BBC Radio 3’s flagship show “CD Review” has chosen Hélène Grimaud and Sol Gabetta’s “Duo” as Disc of the Week.

“Its one of those recordings that has come out of a festival collaboration – those special environments when top players sometimes have the time and opportunity to find and work with a musical soul mate and that’s what seems to have happened when cellist Sol Gabetta met pianist Hélène Grimaud at the Menuhin Festival in Gstaad last year – an experience they enjoyed so much they’re recorded their recital in the studio. Schumann’s Three Fantasy Pieces immediately offers the chance to hear exactly how they inspire one another … showing the interpretative license they allow each other, the immediacy of response and often a delightful lightness of touch.”

Excerpts of “Duo” will be broadcast on Radio 3 throughout the week and CD Review is available to listen to via the BBC webstream for a further 6 days