Browse: Prokofiev - Piano Sonata No. 9 in C major, Op. 103

[7th Sonata] his reading, which is quite riveting, lies in the wider range of expression he derives from the music. He brings his talent for color to the fore, and everything is so clear and... — Fanfare, Jul/Aug 2020 More…

Big-boned and unwieldy, Mignone’s Piano Concerto leans a little too heavily on Rachmaninov, but the sultry Albeniz is worth getting to know. Passionate performances of both. — BBC Music Magazine, January 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Formidably played and well recorded, it will alert even the most seasoned listener to the conflicting elements of Prokofiev's always "difficult", prickly and volatile nature...[Raekallio] plays... — Gramophone Magazine, October 2011 More…

With technique to burn and a fierce commitment to every note, she offers highly individual performances which none the less remain scrupulously true to the composer. …a formidable achievement. — Gramophone Magazine, December 2009 More…

...with her superb sense of color and her quicksilver response to changes in the music’s temper, this set is especially notable for its wide range of emotion. Whether it be the breezy adolescent... — Fanfare, Nov/Dec 2021 More…

It seems that the enfant terrible Prokofiev, and his ‘Toccata-ness’ (as Russians like to put it) in particular, are still a great fit for
Kempf’s temperament, because he relishes the exuberance... — Gramophone Magazine, January 2020 More…