Viola Sonatas & Trio

"All three scores were recorded by Hyperion at St. Paul's School in London and the engineers have closely caught the players in a slightly cramped acoustic, revealing some over-bright forte passages. The booklet notes from Brahms biographer Malcolm MacDonald are as authoritative as we have come to expect. In short this is an excellently performed recording of three attractive Brahms chamber scores."
(MusicWeb May 2007)

'It is hard to remember, when listening to this superb disc, that the three works, Brahms's last, were written with the clarinet in mind. Power is among the most persuasive instrumentalists of our day, and, with his unremitting eloquence, could make you believe the viola was a trombone, but his communicativeness is a matter of the deepest feeling. The andante un poco adagio movement of the F minor sonata is infinitely touching, with a pathos that seems to go to the viola's heart, though the stocism, defiance and even exuberance with which the persuasive wistfulness of these works is contrasted are just as authentically rendered' (Sunday Times)