Convergences; Barbara Westphal, viola, Christian Ruvolo, piano <BR> BRIDGE 9442On this recording viola virtuoso Barbara Westphal and pianist Christian Ruvolo perform viola transcriptions of Brahms's great sonatas for violin and for cello. In addition, Westphal and Ruvolo give the world premiere recording of Andrea Clearfield's Convergence, a sparkling new composition written for the duo. Ms. Clearfield composes for forces small and large, including 10 cantatas, one of them written for the Philadelphia Orchestra. She is currently

Boundless Light (2003) solo flute and electronics

he won the Rachmaninoff Prize

sung by the brilliant young American soprano

in a warm and good-natured way

“This CD of the two late piano works of Schubert is a most welcome release

defying easy categorization

Mein Liebster singt

rich baritone that seems well-suited to the repertoire

It is deeply personal

The three pieces on this disc are all for string quartet

(German and English versions)

the London Sinfonietta