Robin Stowell
ReviewThe Strad Recommends: Doric Quartet: Beethoven
A second volume confirms that this is a Beethoven cycle of the first quality
ReviewBook review: Luigi Boccherini: Musica Amorosa
Robin Stowell reviews Babette Kaiserkern’s treatise on the Baroque composer’s life and works, translated into English for the first time
ReviewLucile Boulanger: La Messagère
Old and new make for compelling disc-mates on an enterprising album
ReviewBennewitz Quartet: An Evening in Vienna 1784
A mythical Viennese meeting inspires a fascinating programme
ReviewČrtomir Šiškovič: Pupils of Tartini Vol.3
A passion project continues, but with questionable historical fidelity
ReviewBook review: String Virtuosi in Eighteenth-Century Naples: Culture, Power, and Music Institutions
Robin Stowell appraises Guido Olivieri’s monograph on the great players of the mid-Italian city during the Enlightenment era
ReviewJohan Dalene, Eivind Ringstad: Mozart
A Sinfonia concertante is a high point in this celebration of youthful talent
ReviewTrio 1790: Kozeluch Piano Trios Vol.4
Performances that tickle the ear, even if the content is slight
ReviewRachel Podger, Brecon Baroque: The Muses Restor’d
A thought-provoking programme from a period-instrument Pied Piper
ReviewSimone Lamsma, Candida Thompson: Pärt über Bach
A meeting of minds across the centuries in this imaginatively conceived album
ReviewLuka Faulisi: Vivaldi, Boulanger (arr.Spindler), Tchaikovsky, Trad
Vivaldi’s Seasons in a new setting proves a mixed bag
ReviewThe Strad Recommends: Viktoria Mullova: Beethoven
This winning duo stands out for its recreative flair
