Record Review
29th September 2018
Recording of the Week

Gramophone Magazine
October 2018
Recording of the Month

Steven Isserlis (cello) & Dénes Várjon (piano)

Chopin: Introduction and Polonaise Brillante in C, Op. 3
Franchomme: Nocturne for Cello and Piano, Op. 15 No. 1
Chopin: Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 65
Chopin: Nie ma czego trzeba (I Want What I Have Not), Op. 74 No. 13
Schubert: Sonata in A minor 'Arpeggione', D821
Schubert: Nacht und Träume, D827

"We get a real sense of give and take from the off, Isserlis and Várjon giving Chopin’s lines a pliable quality that brings them to life...Their Schubert Arpeggione is similarly thoughtful and full of details that so often pass by unnoticed...Even among Isserlis’s many fine discs, this one stands out. And if you still need convincing that the Chopin Cello Sonata is a total masterpiece, this is the recording to do it." - Gramophone Magazine October 2018