
First published in 1815, Pierre Rode’s 24 Caprices are pillars of violin pedagogy. Fortunately, strong musical interest complements the work’s comprehensive didactic agenda. For this
General music lovers know the name Rodolphe Kreutzer (1766-1831) as dedicatee of Beethoven’s famous Op. 47 sonata. However, violinists invariably associate Kreutzer with his 42
Last time I checked, Vivaldi’s Op. 3 contained 12 concertos, but this recording, whose front-cover title “L’ESTRO ARMONICO” clearly suggests we’re getting the whole set,
Two of Elizabeth Wallfisch’s very first offerings for Hyperion were recitals of Giuseppe Tartini’s violin sonatas, both recorded in 1991. Here, 12 years on, Wallfisch
Simply put, if you enjoy 18th-century violin music, you’ll find an hour of pure pleasure listening to this expertly played program of unusual, rarely heard
Violinist Elizabeth Wallfisch’s disc of solo violin repertoire from the 17th century is an unusual and mostly interesting mix that includes Biber’s G minor Passacaglia,
The British trio Convivium offers welcome new performances of Dietrich Buxtehude’s Op. 1 sonatas, works that are increasingly gaining the recognition and recorded attention they’ve