ENGLISH VIOLIN DUOS Jim Aitchison, William Croft, John McCabe, David Matthews, EJ Moeran, Alan Rawsthorne Retorica (Philippa Mo, Harriet Mackenzie)
NMC: NMCD182 A welcome contribution to by a rare chamber music duo - (q.v. Sweden's Duo Gelland which plays numerous commissions). Rawsthorne's Theme and Variations is the classic; McCabe's Spielend is a fine large scale work, Matthews' small duos make an enjoyable set. This CD is carefully programmed and recommendable as something special. Peter Grahame Woolf |