Joseph Holbrooke - Violin Sonata
Recorded at Potton Hall, Suffolk, 14-16 February 2008
Jacqueline Roche (violin) & Robert Stevenson (piano), Justin Pearson (cello) & Sophia Rahman (piano)
Holbrooke is the most distinctive figure in this exploration of the byways of the English violin sonata repertory. The performances are strongly committed with the neo-classical Arthur Benjamin...
Joseph Holbrooke - Violin Sonata
Recorded at Potton Hall, Suffolk, 14-16 February 2008
Jacqueline Roche (violin) & Robert Stevenson (piano), Justin Pearson (cello) & Sophia Rahman (piano)
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Holbrooke is the most distinctive figure in this exploration of the byways of the English violin sonata repertory. The performances are strongly committed with the neo-classical Arthur Benjamin...
About
World premiere recordings.
The vibrant young violinist Jacqueline Roche, accompanied by pianist Robert Stevenson, explores two notable additions to the repertoire of twentieth century British romantic violin music in their attractive Dutton Epoch recital. Walford Davies’s big-boned four-movement Second Violin Sonata, published in 1900, and Holbrooke’s attractive and lyrical Third Violin Sonata of 1926 are commandingly played. To complete the programme comes the charming Sonata of 1925 by Cyril Rootham, and – with different artists (Justin Pearson and Sophia Rahman) – the Arthur Benjamin Cello Sonatina of 1939
Contents and tracklist
- Jacqueline Roche (violin) & Robert Stevenson (piano)
- Jacqueline Roche (violin) & Robert Stevenson (piano)
- Jacqueline Roche (violin) & Robert Stevenson (piano)
- first CD recording
- Justin Pearson (cello) & Sophia Rahman (piano)
Awards and reviews
February 2009
Holbrooke is the most distinctive figure in this exploration of the byways of the English violin sonata repertory. The performances are strongly committed with the neo-classical Arthur Benjamin Cello Sonatina providing a delightful bonus.
March 2009
These are fascinating byways of British music - pieces one never expected to hear - but with performances like these anything could happen. Some of them could even enter the mainstream.
