Cello Sonatas by Shostakovich, Britten and Prokofiev
Jamie Walton
Daniel Grimwood
"This is another successful disc for a partnership that clearly enjoys playing and recording together. Their forthright style in each of these three pieces pays dividends"
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"The 1934 D minor Shostakovich sonata is among the most affecting performances I have heard since Rostropovich died …Daniel Grimwood is the intuitive accompanist.”
Norman Lebrecht, La Scena Musicale
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Jamie Walton and Daniel Grimwood continue their performance partnership with this recording of sonatas for cello and piano by Shostakovich, Britten and Prokofiev. Both Walton and Grimwood are accomplished performers who regularly work together both on disc and in concert, as well as being highly active in the wider musical world. A recent highlight for Walton is his North York Moors Chamber Music Festival (where both he and Grimwood performed), which was nominated for a Royal Philharmonic society award in 2011.
Praise for their last disc (SIGCD252) of Chopin and Saint-Saëns:
"Jamie Walton’s mature cello timbre and perceptiveness in matters of interpretation are winningly applied to this coupling of two 19th-century sonatas … Finely honed stylistic judgment here goes hand in hand with re-creative panache."
The Daily Telegraph - 5 Star Review
"There’s a combination of youthful energy and wellseasoned musicality that Jamie Walton and Daniel Grimwood thrive on here and it’s a real partnership ... Fine playing"
BBC Radio 3 – CD Review
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