Alexander Baillie, cello; John Thwaites, piano

CD1
Bridge: Cello Sonata in D minor
Delius: Cello Sonata
Ireland: Cello Sonata in G minor
CD2
Clarke: Sonata for Cello and Piano
Keys: Cello Sonata
Rubbra: Cello Sonata in G minor
Supported by the John Ireland Charitable Trust

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“Of all these fine works it’s perhaps the Ireland Sonata that wears best – a piece (it seems in this performance) written in blood, and surely among its composer’s greatest works. Somm’s recording is wonderfully immediate and almost perfectly balanced.”
A ‘5 star’ review for performance and recording
Calum MacDonald, BBC Music Magazine (September 2013)

“Six significant British cello sonatas impeccably performed.”
Ian Lace, MusicWeb International
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