The association of violinist Katherine Gowers with pianist and accompanist Charles Owen goes back into the 1990s; in 1997, their partnership won the Parkhouse Award, an international competition of piano and string chamber ensembles held in the U.K. Though released in 2007, this studio recording, Music by Monti, Fauré, Ravel, Gershwin et al, was made in 2004, taking some time to find a home; it has finally landed on Somm. This is a little surprising, as Gowers is a known quantity in England and quite popular with audiences, ...
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The association of violinist Katherine Gowers with pianist and accompanist Charles Owen goes back into the 1990s; in 1997, their partnership won the Parkhouse Award, an international competition of piano and string chamber ensembles held in the U.K. Though released in 2007, this studio recording, Music by Monti, Fauré, Ravel, Gershwin et al, was made in 2004, taking some time to find a home; it has finally landed on Somm. This is a little surprising, as Gowers is a known quantity in England and quite popular with audiences, and this recital of encore pieces directly reflects the sort of material that has earned Gowers her renown. It is not the sort of program likely to please violin purists, but certainly satisfactory in terms of hitting the high points of what has endeared her to audiences.There are places where Gowers is at a distinct disadvantage to accompanist Owen in the recording, and the recording itself isn't a wholly accurate representation of Gowers' tone in concert, if reviews of her...
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