All just my personal opinion
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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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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Concert review, ★★★★½, Sebastian Bohren & Claire Huangci @ Reformierte Kirche, Hinwil ZH, 2021-07-23 — Mozart: Violin Sonata No.18 in G major, K.301; Beethoven: Violin Sonata No.7 in C minor, op.30/2; John Cage: Nocturne (1947); Tchaikovsky: Souvenir d’un lieu cher, op.42; Ravel: Violin Sonata No.2 in G major
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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: 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)
Concert review, ★★★½, Orpheum Foundation Anniversary Concert: David Nebel, Dorukhan Doruk, Oliver Schnyder — Baden, 2020-11-07 — Beethoven: Violin Sonata No.5 in F major, op.24, “Spring Sonata”; Cello Sonata No.5 in D major, op.102/2; Piano Trio No.4 in B♭ major, op.11, “Gassenhauer Trio”
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