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Passion and playfulness in an engaging programme from Joshua Bell

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“Bell took flight with the circus acrobatics of the finale”
Reviewed at Barbican Hall, London on 27 February 2019
Beethoven, Violin Sonata no. 4 in A minor, Op.23
Prokofiev, Violin Sonata no. 2 in D major, Op.94a
Grieg, Violin Sonata no. 2 in G major, Op.13
Schumann C., Romance in D flat major, Op.22 no.1
Brahms, Hungarian Dance no. 1 in G minor (arr. Joachim)
Wieniawski, Scherzo Tarentella for violin and piano in G minor, Op.16
Joshua Bell, Violin
Sam Haywood, Piano
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Joshua Bell and the ASMF thrill in Schumann and Brahms
****1
A snowbound evening with Joshua Bell: comfort and unease in Hamburg
***11
Daniele Rustioni makes a notable debut with the New York Philharmonic
****1
Joshua Bell's The Elements anthologizes 5 great American composers
****1
Depth and delivery: Joshua Bell and the ASMF in San Francisco
*****
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