Rolla’s Duets for Violin & Viola performed by Isabelle Faust and Thomas Riebl

COMPOSERS: Rolla
LABELS: Glossa
ALBUM TITLE: Rolla
WORKS: Duets for Violin & Viola
PERFORMER: Isabelle Faust (violin), Thomas Riebl (viola)
CATALOGUE NO: GCD C80021 (2002)

A mixture of elegance and virtuosity, both well served by the players, though Isabelle Faust occasionally hurries and there are some cuts. Essentially light music with few pretensions to profundity.

Roger Nichols