Following their critically acclaimed albums of Schubert (BIS-2597), Mozart and Birchall (BIS-2647), works for clarinet trio (BIS-2535) and, more recently, Beethoven and Berwald (BIS-2707), the Wigmore Soloists now turn their attention to twentieth-century English chamber works which, while eschewing some of the continent’s modernist tendencies, are both deeply personal and supremely written, highlighting the specific colours of each of the instruments.
It is 40 years since the Andalusian guitarist Paco Peña played at Wigmore Hall and became a star. This recital betrays no weakening of his extraordinary powers, fiery imagination or rhythmic intensity.