Piano Classics

In the end, then, the Preludes emerge with a pristine beauty that reinforces our appreciation of the range of Alkan’s genius. The sound is excellent, too, and the extensive notes by Viner himself... — Fanfare, May/June 2020 More…

[Ostersonate] a work of tremendous emotional depth, whether in the serene beauty of the opening of the second movement...or in the shocking vehemence that opens the finale or in the surprising... — Fanfare, May/June 2022 More…

Maltempo is once again every inch the virtuoso, brimming over with zest even when Alkan's demands are sufficiently ferocious to cause him momentary strain…[he] is brilliantly attuned to an outsider,... — Gramophone Magazine, May 2015 More…

Good tunes and elaborate dressing abound here. The young British pianist Mark Viner is superbly adept in this repertoire, especially at subordinating and shaping decorative passagework, although... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2015 More…