Georg Sarkisjan, James Maddox - Works for Piano and Violin by Bela Bartok

Of all the great composers of classical modernism, Bartok undoubtedly made the most significant contributions to violin chamber music. The Latvian-Armenian violinist Georg Sargsyan and the Australian pianist James Maddox present two major works from this repertoire. The piano sonata, the only contribution to the genre in the composer's otherwise extensive piano oeuvre, rounds off the program.

'the two come together in the Violin Sonata with a satisfying mix of passion, thorny energy and murky eeriness.' � BBC Music Magazine (3 stars)