All Huw-Watkins articles
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Review
American Works. Barber: Cello Sonata. Bernstein: Three Meditations from Mass. Carter: Cello Sonata. Crumb: Sonata for Solo Cello. Copland: Waltz and Celebration from Billy the Kid
The Strad Issue: February 2016Description: Crumb and Carter stand out in a recital of cello AmericanaMusicians: Paul Watkins (cello) Huw Watkins (piano)Composer: Barber; Bernstein; Carter; Crumb; CoplandMidtown Manhattan skyscrapers swirling in the city mist: the cover art framing Paul and Huw Watkins’s album of stateside cello and ...
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Review
Hahn: Violin Sonata in C major; Romance in A major; Nocturne in E flat major. Szymanowski: Violin Sonata in D minor; Nocturne and Tarantella
The Strad Issue: December 2015Description: An ‘odd couple’ of composers receive warm-hearted performances Musicians: Tamsin Waley-Cohen (violin) Huw Watkins (piano)Composer: Hahn, SzymanowskiTamsin Waley-Cohen launches into Szymanowski’s Sonata with gusto, her bow rasping on the string in the composer’s passionate flights, her sound meltingly beautiful and fragile in ...