Reviews – Page 15
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ReviewJames Ehnes: Ysaÿe
Compelling narrative, technical genius, wit – what more could one ask for?
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Oyster Duo: Stolen Pearls
Bass and piano duo breaks the mould and excels in borrowed repertoire
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Ensemble Diderot: Sonatas for Three Violins
The Strad Issue: July 2021 Description: Radiant acoustics and pungent 17th-century harmony with an ad-libbed feel Musicians: Ensemble Diderot/Johannes Pramsohler (violin) Works: Music by Baltzar, Buonamente, Dornel, Fontana, Fux, G. Gabrieli, Hacquart, Pachelbel, Torelli, Purcell, Schmelzer and Sommer Catalogue number: AUDAX ADX13729 For this eighth release in ...
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Gabriele Pieranunzi: Paganini
Chamber music displays another side to the virtuoso violinist–composer
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Mandelring Quartet: Ravel, La Tombelle
An exploration of the Germanic roots of the French string quartet
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Fenella Humphreys: Sibelius, Josephson
A concerto with strength of spirit plus a heavenly journey postscript
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Théotime Langlois de Swarte: Proust, Le Concert Retrouvé
An exquisite musical madeleine to be enjoyed again and again
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Elan Quintet: Onslow
Attractive and lyrical playing in latest volume of late Classical quintets
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Alina Ibragimova: Paganini
Lockdown recording yields atmospheric communing between player and violin
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Aris Quartet: Beethoven, Resch
An intense, tightly wound ‘Rasumovsky’ plus expressive contemporary response
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Marie Stockmarr Becker: Bach
Expressive, sweet-toned playing especially in the slow movements
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Juilliard Quartet: Beethoven, Bartók, Dvořák
Classic quartet programme to celebrate the birthday of a refined ensemble
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Book review: The King of Violins: The Extraordinary Life of Ma Sicong, China’s Greatest Violin Virtuoso
Tully Potter reviews a biography of a renowned violinist who fell foul of Maoist China
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Book review: My Violin Needs Help!: A repair diagnostics guide for players and teachers
Celia Cobb reviews a manual that explains the basics of violin maintenance to the layperson
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Live-streamed concert review: Camerata Bern/Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin)
Peter Quantrill views the performance at Reitschule Bern, Switzerland, 27 March 2021
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Live-streamed concert review: Chiaroscuro Quartet
Tim Homfray watches the performance at London’s Wigmore Hall from the comfort of his own home on 14 April 2021
