The performers here are sublimely sensitive to Rebay’s musical
subtleties, from contrasts of dynamic and the weighing of chords against
melodic lines, as well as in the democratic interaction between the
instruments, elegantly demonstrated in the guitar’s melodic function in
the second Variations movement of the Sonata in C minor.
The added ambience of 5.0 SACD surround sound is an attraction that
enhances the cleanly transparent nature of both music and performance.
The extra richness of sonority and darkness of timbre introduced by the
viola in the Sonata in D minor is another delight.
[…] relaxing into Rebay’s superbly crafted and comforting conservatism
is however a joy from beginning to end, and what more could you want
late at night, just before retiring with candle and nightcap.