Love Is Like A Violin: Salon Treasures from the Max Jaffa Library Classical Chamber Nimbus

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“… overall a lovely disc, warmly recommended not merely for the initiative and playing of these two fine musicians but for giving a hefty nudge to other violins-and-piano duos.”

Jeremy Nicholas – Gramophone magazine Awards Issue – 2022

“A light music legend is reborn in a beguiling recital”

Julian Haylock – The Strad – October 2022

“… Simon and Saoko Blendis (violin and piano) offer a winning selection of his [Max Jaffa] staple repertoire, equipped with Jaffa’s own violin and music library. Juicy gypsy showpieces, tender songs by Stephen Foster, titbits you recognise but can’t name: they’re all here, delivered with plenty of panache and honest feeling by two skilful musicians who like Jaffa himself fully demonstrate the value of taking light music seriously.” ****

Geoff Brown – The Times – 29 June 2022

“… With a finely judged recording and Simon Blendis’ own booklet notes, this is a charming and packed recital that offers a rich variety of lighter pleasures in arrangements that have been subjected to some necessary editorial decision-making. The two performers evoke the aura of past times effectively not through imitation or assumed period techniques – no glutinous Palm Court slides here, not that Jaffa perpetuated those – but rather through a serious, respectful but humorous and witty look at Jaffa’s repertoire.”

Jonathan Woolf – MusicWeb-International.com – 1 July 2022

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