Rachmaninov:
Sonata in G minor, Op. 19
1. Lento - Allegro moderato
2. Allegro scherzando
3. Andante
4. Allegro mosso
5. Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14
Shostakovich:
Sonata in D minor, Op. 40
6. Allegro non troppo
7. Allegro
8. Largo
9. Allegro

An exceptional venture into the chamber repertory: Robert Irvine, highly acclaimed protagonist of Delphian's recent disc of cello music by Giles Swayne, is now joined by pianist Graeme McNaught in two classic Russian sonatas. ‘evocative and exhilarating' – The Scotsman ‘superbly played' – Gramophone, March 2008