All articles by Robin Stowell – Page 5
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Francisco Fullana: Bach’s Long Shadow
Imaginative and sometimes wild take on Bach and his solo violin legacy
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Book review: The Complete Special Edition of Bach’s Fugues for Solo Violin: Vol.1
Robin Stowell reviews the first two volumes in Biobach Music’s details edition of Bach’s fugues
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Elan Quintet: Onslow
Attractive and lyrical playing in latest volume of late Classical quintets
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Marie Stockmarr Becker: Bach
Expressive, sweet-toned playing especially in the slow movements
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Steven Isserlis: Music from Proust’s Salons
Isserlis and Shih’s Proustian programme is full of spontaneity and lyrical delight
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Ilya Gringolts: Locatelli
Gringolts and co have no problem finding their way around this maze of inventive music
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Isabelle Faust, Jean-Guihen Queyras: Beethoven
A collection of superb Beethoven performances, all in one place
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Book review: Romantic Violin Performing Practices: A Handbook
Robin Stowell reviews David Milsom’s latest volume of historical research
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Ironwood: Romantic Dreams
Period-instrument ensemble plays French repertoire with sensitivity
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Théotime Langlois de Swarte: The Mad Lover
Violin and lute duo explore music of delicious melancholy
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Book review: Jean Sibelius’s Violin Concerto
Robin Stowell reviews a comprehensive guide to one of the most important and popular concertos of the 20th century
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Viola de Hoog: Mendelssohn
Period-instrument duo shows its prowess in athletic, colourful playing
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Peter Sheppard Skærved: Schubert
A light but not lightweight approach imbues this with a sense of wonder
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Brillance Indéniable: The Virtuoso Violin in the Court of Louis XV. Alana Youssefian: Guillemain
Some brilliant playing here, though with an undeniably cautious approach
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Book review: The Viola da Gamba
Robin Stowell reviews a book released in Italian in 2010, translated into English for the first time