SACD, Chopin (composer)

much interesting context to this music is offered. This album repays careful listening and enriches our picture of Chopin’s conception of these elusive, tender dances. — BBC Music Magazine, September 2023, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The Sonata is finely played, its unusual structure (closer to that of Prokofiev’s Fourth Concerto than any 19th-century exemplar) used to good advantage in a nicely paced performance. The Ballades... — International Piano, June 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The playing on this disc from Andrew Litton and the Bergen Philharmonic is in many ways marvellous, with a good sense of pace throughout much of the ballet. Recorded sound is sensational, especially... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2012, 3 out of 5 stars More…

He has always had an unmistakeable sound: sparkling, limpid and full of wit and wisdom. The good news is that it is still there; and though the fingers do not always move as smoothly as they... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas Issue 2013, 4 out of 5 stars More…