Scriabin - Preludes (4), Op. 33

Naxos has turned up trumps with the little-known Russian Evgeny Zarafiants. Rhythmically subtle (and continually supple), tonally expansive and dramatically wide-ranging, he plays this music... — BBC Music Magazine More…

Not since Gordon Fergus-Thompson’s outstanding Scriabin series for ASV has the other-worldly, deeply sensual aspects of this extraordinary music been brought so alluringly to life — BBC Music Magazine, September 2016, 4 out of 5 stars More…

It’s a tribute both to Scriabin and his interpreter Daniel Pereira that we are not bored, despite the consistency of the compositional voice… the pleasure of this collection lies in how Scriabin... — International Piano, September 2020 More…

the “bonus track” of Liszt’s Via Crucis, Station IV, in Reinbert de Leeuw’s arrangement, has a haunting lyrical spareness — Sunday Times, 20th April 2014 More…

Lane certainly knows how to tease out the music’s textural subtleties; his emotional commitment is undeniable, as is his grasp of the poetic/virtuosic dichotomy inherent in Scriabin’s music — BBC Music Magazine More…

In this third instalment in his survey of Scriabin’s complete piano works, Alexeev’s temperamental affinity once again comes paired with sovereign command of colours and intonations (in the... — Gramophone Magazine, March 2019 More…