... a deeply thoughtful performance of Elgar’s Violin Sonata, combining emotional power with wistful delicacy, enriched with that subtle mix of light and shade, boldness and restraint that makes the work such an endlessly fascinating subject for interpretation.
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH
James Ehnes and pianist Eduard Laurel premiered an intriguing work by the American composer Aaron Jay Kernis called Two Movements (with Bells). The bells were well hidden in the piano texture, but the piece was superbly crafted, rhythmically charged and full of surging, sometimes angry emotion, even if its thematic ideas were a bit grey and unmemorable.
THE TIMES
What you said:
Mary Weber Where are the Ehnes and Laurel, if I try to listen all I can hear is lovely Choral Music
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Graham What a lovely performance. The Elgar particularly was a very "coherent" interpretation - when other performers can tend to lose their way a little.
Dandi Unable to listen to program which has not been posted.
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