Reviews – Page 62
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ReviewPeter Sheppard Skærved: Cowie
Captivating avian homage to Messiaen by senior British composer
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ReviewHannah Collins: Resonance Lines
Adventurous, impressive collection of contemporary solo cello music
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ReviewVadim Repin: Gubaidulina
An orchestral 90th-birthday tribute to a singular and original Russian composer
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ReviewJonah Kim: Approaching Autumn
A triumphant performance of the great central work on this solo album
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ReviewSheku Kanneh-Mason, Isata Kanneh-Mason: Muse
Exquisite playing on the Kanneh-Mason siblings’ first recording together
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ReviewTakács Quartet: Mendelssohn, Fanny Mendelssohn
Illuminating the context of love and grief within the Mendelssohns’ lives
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ReviewChiaroscuro Quartet: Beethoven
Playing full of dazzling light and shade brings fresh insight to familiar works
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Ehnes Quartet: Beethoven
The Strad Issue: January 2022 Description: The latest instalment in what is proving to be an outstanding Beethoven cycle Musicians: Ehnes Quartet Works: Beethoven: String Quartets: no. 10 op.74 ‘Harp’, no.11 op.95 ‘Serioso’ Catalogue number: ONYX 4216 Halfway in, what a Beethoven cycle this is shaping up ...
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ReviewLea Birringer: Transformation
Transformative Bach-inspired collection highlights the architecture of the music
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ReviewFrank Peter Zimmerman: Beethoven
Stylish yet sincere and focused playing in third volume from this duo
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ReviewChristian Tetzlaff: Beethoven
A duo in perfect harmony and with a shared sense of mercurial mischief
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ReviewSteven Isserlis: British Solo Cello Music
British cellist brings all his character and virtuosity to music from his homeland
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ReviewParker Quartet, Kim Kashkashian: Kurtág, Dvořák
Works by wildly contrasting composers partnered together are a revelation
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ReviewÉbène Quartet, Antoine Tamestit, Nicolas Altstaedt: ’Round Midnight
A varied and imaginative tapestry of night music, sumptuously performed
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ReviewAugustin Dumay: Mendelssohn
Exquisite Mendelssohn still sounds fresh and joyous in familiar hands
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ReviewJakob Kullberg: Remembering
Three Nordic cello concertos offer vocal textures and more light than shade
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ReviewTianwa Yang: Prokofiev
A balance of sweetness and strength makes this Prokofiev pairing stand out
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ReviewSol Gabetta, Patricia Kopatchinskaja: Sol & Pat
Two old friends are even more than the sum of their parts

























