in every bar Bezuidenhout establishes his complete mastery over the instrument by means of an extraordinary delicacy and refinement of touch and shading. He's a remarkable virtuoso, and a dazzlingly imaginative, multi-skilled Mozartian. He decorates repeats with style and wit.

Hearing the discs themselves, one can hardly take one's ears off the performances because they go so far inside the music and reverse much of what you thought you knew...Bezuidenhout's elastic tempi give him room to probe for meaning but also allow panache that's so much a part of Mozart's buoyant temperament.

enchanting…Bezuidenhout doesn’t stint on the sonata’s [K310] depth of feeling; he conveys he Allegro maestro’s pounding intensity and the desolate Andante cantabile with total conviction. He’s also adept at teasing out the delights to be found in less challenging works…his sensitive touch and perfect timing confirm him as a true poet of the fortepiano.

Bezuidenhout displays a consummate ease and naturalness at the instrument that seems second nature: he and the fortepiano are one...his interpretations continue to shed new light on these rich and varied works, even for listeners long familiar with them...if luck is on our side, the future may hold in store more of the robust, virtuosic and multi-faceted pleasures of Bezuidenhout’s Mozart.

Bezuidenhout’s latest Mozart piano album has a peacock flourish about it. That’s partly due to the instrument, a modern reproduction of an 1805 fortepiano. The crisp attack and variety of tone are exceptional. Then there’s Bezuidenhout’s ornate artistry...Put instrument and artist together, though, and you have a perfect example of “going at it hammer and tongs”.