Schubert - Hungarian Melody in B minor D817

Çakmur’s playing has plenty of vigour, too: his handling of rhythmic quirks can knock you off balance; whiplash grace notes can shock you; and the upbeat finale of the Krenek will leave you... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, July 2024 More…

Sokolov’s manner in Haydn is pointed and detaché, which recalls a harpsichord, but his use of rubato is Romantic, and his dynamic shading takes advantage of the piano’s capacities. This amalgam... — Fanfare, Sep/Oct 2022 More…

The pianism is exemplary. David Fray has probably never hit an ugly note, nor failed to produce textures of luminous clarity and seductive depth and colour...Beautiful, certainly, in its way;... — BBC Music Magazine, Awards Issue 2015, 3 out of 5 stars More…

His playing of the German Dances has a muscularity and a lovely transparency, while the Hungarian Melody has an exquisite soulfulness. But what strikes the listener from the first few bars of... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2011, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Korstick's account of the final sonata, in B flat D960, is as moving as any I have heard. It ranks with Sviatoslav Richter's various performances...This is as near perfection as you will get...These... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2015, 5 out of 5 stars More…

You won’t be surprised to learn there’s nothing musically flashy or flippant here; no bumble bees flying, for instance. Instead Schiff has put each of his sonata programmes under the microscope... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…