Boccherini: Six Sonatas for Cello and Piano

"I had not heard of Fedor Amosov before. He studied with an array of fellow-Russian cellists, including Rostropovich, and has won several competitions. He plays with great panache, delicacy when that is called for, and has an enviable range of tone colours. Above all he is responsive to the sheer charm and melodious qualities of the music. The Korean pianist Jen-Ru Sun was also previously unknown to me, but I am very pleased to have heard her here playing as an equal partner and making the most of the opportunities that Boccherini - and, even more, Piatti - provides. With a clear recording and good leaflet notes this has been for me an exceptionally and unexpectedly enjoyable disc which I hope will be tried even by those to whom historically informed performance is normally a sine qua non when choosing recordings."
(MusicWeb Bargain of the Month Oct 2010)

Boccherini's blend of virtuosity and melancholy singing style remains to the fore in Piatti's technically demanding adaptations which, at times, differ both in the cello and keyboard realisations from modern editions of the sonatas derived from other manuscript sources.