Neither Tasmin Little (violin) or Martin Roscoe (piano) accompany; both are soloists: And it works.

It is the essential element that makes this partnership - it’s been there for more than 25 years - so special.

And to play with such sheer beauty and aplomb Beethoven’s Violin Sonata in A, Op 47, the Kreutzer (named after the great French violinist), was an utter gem.

It is one of Beethoven’s most difficult - and brilliant - sonatas yet the thought and care that went into its performance belied the complexity. It was 35 minutes of utter brilliance; and delight.

Violin and piano combine with dazzling effect and while each have their solo work it was never at the exclusion of the other.

Roscoe, a much loved solo performer in his own right, was the foil and the spear when needed; and Miss Little’s dynamic, thrusting interpretation was so artistically woven into a web of consumate musicality.

You could feel the release of intense emotion from the audience at the end of the first Adagio movement; the silence spoke volumes: No one coughed, no one moved.

Yet another absorbing programme in what is becoming an artistically beguiling season for the Centre. Either of the two other works, Schubert’s Sonatina in D Minor and the “Spring” violin sonata, by Beethoven, could have headlined any evening. And there are more delights on the way.

And, after all this excellence, no bouquets. One wonders why...