Browse: Liszt - Années de pèlerinage, 1ère année, Suisse (9 pieces), S. 160

Louis Lortie's credentials for taking on this greatest of musical pilgrimages are self-evident from the start. The opening 'Chapelle de Guillaume Tell', from the Switzerland-inspired first book,... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2011, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The Liszt is immaculately controlled, each of the nine pieces vividly characterised. His use of pedal is surprising, and his sound is wonderfully clean and precise. His effects are fastidiously... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2019, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 3 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Almost everything by Bolet is worth acquiring, but this collection is particularly valuable, coming from the period just after he had finally attracted some attention for his Liszt-playing…Bolet... — Gramophone Magazine, December 2017 More…

In Trois Morceaux Suisses, which he likens in his scholarly and informative notes to a garland of encores, he powers and swashbuckles his way through a wild assortment of exuberant obstacles — Gramophone Magazine More…

Jandó's performances of the Liszt Années de pèlerinage represents his most impressive achievement on record to date...first class, and the feeling throughout is very much of the spontaneity of... — Penguin Guide More…