Discography
Beethoven Plus, Vol.1
Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A
Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G
Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano in F
Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G
Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano in Eflat
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Beethoven Plus, Vol.2
Kurt Schwertsik: Unterwegs nach Heiligenstadt
Beethoven: Sonata in A major, Op. 30 No. 1
Sonata in A major, Op.47 “Kreutzer”
Beethoven: Sonata in C minor, Op. 30 No. 2
David Matthews: Sonatina, Op. 128*
Beethoven: Sonata in G major, Op. 96
“It’s an elegant idea, and it has paid off. … aside from being very winning in its own right, Kurt Schwertsik’s Unterwegs nach Heiligenstadt prepared the way for Op. 30 No. 1 so effectively that I genuinely found myself listening to the Beethoven with new ears. Matthew Taylor’s Tarantella Furiosa emerges compellingly… David Matthews’s Sonatina… [is] so rich, touching and tuneful… a delicate balance between depth and playfulness that’s hard too beat amongs contemporary [Beethoven] versions, and the rapport between the players is clear right from the start. For live recordings, the sound quality is outstanding.” — Stephen Johnson, BBC Music Magazine Five-Star Review
The Leipzig Circle, Vol.1
Mendelssohn: Piano Trio in D Minor
Schumann: Piano Trio No.1 in D Minor
Clara Schumann: Three Romances
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Romanza
Deux-Elles
Fauré: Violin Sonata No. 1 in A major, Op.
13
Romance in B flat major for violin & piano,
Op. 28
Matthews, D: Adonis, Op.105
Aria for Violin and Piano, Op. 41
Romanza for Violin and Piano, Op. 119a
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"The coupling of
David Matthews and Fauré on Sara Trickey’s
new CD is inspired: there are many echoes of
the earlier composer in the later. She and
Daniel Tong deliver the works of both in
highly accomplished performances that
combine passion with poise, to memorably
poignant effect."
Barry Millington
Chief Music Critic, Evening Standard
Works
for Cello and Piano by Brahms and Schumann
Resonus
Brahms: Sonatas in E minor and F
Schumann: Funf Stucke im Volkston
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"This is one of those rewarding
recordings that makes you totally reassess
music from the mainstream repertoire. Robin
Michael’s gut-strung cello is softly
sonorous, a perfect match for Daniel Tong's
masterly pianism on an 1897 Blüthner ...The
playing is virtuosic but the sound world is
subtly shaded, almost restrained, and
recreates the atmosphere of an intimate
recital in a tasteful 19th-century drawing
room. Recommended."
Stephen Pritchard, The Guardian
Dvorak
Piano Quartets
Champs Hill
Piano Quartet No1 in D Major
Piano Quartet No2 in Eb Major
CD Released Nov 2015
"The players succeed unerringly… This is
first rate reflective chamber music" *****
(BBC Music Magazine)
"... Consistently sound musical
judgement. The slow movement is a model of
touchingly sincere expression… An excellent
CD."
(Gramophone)
"The London Bridge Trio and viola player
Gary Pomeroy capture perfectly the diverse
qualities of these wonderful pieces,
revelling in their Czech folk music
influences in bravura displays of passion
and commitment."
(The Guardian)
Schubert
Piano Works
Quartz
Piano Sonata no. 20 in A major, D959
Six Moment Musicaux, D780
CD Released Oct 2012
"The sheer full-blooded refinement of
the playing"
BBC Music Magazine, Jeremy Siepmann
(1 Apr, 2013)
Perhaps the first thing that strikes one on hearing this release is the quality of the pianism. Not its dazzling virtuosity (with the sole possible exception of the Wanderer Fantasy, Schubert never gives house room to the show-off) but the sheer full-blooded refinement of the playing. In an age when pianistic elegance and colouristic resource would seem to be in decline – certainly at international piano competitions – it’s always a blessed relief to hear an artist with Daniel Tong’s self-evident love and understanding of the instrument. At no time is there a hint of stridency, yet there is never any want of size. Nor at the other end of the dynamic spectrum do we hear that tonal anaemia so often confused with a true pianissimo.
Faure Piano Quintet no 2,
La Bonne Chanson
etc.
LBE's latest release for Sonimage features two
late chamber works by Gabriel Faure; the
second piano quintet and the piano trio as
well as his ecstatic cycle, La Bonne
Chanson, which feature's Ivan Ludlow, the
ensemble's baritone. We are joined by two
guests - violinist Matthew Truscott and bass
player Graham Mitchell.
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Bridge
Quintet
(nominated for Gramophone Award)
"The best known pieces here are the
‘Pensiero’ and the ‘Allegro Appassionato’
for viola and piano, which are given
beautiful dark readings by Tom Dunn and
Daniel Tong, and the light and lyrical
‘Spring Song’ which is played exquisitely by
cellist Kate Gould."
American Record Guide 2010
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Schumann
Live Recording of Chamber Music and Song
"The young ensemble, whose name alludes not
only to their base, but to their desire to
bridge the gap between chamber music and
song, and to their admired composer Frank
Bridge, perform superbly."
Paul Driver, Sunday Times 2011
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Frank
Bridge - Songs and Chamber Music
‘The quality of playing and recording here,
not to mention Giles Easterbrook’s
informative booklet note, is such that this
disc deserves an enthusiastic
recommendation.’
International Record Review 2008
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Schubert
Sonatinas and Rondo
Champs Hill Records CHRCD080
Sara Trickey, Daniel Tong & Callino Quartet
Schubert Violin Sonatas in D Major, A Minor
and G Minor, Rondo for violin and strings.
CD Released Mar 2014
"These are first-rate players, and these
readings are delightful and satisfying"
American Record Guide, Elaine Fine
The three early Schubert sonatas
were named “sonatinas” in Diabelli’s 1836
posthumous publication (20 years after
Schubert wrote them and 8 years after he
died). They are accessible to violinists
with a basic technique, but their musical
demands require first-rate players. These
are first-rate players, and these readings
are delightful and satisfying because
Trickey and Tong know how to regulate and
manipulate the very long phrases. Tong, a
British pianist who founded the London
Bridge Ensemble, has the kind of singing
tone that is absolutely necessary for these
pieces. Sara Trickey is one of the most
prominent young violin soloists in London
and an excellent chamber music player.
Schubert’s Rondo, also from 1816, did not
see publication until 1897. It is most
familiar as a piece for violin and string
orchestra, but Trickey plays it with a
string quartet, the way it was originally
published, with the cello as the lowest
voice. The notes suggest that the solo
violin part might have been intended for the
violinist (and sometimes bassoonist) Otto
Hatwig, but it is also likely that Franz
Schubert wrote the violin part for his
brother Ferdinand to play with the family
string quartet. It is great to hear the
Rondo in its original configuration.