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Kavakos and Lugansky deliver 20th century rarities by Janàček and Respighi

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Reviewed at Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, Edinburgh on 17 August 2012
Janáček, Violin Sonata
Brahms, Violin Sonata no. 1 in G major, Op.78
Stravinsky, Duo concertant
Respighi, Violin Sonata in B minor
Leonidas Kavakos, Violin
Nikolai Lugansky, Piano
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