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Duo Sonatas:
KV 296, KV 304, KV 305, KV306

Catherine Mackintosh and Geoffrey Govier formed Duo Amade in order to perform the charming and

intimate works of Mozart for this combination in concert, often with readings from his family letters. In

2006 Duo Amade performed the whole cycle at the Royal College of Music.

The first set of Duo Sonatas was released in late 2008 and received a Gramophone Editor’s Choice in

praise of its musicality and ‘historically informed performance’. Mackintosh in particular has long been

recognised as one of the pioneering early music protagonists and is fulfilling the ambition of a lifetime

with the complete cycle of Duo Sonatas.

Duo Amade once again offers a charming and intimate performance, presenting the Opus 1 sonatas KV

296, 304, 305 and 306 written in 1778 when sonatas for the piano ‘accompanied’ by a violin were then all

the rage.

Geoffrey Govier plays a fortepiano after Anton Walter made by Christopher Clare in Cluny while

Catherine plays a violin dating from 1703 by Giovanni Grancino. These instruments bring a lightness and

freshness of articulation to these delightful works, entirely in keeping with the spirit of enlightenment in

which the sonatas were written.