Browse: Fazil Say (piano)

There’s no question that Say puts his ideas across with confidence and communicative immediacy…He really should compose for film. — Gramophone Magazine, May 2019 More…

Given Fazil Say’s proclivities for interpretative monkeyshines, I’m happy to report that the pianist largely exhibits good behaviour throughout this recital. To be sure, unorthodox touches abound…Say... — Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2018 More…

I defy any musically responsive youngster who yawns at the prospect of listening to a work for cello and piano to leave Four Cities without wanting to hear it again. It is youthfulness personified... — Gramophone Magazine, May 2017 More…

The first point in favour of Fazil Say – making his first Chopin recording – is that he never over-sentimentalises or lingers unduly. Indeed, he is matter-of-fact in places, and generally his... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2018, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Say’s Goldbergs are more straightforward than you’d expect, while unsurprisingly nimble-fingered. Subtle variations in touch, colour, accent and dynamics abound. — Gramophone Magazine, January 2023 More…