Fauré: Cello Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2, Etc.

“Christian Poltéra… phrases sensitively and makes the most of the composer's dynamic markings… Kathryn Stott is an ideal partner, managing her pedalling levels to produce a variety of textures...reinforc[ing] her position as one of the finest Fauré interpreters of her generation”” --BBC Music Magazine, March 2008 ****

Stott, always a devoted advocate of Fauré is a strong, sensitive and galvanising force at the piano throughout. The eloquent performances of the cello sonatas are complemented by the recording’s crowning glory, a fervent account of the fabulous Piano Trio --Classic FM

The Nocturne is a serious and relatively extensive work played with sensitivity and grandeur, while the Trio is one of Fauré’s prime late chamber pieces with a finale that sounds like a storm at sea. This is a fine programme and played with understanding that brings it to the listener fresh and full of meaning. Get it! --American Record Guide

[Christian Poltéra’s] projection of the solo line in both sonatas is immaculate both in its wide range of tone-colour and its sensitivity to the moment-to-moment rise and fall of the emotional temperature in the smallest detail of the phrasing. Kathryn Stott is a perfect foil as accompanist, finding great variety of touch to enliven the changing background patterns, knowing instinctively when to advance into and recede from the foreground. --International Record Review