The Six Duos for Violin and Viola
The Six Duos for Violin and Viola by Michael Haydn and Mozart brought about a rare but touching story of one composer helping out another. Michael Haydn, younger brother of Joseph, was commissioned to write the six duos on his own, but fell ill. His good friend Mozart swooped in to complete the final two duos. Mozart's attempts to make his own contributions sound like Haydn are obvious, yet the refined hand of the master is unmistakable.
"The Michael Haydn duos will probably be unfamiliar to most collectors, but it would hard to imagine them much better played than they are here."
International Record Review, May 2011
12 Fantasias for Solo Violin
This recording sheds new light on these neglected gems of the solo violin repertoire. Maya Magub brings her experience of older performance style to this essentially modern recording. The Fantasias are Telemann at his best, and this recording should convince any skeptic both of the quality of his writing for the instrument, and of the musical depth of these works.
“Magub seizes every opportunity to indulge in impressive feats of technical bravado. Defined by great bowing delicacy and subtle use of vibrato, these performances are full of colour and vitality. … the performances successfully tread the fine line between colourful display and stylistic authority to result in a disc of hugely communicative violin playing.”
International Record Review, June 2013
“It makes listening to this performance a really joyous experience…with Magub’s endless inventiveness driving each tiny movement…”
“Maya Magub suceeds…in leading the listener through Telemann’s maze of musical mini-experiments with so much engagement that it is impossible to turn them off until they’re finished”.
Gramophone, July 2013