... the outstanding viola player Roger Chase on this excellent disc, with Michiko Otaki a most sympathetic accompanist ... A first-rate disc, very well recorded, with comprehensive [liner] notes ...
Edward Greenfield, Gramophone, November 2010

Frederick Delius

Violin Sonata no.2 (1922-23 arr. 1929): Con moto Lento Molto vivace

Violin Sonata no.3 (1930 arr. 1932)
i. Slow
ii. Andante scherzando
iii. Lento Con moto

John Ireland

Cello Sonata (1923 arr. 1941)
i. Moderato e sostenuto
ii. Poco largamente
iii. Con moto e marcato

Violin Sonata no.2 (1915-17 arr. 1918)
i. Allegro
ii. Poco lento quasi adagio
iii. In tempo moderato Con brio

Roger Chase (viola)
Michiko Otaki (piano)

World premiere recording

Recorded at Potton Hall, Suffolk, 24-26 May 2009