Browse: Schnittke (composer), Violin & Piano Duos

Over 20 years after his death, Schnittke’s musical games are as potent and jolting as they ever were, and Hope and Botvinov take up their challenges with wonderful verve and conviction. — BBC Music Magazine, April 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…

[In the Cello Sonata] Elschenbroich and Limonov plot a daringly extreme course, their first movement more tautly conceived, the central scherzo a positive whirlwind. The finale goes to the other... — Gramophone Magazine, March 2017 More…

Dego has an expressive touch, skittering over the strings, yet finding plenty of attack in Szymanowski’s Trois Caprices. Corigliano’s Red Violin Caprices are at times spellbinding, descending... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…

By turns terse and explosive, Fullana’s compelling performance counters any criticisms that his playing sometimes lacks weight and muscularity. — Gramophone Magazine, June 2018 More…

Vukotic’s excellent sense of togetherness with Firsova shines in many of the responses in Stravinsky’s Pulcinella-derived Suite Italienne and the neat end of Schnittke’s Musica nostalgica. — BBC Music Magazine, April 2020, 3 out of 5 stars More…

This first disc by the young British Korean Joo Yeon Sir is impressive, showcasing a firm-toned, agile and fearless playing style by a violinst who is willing to take risks on unfamiliar works,... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2017, 3 out of 5 stars More…