Red Ludwig (webzine)

VIRTUOSO INSTRUMENTALISTS

"Guitarist Matt Gould and violinist Beth Ilana Schneider - Duo 46 - are virtuoso instrumentalists with an almost telepathic ensemble sensibility. And they are daring, too. On this CD, they take on 10 commissioned works by as many contemporary composers. They negotiate the hellishly fleeting phrases of Anthony Joseph Lanman's Sonata 46 with a remarkable aplomb, and on the "Reverie," from Russell Sarre's Two Pieces for Guitar and Violin, they play with an elegant delicacy. And Paul Richards' Asphalt Gypsy comes with supple rhythmic interplays."

- Ingrid Thorson, June 2003