This unheralded little release reached British classical charts in late 2017. It's easy to see why: most memorial albums vanish without a trace, but this one is beautifully executed, can stand on its own terms, and gives a little cross-section of the British musical scene. The late Pamela Majaro was a chamber music entrepreneur and pianist, the founder of the Cavatina Chamber Music Trust. The album was curated by her husband, Simon Majaro, and it encompasses works, both new and established, that had meaning for her. The ...
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This unheralded little release reached British classical charts in late 2017. It's easy to see why: most memorial albums vanish without a trace, but this one is beautifully executed, can stand on its own terms, and gives a little cross-section of the British musical scene. The late Pamela Majaro was a chamber music entrepreneur and pianist, the founder of the Cavatina Chamber Music Trust. The album was curated by her husband, Simon Majaro, and it encompasses works, both new and established, that had meaning for her. The Cavatina from Beethoven's String Quartet No. 13 in B flat major, Op. 130, both lent its name to her organization and was a work she requested to hear on her deathbed. The work is also quoted in Cecilia McDowall's To a Nightingale, which you might sample. Majaro collaborated with Prague's Wihan Quartet, which nicely grasps the mood here. Roxanna Panufnik and a few of the other composers have a wider reputation, but overall the flavor is of something personal. That's not a terribly common...
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