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Review: Elgar – Violin Concerto – Nicola Benedetti
Nicola Benedetti perform Elgar's Violin Concerto with the London Philharmonic under Vladimir Jurowski.
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Tchaikovsky – A beginners Guide
Where to start when you want to get to know the music of Tchaikovsky, one of the leading figures in the late Romantic era? Here are 10 pieces…
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Review: Korngold – Violin Concerto, Sextet – Haveron, Wilson
Violinist Andrew Haveron performs Korngold's Violin Concerto with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra under John Wilson, with the Sextet Op. 10.
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Review: Brahms, Schoenberg – Violin Concertos – Jack Liebeck
Violinist Jack Liebeck perform Schoenberg's and Brahms' Violin Concertos, with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Andrew Gourlay.
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Review: Grieg – Violin Sonatas – Hemsing, Trpčeski
Violinist Eldbjørg Hemsing and pianist Simon Trpčeski perform the complete Violin Sonatas by Edvard Grieg.
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Review: “Incantation” – Virgil Boutellis-Taft, Violin
Violinist Virgil Boutellis-Taft presents works by Tchaikovsky, Saint-Saëns, Bruch, Chausson and Bloch.
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Review: “Belle Epoque” – Daniel Hope, Violin
Violinist Daniel Hope in a new album with diverse program of romanticism to modernism, with the Zürcher Kammerorchester and a cast of fellow musicians.
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Review: Tchaikovsky, Barber Violin Concertos – Johan Dalene
On his debut recording for BIS, violinist Johan Dalene plays Tchaikovsky and Barber's Violin Concertos with Norrköping Symphony Orchestra and Daniel Blendulf.
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Review: Vilde Frang and Michail Lifits Play Paganini and Schubert
Vilde Frang and Michail Lifits perform virtuosic pieces for violin along with the Fantasied D. 394 and Rondo D.895 by Schubert.
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Review: Bach – Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin – Thomas Zehetmair
In this new survey for ECM, Thomas Zehetmair returns to the complete Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin, this time on period instruments (2019).