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Rolf Kyburz
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#rolfsmblog — Classical music blogger: media & concert reviews @ https://rolf-musicblog.net/
Also: photography, garden, nature; Slava Ukraini! — Past: science, software, programming
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New additions to #review: Jean-Guihen #Queyras (2023, harmonia mundi), and Anastasia #Kobekina (2025 SONY Classical) that just came out: Bach, Cello Suite No.3 in C major, BWV 1009. Review at
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#rolfsmblog #jsbach #cellosuites #suite #cdcomparison #sonyclassical #harmoniamundi
Bach Cello Suites, Anastasia Kobekina (SONY Classical, 2025), CD cover Post cover image Bach Cello Suites, Jean-Guihen Queyras (harmonia mundi, 2023), CD cover
November 26, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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New additions to #review: Jean-Guihen #Queyras (2023, harmonia mundi), and Anastasia #Kobekina (2025 SONY Classical) that just came out: Bach, Cello Suite No.2 in D minor, BWV 1008. Review at
tinyurl.com/yberxzt9

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Post cover image Bach Cello Suites, Anastasia Kobekina (SONY Classical, 2025), CD cover Bach Cello Suites, Jean-Guihen Queyras (harmonia mundi, 2023), CD cover
November 16, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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I have just added reviews for 2 additions to my comparison for the Cello Suite No.1 in G major, BWV 1007: Jean-Guihen #Queyras (2023), and Anastasia #Kobekina's (2025). Review at
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Post cover image Bach Cello Suites, Jean-Guihen Queyras (2023), CD cover Bach Cello Suites, Anastasia Kobekina (2025), CD cover
November 9, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Concert review, ★★★★, Trio Concept @ Tonhalle, Zurich, 2025-09-29 — Felix #Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809 – 1847): Piano Trio No.1 in D minor, op.49, MWV Q29; Mieczysław #Weinberg (1919 – 1996): Piano Trio in A minor, op.24 (1945)
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Review at tinyurl.com/j67wk8st
Trio Concept — Tonhalle Zurich, 2025-09-29
Concert review, Trio Concept @ Zurich, 2025-09-29 — Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No.1 in D minor, op.49; Weinberg: Piano Trio in A minor, op.24
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October 11, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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CD review — F.X.W. Mozart (1791 – 1844): Piano Concerto in C major, op.14; Piano Concerto in E♭ major, op.25 — Andriy #Dragan, Musikkollegium Winterthur; #Claves Records SA
Review at tinyurl.com/mrxj8bu9
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FXW Mozart: The Piano Concertos — CD cover Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart (1791 – 1844) (blog header image)
September 1, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Here's part #4 of my large, current CD comparison project, comparing 27 recordings of Bach's Cello Suites, covering Suite No.4 for Cello Solo in E♭ major, BWV 1010, interpretations from historic to modern to HIP, at tinyurl.com/m49zcwpr
Bach Cello Suites, Pieter Wispelwey (2012), CD cover Bach Cello Suites, Jean-Guihen Queyras (2023), CD cover Bach Cello Suites, Thomas Demenga (2014), CD cover Bach Cello Suites, David Watkin (2013), CD cover
July 9, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Concert review, ★★★★★, Piano Recital Yulianna Avdeeva @ Seon, 2025-02-22 (Seetal Classics) — Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues, op.87
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Post header image (© Rolf Kyburz, all rights reserved) Yulianna Avdeeva @ Seon, 2022-02-22 (© Rolf Kyburz, all rights reserved)
March 4, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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CD review (***½) — Samuel #Ducommun: Chamber Music — Flute quartet, op.104; Sonatina for violin and piano, op.108; 4 Short Pieces for cello and piano, op58; Divertimento, op.100
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Samuel Ducommun: Chamber Music (CD Cover) Post cover image
