Clarke, Rebecca - Rhapsody for Cello & Piano

This is a fascinating quartet of cello-piano duos spanning a period of seismic shifts in music…[Smyth’s] debt to Mendelssohn and Brahms is palpable, but this is highly intuitive writing for... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2020, 3 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording)More…

There’s a visionary grandeur to [the Rhapsody], a sonata in all but name. In comparison to the restless modality of her Viola Sonata. It’s not only case on a bigger canvas but is also harmonically... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2016, 4 out of 5 starsMore…