FM175

Sonata

for ’Cello and Piano

John Barton Armstrong

£14.95

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Review excerpts

In one continuous movement, it is not simple to sum up its essence […] it is not immediately similar in style to anything more familiar, but the music is tonal and accessible. I would best describe it as ‘powerful’…
John R. Mitchell, Amazon review (June 2014)
It is a closely argued work built up in substantial sections … this is music which is constantly searching and journeying, with a sense of direction and purpose…
Krzysztof Stasiak, MusicWeb International
[John Barton Armstrong’s Cello Sonata] is an accomplished work, and receives an excellent performance from Lionel Handy and Nigel Clayton.
Krzysztof Stasiak, MusicWeb International
[John Barton Armstrong’s] darkly eddying Cello Sonata is a massive musical statement running over half an hour in a single unbroken span. He pulls no punches. The progress of the music encompasses some dramatic dissonance but the predominant voice is subtle, melodic and ultimately moving.
Rob Barnett, MusicWeb International (August 2016)

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