Viola Dolorosa
Music by Peter Seabourne and Benjamin Britten

2014


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Viola: Georg Hamann

Klavier: Akari Komiya

Reviews

"[in] … eindringlichen Interpretationen von Georg Hamann (Bratsche) und Akari Komiya (Sheva SH 137)"

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October 2016
Remy Franck

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"Britten's later transcription for strings may yield greater expressive nuance, but this original version has its own potency when so skilfully rendered. …"

— Musical Option
July 2016
Richard Whitehouse

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"Georg Hamann führt die Werke authentisch und scharfsichtig aus."

— Österreichische Musikzeitschrift
March 2016
Manuel Auer

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"[…] Georg Hamann is widely recorded, and here gives one of his greatest performances in partnership with rising star Akari Komiya"

— cduniverse.com
January 2016

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"A finely wrought new addition to the viola and piano repertoire"

— The Strad
December 2015
CARLOS MARÍA SOLARE

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"Seabourne’s expressive and accessible score chimes well with Britten’s lyrical works, and the rich tonal palette of Hamann’s playing is beautifully showcased in the work’s demanding viola line"

— BBC Music Magazine
December 2015
Kate Wakeling

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"Georg Hamann and Akari Komiya put their heart and soul into the music providing the most passionate and eloquent of performances."

— The Classical Reviewer
November 2015

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