Croft: Violin and Harpsichord Suites

Despite her [Hazel Brooks] somewhat clinical and calculated approach, she does show flair and individuality in her selective introduction of vibrato and extempore ornamentation, even if the latter often comes across too metrically, as in the opening Adagio of the G minor Sonata.

Harpsichordist David Pollock emerges as the stronger personality, revelling in the sonatas’ unusually elaborate bass parts and accompanying with insight and style. He also shines in the Gavotta of an anonymous seven-movement Violin Sonata in D minor (c.1720) and contributes polished and strongly characterised accounts of three of Croft’s solo keyboard suites. The recording combines immediacy, firmly focused yet transparent textures, and well-managed balance.  The Strad