Stephen Waarts, Diyang Mei, Julia Hagen, Sir András Schiff — Zürich, 2022-06-19

Concert review, ★★★★, Stephen Waarts, Diyang Mei, Julia Hagen, Sir András Schiff @ Tonhalle am See, Zurich, 2022-06-19 — Schumann: Märchenbilder for viola and piano, op.113; Beethoven: 7 Variations on “Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen” for piano and cello, WoO 46; Schumann: Violin Sonata No.2 in D minor, op.121; Brahms: Piano Quartet No.1 in G minor, op.25
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Schumann Quartet — Kirche St.Peter, Zurich, 2022-06-19

Concert review, ★★★★½, Schumann Quartet @ Kirche St.Peter, Zurich, 2022-06-19 — Fanny Hensel-Mendelssohn (1805 – 1847): String Quartet in E♭ major; Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809 – 1847): String Quartet No.6 in F minor, op.80, MWV R37
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Renaudin Vary, Kanneh-Mason, Reinhardt — Tonhalle Zurich, 2022-03-02

Concert review, ★★★★, Lucienne Renaudin Vary, Isata Kanneh-Mason, Ruth Reinhardt, Tonhalle Orchestra @ Tonhalle am See, Zurich, 2022-03-02 (Orpheum Foundation) — Clara Wieck (Schumann-Wieck): Piano Concerto in A minor, op.7; Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Trumpet Concerto in E♭ major (E major), WoO 1, S.49; Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Incidental Music to “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, op.61, MWV M13 (excerpts)
Blog post #601 — #rolfsmblog •

Marc Bouchkov, Claire Huangci — Basel, 2021-03-31

Marc Bouchkov, Claire Huangci (Orpheum Foundation — recording session) @ Paul Sacher Saal, Don Bosco, Basel, 2021-03-29 — Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Violin Sonata No.2 in F minor, op.4, MWV Q12 (1823) & Violin Sonata No.3 in F major, MWV Q26 (1838)
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Kitgut Quartet — St.Peter, Zurich, 2020-10-04

Concert review, ★★★★★, Kitgut Quartet @ St.Peter, Zurich, 2020-10-04 — The evolution of the string quartet from consort music by Blow, Purcell, Locke, up to Haydn’s Quartet in D major, op.71/2 — in a fascinating, truly historically informed performance
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