Liszt - Hungarian Rhapsody, S244 No. 8 in F sharp minor

This is immensely distinguished Liszt-playing...Freire seems utterly at one with the music, not only in terms of its innate poetry but also its astonishing diversity of texture and touch...Freire... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2011, 5 out of 5 stars More…

One of the more striking aspects of Maltempo’s approach to these works is his inerrant sense of timing. There’s no rush to arrival: every scintillating detail is savoured at leisure, without... — Gramophone Magazine, February 2017 More…

This well-known set has been in and out of the catalogue a number of times, always to considerable acclaim. And the performances are every bit as good as everybody has always said. Although... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

He homes in on the Hungarian melodies and evocations and locates the love and pride that Liszt lavished on them — BBC Music Magazine More…

Ney and her husband, the conductor Willen van Hoogstraten, display great chamber-like rapport in Mozart’s K450, notwithstanding stylistically antediluvian phrase-tapering and swoopy portamentos.... — Gramophone Magazine, July 2019 More…