All articles by Robin Stowell – Page 2
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Book review: Beethoven: The String Quartets
Robin Stowell reviews David Vernon’s authoritative account of the chamber works of one of the world’s most famous composers
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Rachel Podger: Bach: Goldberg Variations Reimagined
An audacious rethinking of a Baroque masterpiece bears musical fruit
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The Strad Recommends: Gary Hoffman: Beethoven
A new Beethoven cycle offers a fulfilling listen
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Book review: Schubert’s String Quartets: The Teleology of Lyric Form
Robin Stowell reviews Anne M. Hyland’s musicological analysis of the composer’s 15 quartets
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Members of the Kammerakademie Potsdam: Sperger
A premiere recording shines light on a Mozart contemporary
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The Strad Recommends: Isabelle Faust, Il Giardino Armonico: Locatelli
Soulfulness and brilliance are in plentiful supply on this winning album
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Book review: Chaconne Handbook I–II
Robin Stowell reviews Márta Ábrahám’s treatise on the famed Chaconne, another in her series of discussions of Bach masterpieces
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Antonio Mostacci, Bologna Baroque: Vivaldi
Persuasive readings of a Baroque master, with colour to the fore
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Francesca Dego, Timothy Ridout, Laura van der Heijden, Federico Colli: Mozart
Powerfully characterful performances, full of panache
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The Strad Recommends: Cuarteto Casals: Bach
A spellbinding new account of Bach’s contrapuntal masterpiece
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Violinist Chouchane Siranossian: Duello d’Archi a Venezia
Some anachronistic elements mar this Baroque recital
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Neyza Copa (violin, direction): Fontana
Colourful evocations bring an Italian early Baroque composer to life
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Cristiano Contadin: Tartini Concertos and Sonatas on the Viol
Tartini in new garb, with mixed results