Impressions

The Reviewers Say:
Classics Today:
"The Orfeo Duo delivers magnificent performances of five Enescu scores, several of them never before recorded. Romanticism and modernism, gypsy fiddling and classical techniques converge in moody meanderings, full of voluptuous melodies and harmonic volatility... Violinist Vita Wallace and her brother, pianist Ishmael Wallace, have played together since childhood, and it shows: this kind of rapport is rare indeed." - Sarah Cahill

Classical.net:
"Having cherished Enesco's own 1943 recording of his 3rd violin sonata with Dinu Lipatti, it is a pleasure to renew its acquaintance in a splendid modern recording by a young brother & sister duo, who have researched the oeuvre thoroughly and demonstrate, by playing everything by memory, their close rapport and complete assimilation of George Enesco's complex idiom.....The two smaller pieces, previously unrecorded, complete a rewarding programme which everyone should enjoy." - Peter Grahame Woolf

The fans say: 
"Superbly engineered and produced… the music is extremely well performed, and this first encounter with the music of Enesco has ensured that I will return to this CD again and again for both the wonderful compositions and performances."
- Richard S, Ottawa ON