APR

This new APR set reveals Bourne as a pianist of extraordinary clarity, charm and considerable finesse. — Gramophone Magazine, January 2023 More…

one of the indisputably great pianists in history, albeit captured when he was judged to be past his prime (he was 65 when he made his first disc recording) - though few living pianists at the... — Gramophone Magazine, April 2012 More…

All Stevenson's readings flow with an inner warmth, a musical breathing that has little to do with stereotypical rubato and, above all, a desire to speak and communicate with all the richness... — Gramophone Magazine, February 2006 More…

this latest issue provides ample confirmation of a stature too long unrecognised...The treacherous leaps at the close of the march from Schumann’s Fantasie hold no terrors for Fiorentino, and... — International Piano, March 2021 More…

A chance to discover the elegant playing of this largely forgotten pianist. — Gramophone Magazine, August 2015 More…

Yakov Flier was a distinguished pupil of Igumnov, and on this disc plays consistently better than his teacher. The Kabalevsky 24 Preludes have phenomenal élan, and everything is fresh, even... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2008, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Bowen's supple musicianship and commanding technique (you sense there's always more in reserve) could hold their own with anyone's in his era. His Beethoven and Debussy are special. Reasonable... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2009, 4 out of 5 stars More…