Samples from DuoRenard Deeper Magic 1 2 3 (22 kHz mp3) Fuchs, Kühnl, Martinu 1 2 3 4 (22 kHz mp3) To buy these recordings online, please visit: http://www.cdbaby.com/duorenard1 http://www.cdbaby.com/duorenard2 In August of 2000 Musicians Showcase Recordings (www.msrcd.com) released The Deeper Magic:  Music from 20th Century America for Violin and Viola, featuring works by Ted Hansen, David Cleary, Myron Fink and Bohuslav Martinu.  The following is excerpted from a review of the disc by David K. Nelson which appeared in Fanfare magazine, January-February 2001. “Mark and Ute Miller are Texas-based performers and teachers, and both also worked and studied in Germany.  If you doubt whether the principals of the North East Texas Symphony can make a competitive recording, think again.  These are marvelous string-players, with rich, full sounds, razor-sharp musical instincts, and exceptional intonation.  There are not many touring violin/viola duos, but there is a considerable repertoire for the combination, wondrous music mostly known to musicians.  Bohuslav Martinu (1890-1959) wrote one of the best such duets, his Three Madrigals, composed for (and recorded by) Joseph and Lillian Fuchs.  I reviewed a very good Elan CD by Elmar Oliveira and Sandra Robbins in 13:5.  The follow-up work was this duo No. 2 of 1950, written for Lillian Fuchs.  It is, like much of Martinu’s music, a virtuoso romp for great players, perhaps almost too active, with ingenious doubling of lines, sudden octaves and unisons, rich harmonies, and a real workout for both musicians.  This three-movement work was entirely new to me but has quickly become a favorite; the Millers play it with infectious zest…”   ^back to top