Bomsori Kim & Thomas Hoppe — Zurich, 2022-03-04

Concert review, ★★★★, Bomsori Kim & Thomas Hoppe @ Tonhalle am See, Zurich, 2022-03-04 — Beethoven: Violin Sonata No.5 in F major, op.24, “Spring Sonata”; Szymanowski: Nocturne and Tarantella, op.28; Fauré: Violin Sonata No.1 in A major, op.13; Wieniawski: Fantaisie brillante sur des motifs de l’opéra “Faust” de Gounod, op.20
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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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Beethoven: Violin Sonata No.9 in A major, op.47, “Kreutzer”

Beethoven: Sonata for Piano and Violin No.9 in A major, op.47, “Kreutzer Sonata” — comparing 12 recordings: Busch/Serkin (1941), Capuçon/Braley (2009), Faust/Melnikov (2008), Grumiaux/Haskil (1957), Kremer/Argerich (1995), Menuhin/Kempff (1970), Mullova/Bezuidenhout (2009), Oistrakh/Oborin (1962), Perlman/Ashkenazy (1975), Perlman/Argerich (1998), Szeryng/Rubinstein (1958), Tur Bonet/Vişovan (2020)

Beethoven: Violin Sonata No.10 in G major, op.96, “The Cockcrow”

Beethoven: Sonata for Piano and Violin No.10 in G major, op.96, “The Cockcrow” — comparing 8 recordings: Capuçon/Braley (2009), Faust/Melnikov (2008), Grumiaux/Haskil (1957), Kremer/Argerich (1995), Menuhin/Kempff (1970), Oistrakh/Oborin (1962), Perlman/Ashkenazy (1975), Tur Bonet/Vişovan (2020)

CD — Silke Aichhorn: «Miniaturen 4» for Harp

CD Review: “Miniaturen 4” — German harpist Silke Aichhorn performing original compositions and transcriptions by Gillmann, Oberthür / Beethoven, Brahms, Stölzel / Bach, Weiss, Thomas, Pierné, Godefroid, Parish-Alvars, Glinka, Akyol, Williams, and Bach

Pinchas Zukerman, Lahav Shani / Rotterdam Philharmonic — Zurich, 2018-10-25

Concert review, Pinchas Zukerman, Lahav Shani / Rotterdam Philharmonic — Zurich, 2018-10-25 — Bloch: “Hiver – Printemps”, deux poèmes pour orchestre; Bruch: Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor, op.26; Brahms: Symphony No.4 in E minor, op.98; pre-concert: Anton Mecht Spronk and Petya Mihneva playing the Cello Sonata in C major by Prokofiev