Enescu - Violin Sonata No. 2 in F minor, Op. 6

Adelina Oprean in many ways has the perfect background to tackle these works...It's impossible to come away from this music without wondering why on earth Enescu's violin music isn't better... — Claire Rogers, bbc.co.uk, 20th November 2002 More…

To my ears, the opening of the Third Sonata (which begins the disc) was the auditory equivalent of love at first sight. They have the ability... to create large-scale images out of the tiny... — Fanfare, March/April 2020 More…

Herself a successful violinist, Bacewicz's violin works are idiomatic and stunningly effective. Lydia Mordkovitch produces ringingly authoritative interpretations: the music favours her rich,... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2008, 5 out of 5 stars More…

[an] imposing reading, not least the fastidious tonal shadings of the slow movement or the rhythmic trenchancy of the finale...balance between violin and piano is admirable — International Record Review, March 2011 More…

Strauss and Poletaev take the [Second's] virtuoso challenges in their stride...Strauss and Poletaev prove formidable exponents of [the Third's] many charms — Gramophone Magazine, November 2013 More…