STRAUSS, BRITTEN: CELLO SONATA

The Cello Sonata is among the best of the early Strauss pieces, and with what loving luxury it is played by Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax. Britten's Cello Sonata, the accompanying piece here, may be the more profound music of the two, but together they make a handsome pair.

-- Bernard Holland, The New York Times [1/4/2004]