Fernando Rebay (1880-1953) was born in Vienna, and those roots are not lost on his music. While I didn't uncover any facts regarding a formal training on the instrument, most of his available recordings are of chamber music that involves the guitar, as is the case here in these three sonatas for violin or viola and guitar peformed by Laurence Kayaleh and guitarist Michael Kolk. The combination of the two instruments stays fresh throughout the program and there is a distinct Viennese salon music feel to it. Whle it may be modest, the music is quite pleasant, idiomatically and masterfully performed.
