SACD, Liszt (composer)

Wee conjures the compelling illusion of being both Mozart’s soloist and his orchestra... it ’s not every pianist who can lift those notes off the page – and Wee does a wonderful job of honouring... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2023, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Kantorow's approach rejects bombast in favour of an equable, mellow-toned artistry that's admirable in itself…Kantorow's way with [the Second Concerto], at once powerful and lucid, convinces... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2015 More…

His special blend of attributes is on display here, not least his technical ease, exquisite control and rich resource of colour. In the Tchaikovsky [Concerto], Trifonov's playing ignites when... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2012, 4 out of 5 stars More…

These interpretations...display some obvious strengths: the technique of this young Armenian-born pianist is beautifully fluent, giving her playing a freedom that is not at all slick or perfunctory,... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2013, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Here is Liszt playing of rare passion and musical integrity. There is no tip-toeing round the great B minor Sonata, no imposition of self-conscious effects or losing the thread through over-interpretation.... — Gramophone Magazine, July 2006 More…

The SACD sound is first-class and the booklet notes by both artists attractive, not least in drawing attention to the great artists of the past whose performances and arrangements are saluted... — MusicWeb International, November 2018 More…

This collection includes two concertos, his 1948 studio Schumann (brilliant, though not ideally balanced, with timpani far too distant) and a fine Mozart K467, live from the 1950 Lucerne Festival. — Sunday Times, 21st June 2015 More…

Tanski plays the shorter pieces with deep, ringing tone and musical insight. He underlines the Expressionist aspects of the first La lugubre gondola, just as the orchestra did in the second...The... — MusicWeb International, August 2012 More…

…the most impressive performance here is of the bizarre and remarkable Totentanz… Whether the work's extremes of lyrical solo reflection and collective eruptiveness can ever really be conjured... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2008, 4 out of 5 stars More…