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Bach: The Sonatas for Harpsichord and Viola da gamba, BWV 1027 – 1029

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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Mendelssohn & Enescu: String Octets (Diary 2023-07-24)

Media Review (Listening Diary) — Gringolts Quartet and Meta4 performing Mendelssohn Octet op.20 & Enescu String Octet op.7; comparisons with Emerson String Quartet (Mendelssohn), Merel Quartet & Castalian String Quartet (Mendelssohn), and Vilde Frang & Friends (Enescu)
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Piano Recital Konstantin Scherbakov — Zurich, 2023-04-20

Concert review, ★★★★½, Konstantin Scherbakov @ Aula der Universität, Zurich, 2023-04-20 (Musik an der ETH und UZH) — Hommage à Sergei Rachmaninoff, on the Occasion of the Composer’s 150th Anniversary: Morceaux de fantaisie, op.3: Nos.1, 2, 3, 4; Morceaux de Salon op.10: Nos.2, 3, 6, 5; Études-tableaux op.33: Nos.2, 5, 7, 6; Préludes op.32: Nos.10, 11, 12; Préludes op.23: Nos.4, 5, 6, 7; Études-tableaux, op.39: Nos.5, 9; Moment Musical op.16/3; 4 Pieces (1887/1888): 3. Melody in E major
Blog post #646 — #rolfsmblog •

Piano Recital Can Çakmur — Druckerei, Baden AG, 2022-11-19

Concert review, ★★★★, Can Çakmur @ Druckerei Baden (Piano District), Baden AG, 2022-11-19 — Mozart: Sonata No.13 in B♭ major, K.333; Schubert: Sonata in A minor, D.845; Liszt: Fantasy and Fugue on the Theme B-A-C-H, S.529/2; Mitropoulos: Passacaglia, Preludio e Fuga; Busoni: Transcription of Bach’s Chorale Prelude for Organ “Ich ruf’ zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ”, BWV 639 / BV B 27/5
Blog post #633 — #rolfsmblog •

Nicolas Hodges, Baldur Brönnimann, Basel Sinfonietta — Lörrach DE, 2022-11-06

Concert review, ★★★★, Nicolas Hodges, Baldur Brönnimann, Basel Sinfonietta @ Burghof, Lörrach DE, 2022-11-06 — Ligeti: “San Francisco Polyphony” (1973/74); Mauro Hertig (*1989): “Losing the Red Queen’s Race” for Orchestra (2022); Julian Anderson (*1967): “The Stations of the Sun” (1998); Simon Steen-Andersen (*1976): Concerto for Piano, Sampler, Orchestra, and Video (2014)
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