Burney/ Clemente/ Piolanti - Sonatas for Four HandsHere's a release of rare repertoire sure to intrigue and delight anyone with more than a passing interest in 18th century musical culture. The English scholar, musician and inveterate traveller, observer and collector Charles Burney is known for many things fine taste, a ready wit and a capacious address book principal among them but his own compositions have so far received almost no attention. Burney's encyclopedic knowledge and breadth of sympathy

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yet Claire Huangci's approach to them is a highly personal

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October 2016 saw the band's critically acclaimed debut release Hellfire & Whiskey

the Verona Quartet has spellbound audiences worldwide with it's delicate craftsmanship

The work had been commissioned by the New York Philharmonic

the making of the album

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