Browse: Thalberg (composer)

Tone and touch are paramount, as Thalberg faithfully conveys the originals with an artistry far beyond that normally associated with transcription, managing to evoke a human voice accompanied... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2021, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Both [the Thalberg and Liszt paraphrases] are delivered with Batsashvili’s trademark expressiveness and finely calibrated control, and in the Liszt she finds a way to let her sound unfurl like... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2022, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Palameta documents the sound of the instrument at a transitional time, bringing to life little-known repertoire. Music and instruments are judiciously matched: Palameta plays an oboe from the... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2023, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Viner has an unerring sense of balance, so the various lines decorating the main material never choke it. But he combines that with the ability to produce an achingly beautiful bel canto tone... — Fanfare, January/February 2020 More…

Nicolosi ensures that the more ref lective episodes are given their full due, while avoiding smash-and-grab recklessness when the notes start flying. — BBC Music Magazine, September 2022, 3 out of 5 stars More…

This set has Thalberg’s Piano Concerto, Rubinstein’s D minor, Scharwenka’s C minor and, best of all, Moszkowski’s E major, which remains the most compelling account of this underrated, life-enhancing... — Gramophone Magazine, November 2019 More…