lithuanian quartets are worth hearing if not world-changing