ECM

Armenia, in Mansurian's vision, is like the original cradle of sound. The seamless fusion of sacred and folk influences, not displayed as 'local colour' but wholly absorbed into the music's... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2014, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

These are all magnificent performances, as one might expect from these three musicians, who regularly perform together as a trio, and their sound is superbly and rawly caught by ECM's recording. — BBC Music Magazine, October 2006, 5 out of 5 starsMore…

Under Igor Karsko’s committed direction, the playing of Camerata Zürich is superb and very well recorded, and there is a clear feeling throughout for the rich sentiment underlying these memories... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2022, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

Even in the hairiest passages of the Hammerklavier Sonata Op 106, Schiff's poise never deserts him, while the textural clarity, especially of the inner lines, is always a delight. — The Guardian, 31st October 2008, 5 out of 5 starsMore…

Three of these middle-period works are short, but what riches they deliver, and all abundantly and robustly realised by Schiff. — BBC Music Magazine, Proms 2008, 5 out of 5 starsMore…