THE SUNDAY TIMES CLASSICAL CD OF THE WEEK 'Ever since Lawrence Power emerged several years ago as one of the world's finest exponents of the viola I have wanted him to record Shostakovich's masterly viola sonata, his last completed work. This new recording fulfills all of my expectations … Such is the extraordinary nature of this sonata that it does not respond to any kind of superficial treatment, and Power's performance is, on balance, the most penetrating I have ever heard' (International Record Review) '[Viola Sonata] Power and Crawford-Phillips leave us in no doubt of the stature of this final masterpiece … One of Power's most compelling recordings yet for Hyperion' (The Sunday Times) 'A finely played programme that can be recommended with confidence' (Gramophone) 'This fine Shostakovich CD … [Viola Sonata] Power and Crawford-Phillips are eloquent interpreters, spare as well as generous in expressing the work's pervasive melancholy' (The Observer) '[Viola Sonata] A most impressive rendering of the score's unique sound world, faithfully caught by Hyperion's engineering' (The Strad)