Vladigerov

Plath’s tone is rich and warm; his quiet playing maintains a solid core of tone; and his high notes span an expressive range from haunting vulnerability to assertive clarion calls. Triendl is... — Fanfare, Jan/Feb 2024 More…

There’s no point in tackling these dense, intricate works at all if you’re not a virtuoso in the profoundest sense, as Vlaeva is and Vladigerov clearly was. The Lisztian tradition is floridly... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Ukrainian violinist Graf Mourja follows up his fine disc of Stravinsky and Szymanowski for Harmonia Mundi with a foray into more eclectic territory. This selection brings together the wild and... — Catherine Nelson, The Strad, May 2004 More…

Trio Imàge plays with energy and a fine sense of ensemble...a lovely, imaginative program beautifully played. — Fanfare, May/June 2023 More…

The Scriabin is a powerful performance…[Rachmaninov] Petrova’s account is magnificently considered. She knows that pedaling is vital in this composer, and to be used sparingly, something immediately... — Fanfare, Nov/Dec 2022 More…

Best of all is Bartók’s Rhapsody No. 1, robust and earthy. — BBC Music Magazine, September 2019, 3 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Almost all the remaining 20 items strike me as Husum at its best: pianists whose inquisitiveness has unearthed some gem, the performance of which either leaves you wreathed in smiles or sends... — Gramophone Magazine, November 2019 More…

Staneva delivers these piquant and atmospheric character pieces [by Vladigerov] with passion and commitment…Tabakova presents a very imaginative exploration of simple melodic patterns and harmonic... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2022, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…