Very imaginative programming pairs Mozart and Poulenc. The three Mozart sonatas (K.301, K.304 and K.378) include the E minor Sonata, K.304 (1778); the only violin sonata that Mozart wrote in a minor key. Esther Hoppe has a bright and exquisite tone with an endless variety of colours and a vast range of dynamics. Alasdair Beatson is Hoppe’s arti...

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From the very opening phrases Causa and Berman demonstrate an exquisitely sensitive musicianship. This is chamber music making of exceptional rarity and quality. The ensemble work is superb and the texture is wonderfully transparent. Most of the transcriptions for viola and piano are successful. Schumann’s Fantasiestücke for Clarinet & Piano...

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