Ireland: Violin Sonatas Nos 1 & 2; Cello Sonata | Classical CD review

Gould/Neary/Frith (Naxos)Having already recorded John Ireland's piano trios for Naxos, the members of the Gould Trio now turn their attentions individually to his sonatas. They are not perhaps works to hear in quick succession; the faded Brahmsian style (the two violin sonatas date from 1910 and 1917, the cello work from 1923) and the regulation three-movement form of each are just a little too unremarkable for that, but as these performances show, they do all have considerable virtues of their ...

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