Howard Shelley

[Shelley's] playing is exemplary, with a gloriously fluent technique and a most perceptive interpretational approach...The Six Sonatinas here prove particularly nostalgic, core repertoire from... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2010, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Shelley's playing is as warm and expressive throughout… — BBC Music Magazine, March 2008, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Shelley's third volume (of six projected) makes abundantly clear that Clementi at best was an outstanding composer. He tempers the virtuoso finger-dexterity of the 'mechanicus' with sensitive... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2009, 5 out of 5 stars More…

For all the temptation to compare Clementi with his more familiar contemporaries, a clear and distinctive voice appears through this complete sonatas. Shelley's technical security allows him... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2010, 5 out of 5 stars More…

This second instalment of all Clementi’s 70-odd sonatas in chronological order is no less relevatory than the first … the sonatas combine the high spirits and dexterity of Scarlatti with the... — Classic FM Magazine More…

Shelley is a first-rate advocate, with passage-work of crystalline clarity, light-footed pedalling, and communicating a sense of deep commitment to this unjustly under-rated repertoire. The... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2009 More…

Shelley plays this music with consummate artistry, making light of its technical difficulties and investing it with all the Romantic charm and ardour it needs. It's captured in excellent quality... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2012, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Even the slightest, most trivial pieces are enhanced by Howard Shelley's brisk tempos, and he's served by an infallible technique, from virtuoso finger-dexterity to deeply expressive, spacious... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2011, 5 out of 5 stars More…