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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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Media review — Bach: The 6 Suites for Cello Solo, BWV 1007 – 1012 — Comparison Summary, Artist and Media Information. 24 artists / 26 complete recordings, from historic to HIP: Casals (1936–1939), 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 (2012/2013), Watkin (2013), Demenga (2014), Dumas (2016), Kashkashian (2017, viola), Malov (2018, violoncello da spalla), Bertrand (2019), Teichmanis (2019), Kloeckner (2020), Rignol (2020), Skalka (2020), Philippe (2021), de Naverán (2021)
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Media Review — J.S. Bach: The Sonatas for Viola da gamba, BWV 1027 – 1029: Jordi Savall / Ton Koopman (1977), Anner Bylsma / Bob van Asperen (1990); Lucile Boulanger / Arnaud De Pasquale (2011); includes “collateral” reviews of works included with the aforementioned CDs, such as J.C.F. Bach’s Sonata in A major, J.S. Bach’s violin sonata BWV 1023, and the Toccata No.2 in C minor, BWV 911
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Beethoven: String Quartets — summary for comparisons of recordings, involving the following ensembles: Alban Berg Quartet, Amadeus Quartet, Artemis Quartet, Brooklyn Rider, Busch Quartett, Chiaroscuso Quartet, Emerson String Quartet, Endellion String Quartet, Guarneri String Quartet, Hagen Quartett, Kuijken Quartet, LaSalle Quartet, Leipziger Streichquartett, Melos Quartett Stuttgart, Quartetto Italiano, Quatuor Mosaïques, Takács Quartet
Beethoven: Great Fugue op.133 — comparing recordings with the following ensembles: Alban Berg Quartett (1983), Amadeus Quartet (1962), Artemis Quartet (2011), Busch Chamber Players (1941), Emerson String Quartet (1997), Endellion String Quartet (2006), Guarneri String Quartet (1969), Hagen Quartett (2001), LaSalle Quartet (1972), Leipziger Streichquartett (2006), Melos Quartett (1984), Otto Klemperer/Philharmonia Orchestra (1956), Quartetto Italiano (1969), Quatuor Mosaïques (2016), Takács Quartet (2004)
Beethoven, String Quartet op.18/6 — comparing recordings with the following ensembles: Amadeus Quartet (1961), Artemis Quartet (2009), Emerson String Quartet (1996), Endellion String Quartet (1996), Guarneri String Quartet (2007), Melos Quartett (1983), Quartetto Italiano (1975), Quatuor Mosaïques (1994)