All articles by Robin Stowell – Page 4
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Rachel Podger: Beethoven
Spontaneity and intelligence as a Baroque giant explores new territory
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Črtomir Šiškovič: Pupils of Tartini Vol.2
A long-awaited second volume exploring the legacy of Tartini
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Adrian Butterfield: Leclair
Stylish period-instrument advocacy of this founder of the French violin school
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Book review: Music, Dance and Franco-Italian Cultural Exchange c.1700
Robin Stowell reviews Dona Fader’s latest publication, on the life and career of French Baroque composer Michel Pignolet de Montéclair
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Fretwork: Matthew Locke: The Flat Consort
A fitting 400th birthday present for this master of the viol consort
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Gil Shaham: Mozart
A fascinating encounter between old-world opulence and modern musicianship
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Théotime Langlois de Swarte: Générations
Confidence and style underpin this exploration of Vivaldian cross-currents
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Bojan Čičić: Pyrotechnia: Fire & Fury from 18th-Century Italy
Deliciously flamboyant and fiery Baroque violin concertos
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Attacca Quartet: Of All Joys
There’s joy to be found in this collection of sombre and thoughtful works
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Le Consort: Specchio Veneziano
Vivaldi is reflected back through his contemporaries’ music in stylish album
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Dudok Quartet Amsterdam: Brahms
Brahms on gut strings presents a more supple, slimline side to the composer
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Yury Revich, Libor Ježek: Saint-Georges
Engaging music in performances that don’t quite take flight
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Book and sheet music review: Beethoven String Quartet op.131
Robin Stowell reviews both a new Bärenreiter urtext edition of the work, and a book-length commentary on the piece by Nancy November
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Rosanne Philippens: Haydn, Stravinsky
Innately musical playing of Haydn concertos peppered with Stravinsky
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Ilya Gringolts: Ciaccona
Striking collection of solo chaconnes demands the listener’s full attention