Frederick Chopin Institute

There are at least three good reasons for investing in this fine recording. First, there is the prospect of hearing 10 of Paderewski’s best works for solo piano played on his own instrument...Second,... — Gramophone Magazine, October 2018 More…

Richard-Hamelin is a supremely artistic, highly sensitive young pianist, whose strikingly original ideas remain true to the spirit of Chopin…[he also has] the emotional reservoirs to back them... — Gramophone Magazine, January 2017 More…

He is, in any case, a superb Mozart player who, unlike many others (no names, no pack drill), lets Mozart do all the work for him. His limpid, singing tone on Polish Radio’s Bechstein is a joy. — Gramophone Magazine, May 2023 More…

The effect of this single-span work [Messages] is hypnotic, especially in the hands of Poland’s young Apollon Musagète Quartett, who convey all its originality…The dynamism of this performance... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2019, 5 out of 5 stars More…

In the Paderewski, we get sonorous tonality, smart phrasing and scintillating filigree. He shifts gears fluidly for the Godowsky, taking his time with the languorous introduction, and then introducing... — Fanfare, January/February 2020 More…

If [Goerner] is the de facto star of proceedings, rightly setting the pace and tone, his partners match him every step of the way...This superbly recorded disc is the most enjoyable chamber... — Gramophone Magazine, December 2016 More…

[A] polished, spontaneous and characterful account, yet avoiding those moments of over self-conscious point making to be found in the Lugano version…in the ninth Symphony, Rabinovitch-Barakovsky... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2018, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Though he’s not particularly subtle, Matheus Pompeu brings a striking tenor, vivid colours and a sense of style to Corrado the corsair...The most impressive performance overall comes from Aleksey... — Opera, December 2021 More…