Nash Ensemble of London — Bern, 2018-04-23

Concert review, Nash Ensemble of London @ Konservatorium Bern, 2018-04-23 — Haydn: Piano Trio No.39 in G major, Hob.XV:25, “Gipsy Trio”; Schumann: Piano Quintet in E♭ major, op.44; Elgar: Piano Quintet in A minor, op.84

Hakhnazaryan & Shevchenko — London, 2018-04-02

Concert review, Narek Hakhnazaryan & Oxana Shevchenko @ Wigmore Hall, London, 2018-04-02 — Schumann: Adagio & Allegro op.70; Brahms: Cello Sonata No.2, op.99; Tsintsadze: 5 pieces on Folk Themes; Albéniz: Asturias; Shchedrin: In the Style of Albéniz; Massenet: Méditation; Cassadó: Requiebros

CD — Biber: Violin Sonatas 1681 — Lina Tur Bonet

CD Review — Lina Tur Bonet / Musica Alchemica performing violin sonatas by Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber (1644 – 1704): sonatas I, III, V, VI from Sonatae Violino solo 1681, Sonata V, VII from Harmonia artificio-ariosa (1696). In comparison, a (partly) complementary recording by John Holloway (sonatas III, IV, VI, VII from Sonatae Violino solo 1681, unpublished sonatas Nos.81 & 84
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Bach: Suite No.2 for Cello Solo in D minor, BWV 1008

Media review — Bach: Suite No.2 for Cello Solo in D minor, BWV 1008. 24 artists / 26 complete recordings, from historic to modern to HIP: Casals (1936), Fournier (1961), Bylsma (1979), Rostropovich (1991), Bylsma (1992), ter Linden (1996), Paternoster (1998), Wispelwey (1998), Pandolfo (2000, viola da gamba), Isserlis (2005), Queyras (2007), Gaillard (2010), Wispelwey (2012), Enders (2012), Watkin (2013), Demenga (2014), Dumas (2016), Kashkashian (2017, viola), Malov (2018, violoncello da spalla), Bertrand (2019), Teichmanis (2019), Kloeckner (2020), Rignol (2020, viola da gamba), Philippe (2021), de Naverán (2021), Skalka (2020)
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Lucile Boulanger — “Solo Bach – Abel” (Diary 2024-01-02)

Review (Listening Diary) — Lucile Boulanger performing Solo works for Viola da gamba: 11 Solos by Carl Friedrich Abel (1723 – 1787), as well as the artist’s own transcriptions of solo works by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750)
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