Channel Classics

…it is van Rijen's sense of line that is the most impressive feature of his playing, reliant on musicianship rather than physical dexterity. …his virtuoso technique need fear no comparison... — Gramophone Magazine, October 2009More…

Here is a pianist who explores the inner recesses of Schumann's glowing romanticism with a delicate emotional fervour very much his own. Finely recorded, this most elegant and stylish pianist... — Gramophone Magazine, September 2009More…

…Pieter Wispelwey… carries his audience through Prokofiev's epic narrative with a good deal of conviction, embracing wholeheartedly the work's vast array of emotions, which, in the central movement,... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2009, 5 out of 5 starsMore…

…you'll be amazed just how well Lazic's transcription works… The ravishing slow movement works unexpectedly well, Lazic's first entry suspending the top line over a warmly flowing accompaniment,... — Gramophone Magazine, February 2010More…