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British composer David Beck's new CD Flights of Fancy is now available from primafacie.ascrecords.com. I've been particularly interested in a couple of works on it, the duo for violin and viola and the String Quartet N°1. The String Quartet N°1 from 1962 has already been reviewed on www.musicweb-international.com as it was on another CD, and that review gives a very good description of it. There are seven movements in the Duets for Violin and Viola ranging from 1'14" to 3'34" in duration, in a very individual style.

Martin Lodge's new CD "Toru" is now available through Sounz even though it's still listed as "coming soon" on the Atoll site. The cello features prominently, with a solo cello work opening the CD, Epitaph for Douglas Lilburn. The recorded sound is superb - detailed and intimate. There are three works for two cellos. The eleven works are all single-movement works.