February 18, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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#cdreview — Trio Colores: "En Couleur", works by #Saint-Saëns, #Ravel, Germaine #Tailleferre, #Debussy, and Darius #Milhaud, arranged for #mallet #percussion trio
Blog post #671 — #rolfsmblog #classicalmusic #triocolores #marimba #vibraphone #transcription
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Trio Colores: "En Couleur", CD cover Blog post cover image
February 10, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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Concert review, ★★★½, Alexey Osipov, Christoph Croisé, Oxana Shevchenko @ Villa Morillon, Bern, 2024-10-13 — Schubert: Piano Trio No.2 in E♭ major, op.100, D.929; Brahms: Piano Trio No.1 in B major, op.8
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Alexey Osipov, Christoph Croisé, Oxana Shevchenko — Bern, 2024-10-13 | Rolf's Music Blog
Concert review: Alexey Osipov, Christoph Croisé, Oxana Shevchenko @ Villa Morillon, Bern, 2024-10-13 — Schubert: Piano Trio No.2 in E♭ major, op.100, D.929; Brahms: Piano Trio No.1 in B major, op.8
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October 25, 2024 at 3:13 PM
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Here is part #3 of my ongoing, major project that compares 27 recordings of Bach's Cello Suites, covering Suite No.3 for Cello Solo in C major, BWV 1009, at tinyurl.com/4uyvw98c
Bach, Cello Suites, Pieter Wispelwey, CD cover Bach, Cello Suites, Thomas Demenga, CD cover Bach, Cello Suites, David Watkin, CD cover Bach, Cello Suites, Paolo Pandolfo (Viola da gamba), CD cover
September 15, 2024 at 7:52 PM
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Prix #Serdang 2024 for Alexandra #Dovgan @ Villa Serdang, Feldbrunnen SO, 2024-06-23 — #Rachmaninoff: #Bach Paraphrase; #Schumann: Piano Sonata #2 op.22; #Scriabin: #Piano #Sonata No.2 op.19 "Sonate-Fantaisie"
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Alexandra Dovgan — Prix Serdang 2024 (© Thomas_Entzeroth) Alexandra Dovgan — Prix Serdang 2024 (© Thomas_Entzeroth) Adrian Flury, Alexandra Dovgan, Rudolf Buchbinder — Prix Serdang 2024 (© Thomas_Entzeroth) (post header image)
July 1, 2024 at 9:09 PM
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Piano Recital Konstantin Scherbakov @ Zurich, 2024-05-17 — Mozart: Fantasia in Cm K475 — Sonata No.14 in Cm, K457 — Sonata No.11 in A, K331, "Alla turca"; Liszt: Fantasy on Mozart's "Figaro" — Réminiscences de Don Juan
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Konstantin Scherbakov @ Zurich University, 2024-05-17 (© Rolf Kyburz, all rights reserved) Konstantin Scherbakov @ Zurich University, 2024-05-17 (© Rolf Kyburz, all rights reserved) Konstantin Scherbakov @ Zurich University, 2024-05-17 (© Rolf Kyburz, all rights reserved) Konstantin Scherbakov @ Zurich University, 2024-05-17 (© Rolf Kyburz, all rights reserved)
June 9, 2024 at 11:59 PM
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Piano Recital Yundi Li @ Basel, 2024-05-14 — Mozart: Piano Sonatas #11 in A K.331, "Alla turca"; #8 A minor K.310; #14 C minor, K.457; Fantasia C minor K.475; Chopin: Nocturne #2 E♭ op.9/2
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Yundi Li, Mozart Piano Recital — Basel, 2024-05-14
Piano recital Yundi Li @ Basel, 2024-05-14 — Mozart: Piano Sonatas in A, K.331, "Alla turca"; A minor, K.310; C minor, K.457; Fantasia K.475
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June 1, 2024 at 7:05 PM
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Piano Recital Ivan Bašić @ Zurich, 2024-05-11 — Bach, Haydn, Ravel (Menuet, Jeux d'eau), Liszt (Les jeux d'eaux à la Villa d'Este — Bagatelle sans tonalité — Transcription of Wagner's Tannhäuser Overture)
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Ivan Bašić @ Zurich University, 2024-05-11 (© Rolf Kyburz, all rights reserved) Ivan Bašić @ Zurich University, 2024-05-11 (© Rolf Kyburz, all rights reserved) Ivan Bašić @ Zurich University, 2024-05-11 (© Rolf Kyburz, all rights reserved) Ivan Bašić @ Zurich University, 2024-05-11 (© Rolf Kyburz, all rights reserved)
May 27, 2024 at 8:50 PM
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Review, ★★★★½, Piano Recital Jaeden Izik-Dzurko @ Zurich, 2024-04-11 (Musik an ETHZ und UZH) — Liszt / Bach: Prelude & Fugue in A minor, BWV 543 / S.462/1; Liszt: Sonata in B minor, S.178; Rachmaninoff: Piano Sonata No.1 in D minor, op.28
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Jaeden Izik-Dzurko, Zurich, 2024-04-11 Jaeden Izik-Dzurko, Zurich, 2024-04-11 Jaeden Izik-Dzurko, Zurich, 2024-04-11 Jaeden Izik-Dzurko, Zurich, 2024-04-11
