Rolf KyburzNov 30
One last review to finish catching up with additions to my collection of Bach's Cello Suites: I have just added the review for Anastasia Kobekina's performance (2025, SONY Classical) to my comparison for the Cello Suite No.4 in E♭ major, BWV 1010. I'm all excited about this recording — it is simply fabulous! You find the full review (now 25 artists / 28 recordings) at
https://tinyurl.com/4u7capbk
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Rolf KyburzNov 26
Catching up with new recordings in another review on Bach's Cello Suites: Jean-Guihen Queyras (2023, harmonia mundi), and Anastasia Kobekina (2025, SONY Classical). I have just added reviews for these to my comparison for the Cello Suite No.3 in C major, BWV 1009. I'm over the moon particularly about Anastasia Kobekina's recording! You find the review (now 26 artists / 29 recordings) at
https://www.rolf-musicblog.net/bach-suite-no-3-for-cello-solo-in-c-major-bwv-1009/
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Rolf KyburzNov 16

Complementing my existing reviews of Bach's Cello Suites with the latest additions to my collection of recordings: Jean-Guihen Queyras' new recording from 2023 (harmonia mundi), and Anastasia Kobekina's set (SONY Classical) that just came out.
I have just added reviews for these to my comparison for the Cello Suite No.2 in D minor, BWV 1008. I'm all excited about these additions! You find the review (now 25 artists / 28 recordings) at
https://www.rolf-musicblog.net/bach-suite-no-2-for-cello-solo-in-d-minor-bwv-1008/

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Rolf KyburzNov 9
Two additions to my collection of recordings of Bach's six Cello Suites: Jean-Guihen Queyras' new recording from 2023 (includes video disk with the associated ballet production), and (could not resist!) Anastasia Kobekina's set that just came out. I have just added reviews for the two additions to my comparison for the Cello Suite No.1 in G major, BWV 1007. I'm all excited about these additions! You find the review (now 25 artists / 28 recordings) at
https://www.rolf-musicblog.net/bach-suite-no-1-for-cello-solo-in-g-major-bwv-1007/
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Rolf KyburzAug 1, 2023

Rewritten and expanded an early CD review: Sonatas for Harpsichord & Violin, BWV 1014-1019 — Andrew Manze & Richard Egarr (1999), Rachel Podger & Trevor Pinnock (2000), Viktoria #mullova & #ottaviodantone (2007), #isabellefaust & Kristian #bezuidenhout (2016)

https://www.rolf-musicblog.net/bach-violin-sonatas-bwv-1014-1019/

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Bach: Sonatas for Harpsichord and Violin BWV 1014 – 1019

Bach, Violin Sonatas BWV 1014 – 1019, with Manze/Egarr (1999); Podger/Pinnock (2000); Mullova/Dantone (2007), Faust/Bezuidenhout (2016)

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Rolf KyburzJul 24, 2023
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)
Blog post #649 —
https://www.rolf-musicblog.net/mendelssohn-enescu-string-octets-gringolts-meta4/
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Mendelssohn & Enescu: String Octets (Diary 2023-07-24)

Mendelssohn & Enescu String Octets—Gringolts/Meta4 relative to Emerson, Merel/Castalian Quartets (Mendelssohn), and Frang & Friends (Enescu)

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Rolf KyburzDec 6, 2022
Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D, op.61 — CD #comparison: #Batiashvili, #Busch (1942), #Faust / #Abbado, #Francescatti / #BrunoWalter, #Grumiaux, #Heifetz, #Huberman, #Jansen, #Kennedy, #Kopatchinskaja, #Kreisler (1926), #Kremer, #Menuhin / #Furtwängler (1947), #Milstein, #Mullova / #Gardiner , #Oistrakh (1952 / 1959), #Stern, #Szeryng, #Suk, #Tetzlaff / #Zinman, #Zehetmair / #Brüggen
https://www.rolf-musicblog.net/beethoven-violin-concerto-in-d-op-61/
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Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major, op.61

Beethoven Violin Concerto: Batiashvili Busch Faust Francescatti Grumiaux Heifetz Huberman Jansen Kennedy PatKop Kreisler Kremer Menuhin Milstein Mullova Oistrakh Stern Szeryng Suk Tetzlaff Zehetmair

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Rolf KyburzDec 6, 2022
Beethoven String Quartets: CD #comparison summary: #AlbanBergQuartet, #Amadeus, #ArtemisQuartet, #BrooklynRider, #BuschQuartett, #Chiaroscuso, #Emerson, #Endellion , #GuarneriQuartet, #HagenQuartett, #KuijkenQuartet, #LaSalle, #Leipziger, #MelosQuartettStuttgart, #QuartettoItaliano, #QuatuorMosaïques, #Mosaïques, #Takács
https://www.rolf-musicblog.net/beethoven-string-quartets-summary-2/
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Beethoven: String Quartets, Comparison Summary

Comparison summary, Beethoven String Quartet in comparisons with up to 15 ensembles, both traditional, as well as HIP

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Rolf KyburzDec 5, 2022
Beethoven: #Cello Sonatas — #Comparison Summary: #Casals / (#Horszowski / #Schulhof), #Fournier (#Schnabel / #Gulda / #Kempff), #Harrell / #Ashkenazy, #Isserlis / #Levin, #Maisky / #Argerich, #Perényi / #Schiff, #Queyras / #Melnikov, #Rostropovich / #Richter, #Wispelwey / (#Komen / #Lazić)
https://www.rolf-musicblog.net/beethoven-cello-sonatas-comparison-summary/
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#stevenisserlis #robertlevin #mishamaisky #marthaargerich #alexandermelnikov #paulkomen #dejanlazić
Beethoven: Works for Piano & Cello, Comparison Summary

Beethoven: Cello Sonatas — Summary for comparisons of recordings, involving: Casals/Horszowski, Casals/Schulhof, Fournier/Schnabel, Fournier/Gulda, Fournier/Kempff, Harrell/Ashkenazy, Isserlis/Levin, Maisky/Argerich, Perényi/Schiff, Queyras/Melnikov, Rostropovich/Richter, Wispelwey/Komen, Wispelwey/Lazić

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Rolf KyburzDec 5, 2022
Beethoven #Violin #Sonatas — #Comparison Summary involving #Busch / #Serkin, #Capuçon / #Braley, #Faust / #Melnikov, #Grumiaux / #Haskil, #Kremer / #Argerich, #Menuhin / #Kempff, #Mullova / #Bezuidenhout, #Oistrakh / #Oborin, #Perlman/#Argerich, #Perlman / #Ashkenazy, #Szeryng / #Rubinstein
https://www.rolf-musicblog.net/beethoven-sonatas-for-piano-violin-summary/
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Beethoven: Violin Sonatas, Comparison Summary

Beethoven: Violin Sonatas — Summary for comparisons of recordings, from historic (Busch/Serkin) to HIP (Mullova/Bezuidenhout)

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