Browse: Enescu (composer), Violin & Piano Duos

A beautiful disc, this, its message one of gentle longing and nostalgia, though the playing is anything but sentimental. — Gramophone Magazine, December 2005 More…

To my ears, the opening of the Third Sonata (which begins the disc) was the auditory equivalent of love at first sight. They have the ability... to create large-scale images out of the tiny... — Fanfare, March/April 2020 More…

The Norwegian trumpeter encapsulates many moods in her choice of repertoire — Financial Times, 2nd March 2013 More…

[in the Enescu] both Kopatchinskaya and her partner Mihaela Ursuleasa [project] an instinctive feeling for the almost improvisatory musical line. Finally Ravel's Tzigane is presented not as an... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2010, 5 out of 5 stars More…

It’s all very tastefully done, if rather insubstantial. — The Guardian, 6th February 2020 More…

This duo’s rapport comes across in sparky performances. Premieres of pieces by Ysaÿe are a draw, but the Enescu sonata and Hora Unirii are a real treat and leave you feeling anything but blue. — BBC Music Magazine, May 2019, 4 out of 5 stars More…

This is a fresh, consistently stimulating account of Ravel’s sonata, all the more effective for its avoidance of special pleading..[in the finale] Tomita and Callaghan hit a groove facilitating... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2022, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Its four movements and 23-minute duration make Caprice Roumain the closest we have to an Enescu concerto, and it is fabulous. This work alone would justify the purchase of this disc. Every bit... — Fanfare, March/April 2023 More…