Violin Sonatas 1-3

"Ilya Gringolts's dark, smoky violin tone suits the introspection of the three works perfectly. He and pianist Peter Laul do not attempt to impose themselves on the music...but instead seek out the moments when Schumann's individuality and lyrical invention are most obvious." The Guardian, 1st July 2010 ***

"Ilya Gringolts and Peter Laul give a poetic, animated performance of the Sonata No 1 in A minor that makes Schumann's lack of enthusiasm for the piece all the more inexplicable...[they] embrace its strangeness with flair." Sunday Telegraph, 4th July 2010

"Gringolts and Laul make a strong case for this bittersweet music...they have an intimate rapport and innate feeling for the undemonstrative yet deeply emotional content of this glorious music, providing three of the most live-withable accounts of these masterpieces in recent recording history." Sunday Times, 4th July 2010 ****

"Gringolts, one of the most inspirational violinists around today, plays with panache and sensitivity, his partnership with pianist Peter Laul reaching heady heights in the slow movement of the second sonata, the most Janus-faced of all." Financial Times, 10th July 2010 ***

"Gringolts shapes the music admirably well throughout" BBC Music Magazine, September 2010 ****