Instrumental, Widmann, J (composer)

Taken at face value, the order and selection of works seems entirely random…However, the eccentric programme is carefully considered; repeated listening reveals new parallels between the pieces.... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2018, 5 out of 5 stars More…

The first movement of Widmann’s piece has fragments in Schumannesque style floating in and out of focus…It’s an altogether impressive work, and Widmann is joined in this premiere recording by... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2018 More…

On paper this may look like an unlikely musical partnership...yet put them together and the result is musical dynamite...this captivating recital really goes into overdrive with Ravel’s Sonata...More... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2021, 5 out of 5 stars More…

The individual variations, specially commissioned from contemporary composers and played here en suite, share an aroma of freshness due to their unfamiliarity. They also elicit from Buchbinder... — Gramophone Magazine, June 2020 More…

the task of composing a love song without words, and possibly with failsafe conventional tonality jettisoned, is not an easy one: when we're in love, cliche is never far away...Some composers... — Gramophone Magazine, September 2014 More…

The excellent and inquisitive Israeli-born pianist Benjamin Hochman pays homage to Schubert with vibrant and stylish accounts — New York Times, 25th December 2013 More…