Ondine - up to 20% off

How many times have I regretted a shortage of fantasy, flair and fairy-tale imagination in recordings of the Prokofiev piano concertos? Well, here is a disc that akes all those qualities to... — Gramophone Magazine, November 2016 More…

The performance does include a spectacular Toccata at its centre, and the Larghetto has grandiosity. — International Piano, November/December 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Mustonen emphasises the music's stylistic antecedents, rather than looking forward to the expressive ambivalence of Scriabin's later music...Whatever the technical demands involved, Mustonon... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2012, 4 out of 5 stars More…

...Olli Mustonen displays consummate skill in these renderings of the 4th and 5th Concertos – especially impressive...Mustonen brings great energy to his performances, particularly the more... — The Independent, 20th November 2009, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Though Mustonen plays it with enthusiasm, [the Concerto in D Major, originally for violin) arouses mixed feelings. The writing only becomes genuinely pianistic in the cadenzas - they are phenomenal... — The Guardian, 8th August 2008, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Whatever the ultimate judgement on Mustonen's interpretations, one cannot deny either the brilliance or imagination of his playing, or the consistency of his approach — Gramophone Magazine More…

…Cinderella's stepsisters squabble with jazzy, spring-heeled aplomb in the penultimate of the ballet transcriptions; Music for Children's Grasshopper Procession bounces with re-creative playfulness;... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2005, 3 out of 5 stars More…

…Mustonen creates a savage case for an unduly neglected sonata. …he creates a searing emotional turbulence, whirling us through the vortex of the first movement development with heart-stopping... — Gramophone Magazine, November 2006 More…