Bach: “Sei Solo” — Sonata No.1 in G minor for Violin Solo, BWV 1001

Media review — Bach: Sonata No.1 in G minor for Violin Solo, BWV 1001 — a comparison of 25 artists / 26 recordings, from historic to HIP: with Kreisler (1926), Menuhin (1936), Szigeti (1956), Grumiaux (1961), Szeryng (1967), Kremer (1980), Zehetmair (1982), Schröder (1985), Paternoster (1995, cello), Huggett (1997), Podger (1999), Kremer (2002), Tetzlaff (2005), Mullova (2008), Baráti (2009), Ibragimova (2009), Khachatryan (2009), Beyer (2011), Pietsch (2011), Busch (2012), Faust (2012), Carmignola (2018), Pochekin (2018), Aldemir (2019, viola), Cotik (2019), Hadelich (2020)
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Bach: “Sei Solo”, Sonatas and Partitas for Violin Solo — Comparison Summary

Media review — Bach: The Sonatas and Partitas for Violin Solo (Sei Solo) BWV 1001-1006 — Comparison Summary, Artist and Media Information. 26 artists / 28 recordings, from historic to HIP: Kreisler (1926), Menuhin (1936), Szigeti (1956), Grumiaux (1961), Szeryng (1967), Kremer (1980), Zehetmair (1982), Schröder (1985), Paternoster (1995, cello), Huggett (1997), Podger (1999), Kremer (2002), Tetzlaff (2005), Mullova (2008), Baráti (2009), Faust (2009), Ibragimova (2009), Khachatryan (2009), Beyer (2011), Pietsch (2011), Busch (2012), Faust (2012), Bohren (2017), Carmignola (2018), Pochekin (2018), Aldemir (2019, viola), Cotik (2019), Hadelich (2020)
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Bomsori Kim, Michail Lifits — Lucerne, 2019-09-10

Concert review, ★★★★, Bomsori Kim & Michail Lifits @ Lukaskirche, Lucerne, 2019-09-10 (Lucerne Festival, Debut Series) — Schumann: Violin Sonata No.1 in A minor, op.105; Sibelius: 6 Pieces for Violin and Piano, op.79 (3 Pieces); Prokofiev: Violin Sonata No.2 in D major, op.94bis; Waxman: Carmen Fantasie
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Sebastian Bohren — Windisch AG, 2019-04-21

Blog post #487 — Concert review, ★★★★, Sebastian Bohren @ Reformed Church, Windisch AG, 2019-04-21 — Bach : Sonata No.1 for Violin solo in G minor, BWV 1001; Bach: Sonata No.2 for Violin solo in A minor, BWV 1003;
Ysaÿe: Sonata for Solo Violin in D minor, op.27/3, “Ballade”; Paganini: Capricci No.13 in B♭ major, “Le Rire du Diable” & No.24 in A minor (Theme and Variations)
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Vibrato, or Not To Vibrate? A Reflection

Vibrato, or Not To Vibrate? Personal reflections about the use (or rather: the non-use) of vibrato, primarily from a listener’s perspective, in the context of “historically informed” performances. The listener’s (and performer’s) potential difficulties and advantages with either option. Also: touching on related issues, such as portamento, glissando

Ysaÿe: 6 Solo Sonatas op.27 (Diary 2017-12-29)

A short review with a brief comparison of several recordings of the six Sonatas for Solo Violin, op.27 by Eugène Ysaÿe (1858 – 1931), featuring recordings by Oscar Shumsky (1982), Frank Peter Zimmerman (1994), Thomas Zehetmair (2002), and Kristóf Baráti (2013), and a brief outlook to further recordings.