Recorded live in January 2012, this recital from London’s legendary chamber music venue, The Wigmore Hall, contains some beautiful playing; the intimacy of the performances are not just down to the remarkable collaboration between these two fine artists, but are also due to the excellent acoustics of the hall itself. Unlike so many modern recordings, the music doesn’t sound as if it were being played in a large bathroom. The details are as clear as a bell, and the sound is simply gorgeous.

The “lullabies to my sorrows”, was how Brahms melancholically described his set of three intermezzi, opus 109. They are quiet, introspective works and perfectly written in his late romantic style. In this concert, this is the pianist’s solo outing and she plays the music beautifully but with some detachment. Not typical Brahms played in the way that we usually expect. The Sonata for Cello and Piano No 1 is a much more robust and substantial work, ranging over a wide, romantic canvas and is here grandly performed by both soloists.