Ravel - Piano Concerto in G major

You have to envy the citizens of Geneva...Add a pianist in Francesco Piemontesi’s class, and here are stellar interpretations of three very different concerto-type works, ordered into a journey... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2022, 5 out of 5 stars More…

[Bavouzet] turns in a performance of the Fantaisie that illuminates this uneven yet magical work like no other. As to the Ravel concertos, I have no hesitation in saying these are the greatest... — Classic FM Magazine, January 2011, 5 out of 5 stars More…

By any standards, this is the A Team, and they do not disappoint. Here is Ravel in all his passion and technical wizardry...[Tiberghien] finds any number of colours amid his faultless technical... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2022, 5 out of 5 stars More…

The outer movements are so deliciously light, like the most perfect soufflé, executed with disarming insouciance by pianist and orchestra alike...You could not wish for a more atmospheric account... — Gramophone Magazine, November 2015 More…

Full of colour, both Osborne’s poetry and his exceptional touch are to the fore, the sparkling cascades in the final movement being especially breathtaking…strong performances of a programme... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Zimerman's pianism is self-recommending.
His trills in the first movement of the G major Concerto are to die for, his passagework in the finale crystalclear, never hectic, always stylish. For... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

reservations pale into Beckmesserish scratchings besides the delights of this disc and especially of Grosvenor's pianism. I can only concur with other critics who hear in his tone and phrasing... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2012, 5 out of 5 stars More…