Piano Recital Hans H. Suh — Zurich, 2023-05-12

Concert review, ★★★½, Hans H. Suh @ Aula der Universität, Zurich, 2023-05-12 (Musik an der ETH und UZH) — Works by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827): Bagatelles, op.126; Piano Sonatas Nr.8 in C minor, op.13, “Pathétique”; Piano Sonatas Nr.30 in E major, op.109; Piano Sonatas Nr.23 in F minor, op.57, “Appassionata”;
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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

Beethoven: Cello Sonata in D major, op.102/2

Comparing recordings with the following artists: Casals/Horszowski (1939), Fournier/Schnabel (1948), Fournier/Gulda (1959), Fournier/Kempff (1965), Harrell/Ashkenazy (1987), Isserlis/Levin (2012), Maisky/Argerich (1993), Perényi/Schiff (2004), Queyras/Melnikov (2013), Rostropovich/Richter (1962), Wispelwey/Komen (1991), Wispelwey/Lazić (2004)