April 27, 2024 at 9:36 AM
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Lev Sivkov, Alexander Boldachev @ Zurich, 2024-04-13 — Vivaldi: Concerto in Fm, op.8/4, L'inverno (Le quattro stagioni, arr. for harp); Cassadó: Suite for Cello Solo; Schubert: Sonata for arpeggione & piano A minor, arranged for cello & harp
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Lev Sivkov, Alexander Boldachev — Zurich, 2024-04-13
Concert: Lev Sivkov, Alexander Boldachev @ Zurich, 2024-04-13 — Vivaldi: L'inverno (arr.); Cassadó: Cello Suite; Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata
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April 17, 2024 at 10:27 AM
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Concert review, ★★★★, Mikhail Pochekin @ Zurich University, Zurich, 2024-03-22 (Musik an ETHZ und UZH) — Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750): "Sei Solo" — The Sonatas and Partitas for Violin Solo, BWV 1001 – 1006
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Mikhail Pochekin (© Rolf Kyburz, all rights reserved) Mikhail Pochekin (© Rolf Kyburz, all rights reserved) Mikhail Pochekin (© Rolf Kyburz, all rights reserved) Mikhail Pochekin (© Rolf Kyburz, all rights reserved)
April 11, 2024 at 12:29 PM
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Orpheum Concert review: Probst, Sautereau, Yilan Zhao, Schnyder, Hope, ZKO @ Zurich 2024-03-19 — Mozart: Divertimento in D, K.136, Concerto for 2 pianos K.365; Bach: Concerto in Dm for 2 violins, BWV 1043; Bruch: Concerto for violin & viola, op.88
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Probst, Sautereau, Zhao, Schnyder, Hope / ZKO — Zurich, 2024-03-19
Orpheum Concert: T.Probst, J.Sautereau, Yilan Zhao, O.Schnyder, D.Hope / ZKO @ Zurich, 2024-03-19 — Double Concertos by Bach, Bruch, Mozart
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March 31, 2024 at 2:01 PM
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CD Review — Lina Tur Bonet / Musica Alchemica: H.I.F. Biber: Sonatae Violino solo 1681: I, III, V, VI; Harmonia artificio-ariosa (1696): Sonatas V, VII. Holloway / Assenbaum / Mortensen: Sonatae Violino solo 1681: III, IV, VI, VII , 2 unpublished sonatas #rolfsmblog
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Lina Tur Bonet / Musica Alchemica — CD Cover Lina Tur Bonet / Musica Alchemica — CD Cover Holloway, Assenbaum, Mortensen — CD Cover
February 29, 2024 at 9:36 PM
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Last week I finished part #2 of my ongoing project that compares (now 26) recordings of Bach's Cello Suites, covering Suite No.2 for Cello Solo in D minor, BWV 1008:
tinyurl.com/ur8zxrf5
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Pieter Wispelwey Thomas Demenga David Watkin Paolo Pandolfo
February 11, 2024 at 9:29 AM
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Claves Records: pre-release CD sets of Bach's Cello Suites: Petr Skalka (2020) & Pablo de Naverán (2021)—added to my comparison review. Comparison Summary / description:
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Suite No.1 in G major, BWV 1007:
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Pablo de Naverán, Bach Cello Suites Petr Skalka, Bach Cello Suites
January 7, 2024 at 9:07 PM
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#Review — #LucileBoulanger performing #Solo works for #Violadagamba: 11 Solos by Carl Friedrich #Abel (1723 – 1787), as well as the artist's own #transcriptions of solo works by Johann Sebastian #Bach (1685 – 1750)
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Lucile Boulanger: Solo Bach — Abel (CD cover) Blog header image
January 2, 2024 at 9:14 PM
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Isabel Villanueva, Calio Alonso @ Zurich, 2023-11-24 — #Brahms: Songs from op.105 & op.43; #Schubert: #Arpeggione Son. D.821; #Wagner: #Wesendonck Lieder; #deFalla: Suite pop. Esp.
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December 21, 2023 at 5:59 PM
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Concert & CD, #AKMIDuo (Valentine #Michaud, Akvilė #Šileikaitė) @ Lucerne, 2023-11-19 — Hindemith: Sonata in F, op.11/4; Gershwin: 3 Préludes; Schulhoff: Hot-Sonata; Kovács: Sholem-Alekhem; Albright: Sonata for Saxophone and Piano
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December 21, 2023 at 5:52 PM