CD reviews

... "Off-beat" music for the discriminating ear! They play classics - in the wider sense. They take unusual classical pieces, and their interpretation gives the listener a new angle. They also venture into the field of free jazz. The duo :nota bene: follows the trail of chamber music blues. Eva Steinschaden (violin) and Alexander Vavtar (piano), living their rhythms in a wide variety of contemporary strains, make a unique classical duo.
:nota bene: adopt an avant-garde approach to Mozart's works. They also show great flexibility in their interpretation of both Schnittke's Sonata no. 3 and "Music without pictures" by Kardeis. Their sensitivity and expressive power show to particular advantage in Ravel's Sonata for piano and violin, opening new vistas on to the world of Ravel.
(Flachgauer Nachrichten/Austria, April 2001)

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