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2022
Concert Review (excerpts) – November 13, 2022, Los Angeles, USA – LA Opus by David J. Brown
Classical Crossroads Concert Series – Streamed on Vimeo
« Altogether, Żeleński’s Violin Sonata was a real find, played with whole-hearted commitment and skill by the Kayaleh/Blaha duo… »
« As for the finale, (Noskowski) plunges with the merest preamble into a headlong Prestissimo that the Kayaleh/Blaha duo made into a real moto perpetuo thrill ride… »
«…Laurence Kayaleh and Bernadene Blaha thoroughly justified their choice of this rare repertoire for an entire recital rather than cozying audience ears with something more familiar, and it is good news indeed that they are going on to record this pair of almost-forgotten 19th century violin sonatas by two fine Polish composers for Naxos… »
LA Opus
by David J. Brown