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For ordinary people who are not violinists—or for violinists who may be just ordinary—imagining what talent, what dedication, what effort, what sheer will it would
Bartók’s music seems to be less popular than it was a few decades ago; at least it has been a while since major new recordings
The hypocrisy of the period performance movement is nowhere more
“French Chef” and food icon Julia Child had no patience for nonsense. When the idea of ridiculously priced, gourmet salt burst upon the market a
The back of the CD sleeve describes Martinu’s Toccata e
It took a little digging, but in fact it turns out that this “new” 2016 release of three Haydn violin concertos by Isabelle Faust actually
In 2015 pianist Alexander Melnikov, violinist Isabelle Faust, and cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras launched a cycle devoted to Schumann’s complete concertos and trios performed on period
For the Brahms violin concerto Isabelle Faust has fashioned an interpretation based on her extensive study of the performance style and instructions of Joseph Joachim
Isabelle Faust’s intimately scaled, vibratoless unaccompanied Bach may not immediately appeal to all tastes, yet the specificity, control, and utter conviction with which she conveys
This is as fine a set of Beethoven violin sonatas as has ever been recorded. It has everything: excitement, character, explosive contrasts, subtle shadings, and
