Browse: Frederick Chopin Institute (label)

If [Goerner] is the de facto star of proceedings, rightly setting the pace and tone, his partners match him every step of the way...This superbly recorded disc is the most enjoyable chamber music... — Gramophone Magazine, December 2016 More…

[A] polished, spontaneous and characterful account, yet avoiding those moments of over self-conscious point making to be found in the Lugano version…in the ninth Symphony, Rabinovitch-Barakovsky... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2018, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Though he’s not particularly subtle, Matheus Pompeu brings a striking tenor, vivid colours and a sense of style to Corrado the corsair...The most impressive performance overall comes from Aleksey... — Opera, December 2021 More…

this new release...offers something uncommonly fresh and entrancing, a journey through the world of Polish character pieces...from before, during and even after Chopin's time...Koch's understanding... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2015, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Beczała is one of today’s most important operatic tenors, and it is gratifying to see that he can scale his style down to a more intimate level so as not to overwhelm these songs. This release... — Fanfare, July/August 2020 More…

New textures are revealed in the playing of Europa Galante, full of lightness and colour, and Biondi finds authentic snap in the rhythms, not least in the invigorating mazurka that closes Act... — Opera, August 2019 More…

The opening of the F minor Concerto sets the tone with transparency and lightness. Ever since winning the Chopin Competition in Warsaw in 1990, Kenner has stood out as an elegant Chopin player,... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2020, 5 out of 5 stars More…