All articles by Robin Stowell
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ReviewBook review: Hungarian ‘Gypsy-Band’ Music in Vienna, 1850–1914: The Csárdás Craze
Robin Stowell reads Jon Banks’s history of the rise of Romani music in 19th-century Vienna
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ReviewBook review: A Cultural History of the Violin in Nineteenth-Century London: From Instrument to Art
Robin Stowell reads Tom Wilder’s socio-economic analysis of the violin’s status as a cultural artefact throughout the Victorian era
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ReviewRonan Kernoa: Bach: The Cello Suites on Six Different Instruments
An original take on these much-recorded suites pays dividends
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ReviewGli Incogniti: Bach from Italy: The Vivaldi & Marcello Influences
Some beautiful playing is marred by a propensity for speed
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ReviewBook review: Re-Reading the Beethoven Violin Sonatas
Robin Stowell reads pianist Daniel Tong’s detailed analysis of Beethoven’s ten sonatas for piano and violin
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ReviewThe Strad Recommends: Rachel Podger: Just Biber
Imagination and period-instrument flair are held in perfect accord
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ReviewSophie Gent, Kathleen Kajioka: Albinoni, Bach, Telemann
Ensemble players step into the spotlight, to delightful effect
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ReviewBook review: Robert Schumann’s Leipzig Chamber Works: Music in the Great Stream of Time
Robin Stowell reviews Julie Hedges Brown’s study of Schumann’s three string quartets op.41, Piano Quintet op.44 and Piano Quartet op.47
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ReviewTobias Feldmann: Mozart’s Journey to Paris
A period-instrument authority makes a strong case for Mozart
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ReviewFederico Guglielmo: Vivaldi Violin Concertos ‘Per Pisendel’
Affection and virtuosity combine to masterly effect
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ReviewThe Strad Recommends: Alison Luthmers: Roman
Thrilling solo violin adventures from the father of Swedish music
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ReviewUrsina Maria Braun: Beethoven, Schubert, Voříšek
An imaginary Viennese salon concert proves a mixed affair
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ReviewSchuppanzigh Quartet: Beethoven, Rode
A period-instrument quartet shines a light on lesser-known repertoire
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