Review
The watkins duo sound convincingly on Martinu's wavelength from the first bar of the first sonata.An excellent disc and the best of the commercially available sets. Gramophone Recommends --Gramophone,Aug 2010
These excellantly-recorded performances are striking throughout.There is a strong sense of ensemble at every stage,but beyond this,the performers have an instinctive grasp of the often mercurial dynamics of this music,notably their impressive negotiation of the third Sonata's volatile movement.Indeed ,all of the sonatas have a strong sense of authenticity,coupled with a real feeling for the composer's development process which at no point tips over into the routinely motoric. Performance***** Recording**** --BBC Music Magazine,August 2010
