Chopin Cello Sonata
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David Mellor’s Connoisseurs Choice (Classic FM) “Jamie Walton’s mature cello timbre and perceptiveness in matters of interpretation are winningly applied to this coupling of two 19th-century sonatas. His musical partnership with Daniel Grimwood brings special immediacy and finesse to these performances, in which Saint-Saëns’s Second Sonata asserts both lyrical sweep and dramatic tension, the more familiar Chopin Sonata sounding fresh, supple of phrasing and subtle in expressive nuance. Finely honed stylistic judgment here goes hand in hand with re-creative panache.” Telegraph 5*****, June 2011
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Walton Cello Concerto
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“Among its recent recordings, I certainly can’t think of a better one than this… Piatigorsky is essential in any Walton collection, but this new disc has earned a place there too.” Gramophone Magazine 2011
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Sonatas
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“A performance like this one is so good that it has you, for a moment, suspending disbelief” International Record Review |
Elgar Cello Concerto
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“One of the finest recordings of the Elgar.” The Telegraph
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Saint-Saëns Cello Concertos No.1 & 2
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“The finest versions of Saint-Saëns's two cello concertos that I’ve heard” Classic FM Magazine
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Rachmaninov Cello Sonata
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“This performance stands comparison with the very best.” BBC Music Magazine *****
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Shostakovich Cello Concerto No. 2
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“This new version, I am convinced—after studying it in detail over several weeks—is, overall, the finest yet put on record.” International Record Review
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