CD, Schumann, Clara (composer)

There’s a marble-statue nobility to his playing, a sense of his powerful technique being harnessed to expression, and a seriousness-of-purpose…To end, we hear three of Brahms’s Intermezzos:... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2023, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Overall, what leaps out is the sheer quality, consistency and stylishness of Janine Jansen’s playing. She conjures up the mood of each piece with seemingly effortless and flawless technique...Pappano... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2021, 5 out of 5 stars More…

She is a pianist who makes lines sing beautifully and virtuosic passages dance, finding intimacy and eloquence at telling moments…[in the Concerto] Kanneh-Mason matches what we know of Clara’s... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2019, 4 out of 5 stars More…

an outstanding album: expertly programmed and performed with terrific verve. — BBC Music Magazine, July 2022, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Here is clear evidence that Clara and Fanny possessed significantly more talent than many of their male composing contemporaries…These well recorded and beautifully played performances get inside... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2020, 5 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Rana throws herself into both concertos with vim, vigour and virtuosity to spare, demonstrating just what kindred spirits Robert and Clara were...It’s Clara’s Concerto that stands out above... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2023, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

This delightful, beautifully performed album makes an emphatic, seemingly effortless case for these composers’ music. — BBC Music Magazine, March 2019, 5 out of 5 stars More…