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Maxwell Davies's piece is among his deftest and most affecting miniatures, while James Macmillan's 11-minute solo is an eloquent memorial to the dead of 9/11 that takes the oboe to its limits... — Gramophone Magazine, November 2011 More…

Perhaps the first thing that strikes one on hearing this release is the quality of the pianism. Not its dazzling virtuosity...but the sheer full-blooded refinement of the playing...it's always... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2013, 2 out of 5 stars More…

That the arrangements are Malafronte’s own is commendable, and important to a consistent aesthetic. Listening, I just longed for more of the fluency, imagination and confidence of his erstwhile... — Gramophone Magazine, August 2020 More…

His are deeply probing, exploratory, at times unsettling performances, yet they undoubtedly carry an underlying authority and conviction that is persuasive even - perhaps especially - when they... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2006, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Recorded with a clarity that recalls Pollini's classic 1970s account for DG, Bogdanova keeps a tight rein on Chopin's poetic fantasy, making each etude a microcosm of sequential ingenuity. — BBC Music Magazine, June 2015, 4 out of 5 stars More…