Browse: Piano Classics (label)

Rutkowski’s performances are remarkable. He studied recordings by pianists directly in line to Chopin (Koczalski and Rosenthal, both students of Mikuli); the surprising glissando that concludes... — International Piano, September 2018, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Works such the headlong-rushing Le chemin de fer are miniature masterpieces of musical picture painting, played with great flair and no little virtuosity by the admirable Mark Viner. — BBC Music Magazine, February 2024, 4 out of 5 stars More…

...with her superb sense of color and her quicksilver response to changes in the music’s temper, this set is especially notable for its wide range of emotion. Whether it be the breezy adolescent... — Fanfare, Nov/Dec 2021 More…

[Maltempo] opted to play a 19th-century instrument, an 1899 Erard which was, apparently, Alkan’s favourite make of instrument. It’s the lack of homogeneity on such a piano, the distinctive character... — The Guardian, 27th March 2015, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Anyone who plays Sorabji has to be an aficionado because of the challenges involved. Powell certainly qualifies for this description. — International Piano, May 2020 More…