Haydn, Mozart, Boccherini, Tartini: Works for Cello & Strings

Founded by cellist and conductor Yuli Turovsky, I Musici de Montréal is a chamber orchestra of 15 musicians that performs a vast repertoire extending from the Baroque to the Contemporary, and is among the most important touring orchestras in Canada.

“The Incredible String Band” --The Independent, London

“I Musici de Montréal is a decidedly virtuoso group” --South China Morning Post, Hong-Kong

“Whiplash precision and tension” --Stereo Review, New York

MP3 320 · 123 MB

Haydn: Piano Sonatas Vol. 3

“This third disc in Jean-Efflam Bavouzet's ongoing exploration of Haydn's Keyboard Sonatas is the best yet. In this first two instalments, the lucidity of touch, and depth of insight were outstanding. To this he brings a more consistent use of enlivening decoration in repeats, and a still firmer grasp of the long-breathed paragraphing behind Haydn's neatly demarcated sentences.” --BBC Music Magazine, November 2011 *****

“Bavouzet shows exquisite taste, always making us aware that behind Haydn’s classical lines lies a hugely inventive personality.” --Financial Times, 3rd September 2011 ****

“Bavouzet employs the full range of available ornamentation in his mission to present the clearest, richest musical argument possible. Repeats are enlivened with everything from trills and mordants through to micro-cadenzas...Cleanly precise, sure-fingered yet beautifully delicate, Bavouzet warms the heart with his humour and gentle passion. A recording worth rushing to the shops for. Bavouzet plays these inventive masterpieces with real love.” --Classic FM Magazine, November 2011 *****

“If, like me, you have been badly missing Alfred Brendel in Haydn since his retirement, let us celebrate a special moment: Volume 3 of Jean-Efflam Bavouzet's Haydn establishes him as a worthy successor...Do please listen to him.” --Gramophone Magazine, December 2011

MP3 320 · 166 MB