CD — Timothy Ridout Playing Works for Viola and Orchestra

CD review: Timothy Ridout, Jamie Phillips & Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne (OCL) performing works for viola and orchestra (Claves Records S.A., ℗ / © 2020). Compositions by Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 – 1958), Bohuslav Martinů (1890 – 1959), Paul Hindemith (1895 – 1959), and Benjamin Britten (1913 – 1976).
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CD — Izabel Markova Performing British Works for Viola

CD review: Izabel Markova (*1997) performing British Music for viola and piano (Claves Records S.A., ℗ / © 2023). Compositions by Rebecca Clarke (1886 – 1979), Benjamin Britten (1913 – 1976), and York Bowen (1884 – 1961). Piano accompaniment: Irene Puccia and Alla Belova.
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AKMI Duo (Valentine Michaud, Akvilė Šileikaitė) — Lucerne, 2023-11-19

Concert review, ★★★★½,. AKMI Duo (Valentine Michaud, Akvilė Šileikaitė) @ Der MaiHof, Lucerne, 2023-11-19 — Hindemith: Sonata for Viola and Piano No.1 in F major, op.11/4; Gershwin: Three Préludes; Schulhoff: Hot Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1930); Kovács: Sholem-Alekhem, Rov Feidman!; Albright: Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano
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Beethoven: String Quartets, Addendum

This is partly an anecdotal addition to my review of recordings of the Beethoven String quartets, partly a contribution to my collection of personal biographic notes…