[Beatson] shapes and weights every phrase with a caring devotion, liquid sonority and gentle cantabile ideal for Mendelssohn's soundworld. There are times here where one could scarcely credit a hammer mechanism is involved. Beatson also shows a rare sensitivity for important harmonic events so that the listener is kept aware continually of where the music is heading.

I was much impressed by Beatson's seamless handling of the transition between [the Minuet] and the finale, a delightfully high-spirited galop-like piece that requires - and here receives - real bravura delivery before a calm, reflective ending...it's a thoughtful and expressive reading that is highly enjoyable.