Albéniz - Espagne

Hamelin again achieves the almost physically impossible with seeming ease. Albéniz's multiple layers are finely balanced, and apparently awkward textures come to life in a lucid acoustic with... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2005, 4 out of 5 stars More…

In his selection of Grieg’s Lyric Pieces, Freire, like Gilels before him, explores a whole world of intimate feeling and a melancholy at the heart of Grieg’s indelibly northern nature (‘At your... — International Piano, January 2020 More…

Leonidas Kavakos's Kreisler is authentic in the best meaning of that term, namely a keen approximation both of the music's spirit and of the composer's inimitable playing style. Few Kreisler... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

This set, with beautiful restorations and a booklet containing insightful essays and complete documentation, makes clear that the world suffered the loss of an extraordinary talent who abundantly... — Fanfare, May/June 2022 More…

What a pleasure to encounter the full extent of Iturbi’s superb piano playing and elegant musicianship...Beethoven’s Andante favori is a model of tenderness and poise. It also prominently displays... — Gramophone Magazine, September 2016 More…

[Lootens] Her technical mastery, impressive range of instrumental colors, and unmistakable affinity for the seductive ebb and flow of the music are exemplary. The recording documents Lootens’s... — Fanfare, Mar/Apr 2024 More…

This is such a cornucopia of good things it is hard to know where to start...[in the Bach] Joyce's deft, sparingly pedalled light touch, her nonchalant speed and fluency and a palpable enjoyment... — Gramophone Magazine, December 2011 More…