Shostakovich: The Piano Concertos; Solo Works
'Yuja Wang’s performances are of a wholly individual character and brilliance that discourages comparison'
Reviews
Beethoven: Kavatine – Sonatas Op 109, Op 110, Op 111
'There’s no denying his clarity: fingerwork is immaculate (passagework, trills and tremolos are unfailingly neat) and textures are lucid'
Haochen Zhang plays Beethoven & Liszt
'Haochen Zhang's precision is stunning – the bounce he brings to the streams of notes in the finale of the Beethoven, the clarity he gives to the bel canto filigree in the Liszt, the assured voicing...
Bartók
'Her fifth album for Rubicon finds Sonya Bach as attuned to the music of Bartók as she was to that of Chopin, Rachmaninov and Mussorgsky on previous releases'
Medtner: Sonata-Ballade, Sonata-Idyll, Forgotten Melodies
'Emanuele Delucchi’s performances burn with conviction, affirming Medtner as a recondite genius beyond reductive labels'
Rachmaninov: Piano Sonatas Nos 1-2 & The Isle of the Dead
'Giltburg brings muscularity to Rachmaninov’s sonatas but sacrifices some of the music’s lyricism and rhythmic clarity, partly due to recording balance and interpretative choices'
Myra Hess – National Treasure | Jessica Duchen
'One can safely say that Duchen’s new volume is the definitive biography, in most respects'
Liszt: Via Crucis & Solo Piano Works
'As much a prayer as it is music, embodying a timeless message of compassion and transcendence'
Bach: Keyboard Concerti
'The interpretations are characterised by a sense of freshness, with energy in the outer movements and soul in the inner ones, ornamentation absolutely integral to the line, and a relishing of the...
Godowsky: Java Suite
'Indeed, the Java Suite may well be Godowsky’s most personal and heartfelt creation, where workmanship prioritises expression over cleverness'
Alexander Scriabin: Vers La Flamme
'Sudbin offers a rich, intimate journey through Scriabin’s piano works, playing with sensitivity, nuance and deep affection for the composer’s sound world'
Chopin intime
'Taylor’s approach is appropriately improvisatory and spontaneous, striking a perfect balance between insight and freedom'
Chopin: Sonatas 2 & 3, Ballade No 1, Berceuse & Nocturnes
'This is, I think, one of the finest albums Benjamin Grosvenor has recorded, not to mention one of the very finest accounts of Chopin’s two sonatas ever committed to disc'
Bach & Sons
'The largest and best-known work is the father’s G minor English Suite, sensitively played, sparely pedalled, tastefully ornamented and subtly inflected'
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