Beethoven - Bagatelle in C minor, WoO52

Brautigam’s fortepiano survey is magnificent, comprising four full discs of variations (including Eroica and Diabelli), the complete bagatelles, rondos and other miscellaneous pieces. Disc 1... — International Piano, January 2020 More…

Unexpected tempos, but the atmosphere is unmistakable. Kolesnikov finds nocturnal quietude in the Moonlight Sonata, and his lucid, thoughtful approach pays off elsewhere too. — BBC Music Magazine, October 2018, 5 out of 5 stars More…

His playing is immaculately polished, but here he misses something of the arresting brusqueness, heartfelt lyricism, madcap zaniness, and tender melancholy...Osborne's most expressive playing... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2012, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Fortunately Feltsman doesn’t try to make idiosyncratic music into something more or different, and concludes with a straightfaced account of that curse of the beginner, Für Elise. It may not... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Williencourt is delightful in the op. 33 set, playing them as stylishly as one could ever wish, and the same is true in the WoO pieces...Williencourt is a very good first choice for the complete... — Fanfare, September/October 2020 More…

The charming assortment of dances and Bagatelles on this disc puts the more famous work into a fine musical perspective — Classics Today More…