"The duo fill their phrasing, rhythm and sense of momentum with bracing fresh air, bringing maximum exhilaration to a work that too often can seem to lack it. Poltéra's tone leaps and glows - yes, cellos really can sparkle; and Brautigam's, enhanced by a modern copy of an 1868 Streicher piano, has both a pinpoint clarity and extra resonance ... The programme is well-planned ... The recording's overwhelming passion, vivacity and joy, as well as its sterling sound quality, has stayed with me for days".