Fresh-faced charm pervades this astutely curated disc…Far from a marriage of convenience, Lewis and Osborne are long-standing duo partners, complementing each other perfectly in lightly-worn virtuosity… In short, this is pure enjoyment from start to finish.

This offers not only the perfect escape from our current locked-down state but also the most sublime example of peerless pianism.

Such is the synergy between them that for most of this recital I entirely forgot that I was listening to two pianists rather than one: every shift in colour, dynamic and tempo is perfectly synchronised, and the balance throughout is similarly immaculate, with neither succumbing to the temptation to over-assert themselves when playing the supporting role.

The cover image of French Duets gives away one secret of the music the pianists Paul Lewis and Steven Osborne perform – or, rather, the way they play it: in Boaters Rowing on the Yerres by Caillebotte, two mighty rowers hold one oar each, pulling with equal weight.