English Violin Duos
Retorica: Philippa Mo & Harriet Mackenzie (violins)
Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2013, Editor's Choice
Both of these works [the Moeran and the Rawsthorne] benefit, as does the recital as a whole, from superbly responsive playing by Harriet Mackenzie and Philippa Mo - who project the music's often...
English Violin Duos
Retorica: Philippa Mo & Harriet Mackenzie (violins)
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Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2013, Editor's Choice
Both of these works [the Moeran and the Rawsthorne] benefit, as does the recital as a whole, from superbly responsive playing by Harriet Mackenzie and Philippa Mo - who project the music's often...
About
Philippa and Harriet met at the Royal Academy of Music, London and discovered a shared passion for contemporary music as well as the wealth of rarely heard repertoire for two violins.
“Harriet Mackenzie and Philippa Mo are both exceptional violinists; together they have an instinctive rapport which makes them one of the most exciting duos around” David Matthews, composer
Contents and tracklist
- Retorica
- Retorica
Croft:
Sonata in B-Flat Major, Op. 3 No. 4 "To Which Is Added an Excellent Solo" (Arr. for 2 Violins)
Work length5:23
- Retorica
- Retorica
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Awards and reviews
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Gramophone MagazineApril 2013Editor's Choice
April 2013
Both of these works [the Moeran and the Rawsthorne] benefit, as does the recital as a whole, from superbly responsive playing by Harriet Mackenzie and Philippa Mo - who project the music's often intricate contrapuntal interweaving with faultless technique and unfailing insight.
12th August 2012
Bach and other composers show how much can be done with a solo violin, so it is no surprise that the violin duo, seemingly a convenience of the instrumental lesson, can yield the riches vividly displayed by Retorica...best of all is Theme and Variations (1937), by Alan Rawsthorne, a hidden-away but patent little masterpiece.
16th February 2013
There’s little that connects the works collected on this disc other than their scoring and the composers’ nationality. Which doesn’t matter a jot – the stylistic range is accordingly huge...Performances are uniformly excellent.
