All articles by Robin Stowell – Page 5
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ReviewIronwood: Romantic Dreams
Period-instrument ensemble plays French repertoire with sensitivity
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ReviewThéotime Langlois de Swarte: The Mad Lover
Violin and lute duo explore music of delicious melancholy
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ReviewBook 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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ReviewViola de Hoog: Mendelssohn
Period-instrument duo shows its prowess in athletic, colourful playing
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ReviewPeter Sheppard Skærved: Schubert
A light but not lightweight approach imbues this with a sense of wonder
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ReviewBrillance 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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ReviewBook review: The Viola da Gamba
Robin Stowell reviews a book released in Italian in 2010, translated into English for the first time
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ReviewBook review: Bach’s Musical Universe: The Composer and His Work
Robin Stowell reviews Christoph Wolff’s analysis of JS Bach’s works
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ReviewMirijam Contzen: Clement (Beethoven’s World)
Persuasive exploration of Beethoven’s influence on his contemporaries
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ReviewBook review: Beethoven’s String Quartet in B Flat Major op.130: Four Lectures
Robin Stowell reviews a book bringing together four lectures by musicologist Hans Keller
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ReviewPleyel Quartet Köln: Donizetti
Charming quartets from a youthful composer who became known for opera
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ReviewKitgut Quartet: ’Tis Too Late to Be Wise: String Quartets before the String Quartet
Exploring the musical roots of the nascent European string quartet
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ReviewGottfried von der Goltz: Telemann
Vividly characterful playing that is, like these sonatas, far from routine
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ReviewTamsin Waley-Cohen: CPE Bach: Complete Works for Violin and Keyboard
Deft and mellow-toned readings of late Baroque duos by Bach junior
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ReviewDmitry Sinkovsky, Il Pomo d’Oro: Virtuosissimo
Russian artist meets Italian Baroque and the result has thrilling moments
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ReviewChristophe Coin: Vivaldi
Cello concertos played with real style and virtuosity as well as logical purpose