The Sundays at Noon concert series at the Hugh Lane Gallery usually presents music of a forward-looking tendency, so last Sunday's programme of works for two cellos, with its strongly 19th-century tunefulness, was something of a surprise. The two players, Josep Bassal and Pau Ferrer, created a rich sound which flowed over the audience like a warm sea.

There was little dialogue between the instruments; the second cello was for the most part confined to an accompanying role, a shore on which the successive waves of melody could break. The Sonata of Henri Eccles, the Variations of Bartolome Martinez and the Sonata No 10 of Jean Barriere were all invitations to submerge in a scented ambience; an Allegro by Boccherini briefly sounded a sterner note.

The second part of the concert was Andalusian in inspiration. Josep Bassal's Seguida for solo cello skilfully created the atmosphere of flamenco song and dance: an arrangement of Albeniz's Asturias was equally evocative, and Bulerias by Mario Escudero had one's foot tapping in spite of oneself.

The concert was enjoyable but by the end one was surfeited by the prevalent sweetness.