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Rarely can two works that share the one opus number have hailed from such different musical worlds, in the case of Enescu's two cello sonatas as the comfort zone of full-bodied Romanticism and... — Gramophone Magazine, June 2014 More…

In a hypnotic account of the Third Sonata, Azoitei and Stan demonstrate complete empathy with the quasi-improvisatory nature of the writing. Superb playing also in the Brahmsian First Sonata. — BBC Music Magazine, February 2009, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Like Béla Bartók, Romanian composer-violinist- pianist George Enescu wrote violin music from a fairly early age, even earlier in fact: both the Ballade and Tarantella that feature on the second... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

These wonderful two discs underline Enescu's pedigree as a composer, with Azoitei and Stan showing innate understanding not just of the large-scale works, but also the rarely-heard miniatures. — BBC Music Magazine, September 2014, 4 out of 5 stars More…