Audiophile Sound

The world of contemporary Anglo-Saxon music boasts composers who have the prerogative of applying popular modes of the past and melodic inspiration. This is confirmed by this recording that stars one of the greatest British violinists, Madeleine Mitchell, who, in addition to being a very talented artist, is also as the title reads, a “violin muse”, in the sense that she collaborates with different composers, suggesting and commissioning new compositions.

And the works presented here, for violin and piano, two violins and violin concerto by authors such as David Matthews, Geoffrey Poole, Guto Puw, Judith Weir, Michael Berkeley, Michael Nyman and Sadie Harrison, are a perfect demonstration. The result is a sound landscape in which tradition and innovation are able to coexist, showing a cornucopia of expressiveness, of well-thought out research, never separated from a very high level of expression that is not ashamed to highlight lyricism and melodic development.

Mitchell, well supported by pianist Nigel Clayton, is able to mold to the needs of the various scores, as are the violinist Cerys Jones (in a delicious duet with Mitchell) and the orchestral team.
Artistic judgement: EXCEPTIONAL
Technical judgement: EXCELLENT- EXCEPTIONAL
Andrea Bedetti (Audiophile Sound)

—Andrea Bedetti