Browse: Chopin - Waltzes (3), Op. 64

All the Pollini hallmarks are here too: chiselled structure, aristocratic demeanour and lucid lines. It’s a serious approach, which isn’t to the detriment of these miniatures. He also judges... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The program is very well designed, with plenty of contrast and a continual pleasure to listen to. Fedorova has the musical sensibilities and technical control to balance not only the melody and... — Fanfare, May/June 2022 More…

Her phrasing can be entrancing (the Farewell waltz); so can her melancholy, and her delicate rubato. — The Times, 22nd January 2010, 3 out of 5 stars More…

These archival gems are a must listen. Sergei Rachmaninov’s brilliance cuts through the constant crackle on these fledgling Edison recordings; the background fizz becomes a comfort rather than... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…

For the most part, Davidovich did not play quite like this on her Philips recordings—which is not to say that they are better or worse than her work for Melodiya. These nervier, edgier, and yet... — Fanfare, January/February 2020 More…

I’d rather listen to Ruth Slenczynska playing Chopin than just about anyone else. Three specific characteristics are her rhythmic acuity, razor-sharp precision in chord playing and rapid passagework,... — Gramophone Magazine, March 2021 More…

this earlier version is wistful and whimsical, and impeccably tasteful. — BBC Music Magazine, March 2011, 4 out of 5 stars More…

[The Mendelssohn is] a wonderfully uplifting outburst of high spirits, generously and elegantly formed. Wispelwey always brings such a range of texture to his articulation and such airy luminescence... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2011, 3 out of 5 stars More…