British Works for Cello and Piano, Vol. 3

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The most stylistically striking piece is Rubbra's Sonata of 1946...The Watkins brothers, true to form, pay close attention to its rhythmic life, though they also know how to soar into beauty...[they]... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2014, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 28th Apr 2014
Catalogue No: CHAN10818
Label: Chandos
Series: British Works for Cello and Piano
Length: 59 minutes

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Rubbra: Sonata in G minor for Cello & Piano op.60

Work length22:36

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Paul Watkins, Huw Watkins
Recorded: 30 October–1 November 2013
Recording Venue: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk

I. Andante moderato

Track length8:09

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II. Vivace flessibile

Track length3:19

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III. Tema. Adagio

Track length11:08

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Rawsthorne, A: Cello Sonata in C Major

Work length14:36

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$3.90

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Paul Watkins, Huw Watkins
Recorded: 30 October–1 November 2013
Recording Venue: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk

I. Adagio

Track length4:27

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II. Adagio

Track length5:07

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III. Allegro molto

Track length5:02

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Moeran: Cello Sonata in A minor

Work length21:48

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$8.75

Paul Watkins, Huw Watkins
Recorded: 30 October–1 November 2013
Recording Venue: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk

I. Tempo moderato

Track length8:19

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II. Adagio

Track length5:40

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III. Allegro

Track length7:49

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The Watkins brothers have reached volume three in their survey of British works for cello and piano. They have already shown a true affinity for this repertoire,

Gramophone remarking that ‘[they] have all this music in their very being.’ Vol. 3 concentrates on three works written in a short period immediately after the Second World War, by three composers of very different orientation and personality. Rubbra’s Sonata in G minor, Op. 60 is profoundly influenced by polyphonic music of the sixteenth century. In the first movement the cello’s arching melodic lines develop in a contrapuntal web with the piano, reaching an optimistic climax that subsides into serene tranquillity.

E.J. Moeran considered the Sonata in A minor to be one of his finest pieces. A dark intensity pervades the work, especially in the brooding opening movement. Emerging through this dark tone, however, we hear energetic dances, moments of beautiful lyricism, and the folk music of Norfolk and Ireland that was so important to Moeran.

In contrast to the wit and polish for which Alan Rawsthorne is often known, his Cello Sonata brings to the fore a more serious musical personality. As a composer who spent much of his time composing film and incidental music, Rawsthorne relished the chance to write this work of personal, intimate expression.

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July 2014

The most stylistically striking piece is Rubbra's Sonata of 1946...The Watkins brothers, true to form, pay close attention to its rhythmic life, though they also know how to soar into beauty...[they] interact in a manner perhaps only possible with artists who shared a childhood together, cornflakes and all.

August 2014

Another superb chamber partnership (this time from two brothers), instinctively collaborative in passages of both poignancy and urgency.

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