All articles by Tully Potter
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Arabella Steinbacher: Beethoven, Lentz
A Classical and contemporary pairing proves a partial success
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The Strad Recommends: Nicola Benedetti: Beethoven
A dynamic partnership wins over a short-measure album
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Albert Sammons: Beethoven, Coleridge-Taylor, Franck, Grieg, Ireland
Musical greatness shines through, despite abridged recordings
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Alfred Dubois: Eck, Handel, Kreisler, Vieuxtemps, Ysaÿe
A wide-ranging reissue does justice to an important Ysaÿe pupil
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Book review: The Fractured Self: Selected German Letters of the Australian-born Violinist Alma Moodie, 1918–1943
Tully Potter reviews a comprehensive collection of letters which cast light on the life and career of one of the early 20th century’s best known female violinists
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Mischa Elman: Bach, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Vivaldi
A journey down memory lane in the company of a great violinist
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Emanuel Feuermann – The RCA Album Collection
A first complete collection does justice to a cello legend
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Isolde Menges: works by Bach, Beethoven, Handel, Schubert, Vaughan Williams et al
A great British violinist is celebrated in fitting style
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Zoltán Székely: Bartók, Glazunov
A revered Hungarian violinist celebrated as soloist and chamber musician
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Joseph Szigeti: Bartók, Beethoven, Berg et al
The Berg concerto is the standout in a wide-ranging album
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Marie Soldat, Adila Fachiri: Beethoven, Spohr, Mozart, Bach, Schumann, Tovey
An enticing snapshot of two towering violinists from the past
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Book review: Quartet: How Four Women Changed the Musical World
Tully Potter reviews Leah Broad’s account of the lives of four pioneering women in music: Ethel Smyth, Rebecca Clarke, Dorothy Howell and Doreen Carwithen
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The Strad Recommends: Kathleen Parlow: Bach, Grieg, Mendelssohn etc
A treasurable reminder of a great Auer-trained violinist
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Mischa Elman: Mozart and Paganini
A complete Mozart sonata and some characterful miniatures are highlights
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Book review: Maud Powell: Pioneer American Violinist
Tully Potter reviews the second edition of this landmark biography of the legendary US violinist
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Nathan Milstein: Bruch, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky
A classic Romantic pairing finally makes it on to CD
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Wendling Quartet, Wittenberg Quartet: Mozart, Reger et al
Mozart is the star in historic recordings by two fine German quartets
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A Violin’s Life, Vol. 3: Music for the ‘Lipiński’ Stradivari
An intriguing third volume in the company of a celebrated Strad