Browse: Instrumental, Organ Solos, Busoni (composer)

[The final work] is the standout performance on the disc, in which Bartlett shows his true pianistic colours with a vicious, visceral reading of the second of Prokofiev’s three ‘War Sonatas’…His... — Gramophone Magazine, June 2019 More…

Both [originals and transcriptions] are played, tantalisingly, with a keen sense of place and time – the Bach affectionately and glowingly, but with a modern stylistic sensitivity, the Busoni... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Petri's musical imagination in Sonatina No. 3 brings charm, warmth and intimacy to this little gem — Gramophone Magazine, March 2011 More…

…everything here is a delight. Mompou's miniatures grow under Andsnes's skilful hands, Scriabin exudes his perfume, and Smetana evokes the full-dress glory of Central European domestic pianism.... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2006, 5 out of 5 stars More…

A pianist half his age could feel elated with the pin-sharp, dancing articulation that so often trips from Freire’s fingers — BBC Music Magazine, June 2016, 4 out of 5 stars More…

…Gilels teams up with fellow Neuhaus pupil Yakov Zak to provide a dazzling display of ensemble work. — BBC Music Magazine, July 2007, 5 out of 5 stars More…

From the outset, Simonian reveals his dazzling technique with blazing passagework and spirited rhythms in the fast movements of BWV 979, balanced with wistful and lyrical playing in the slow... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…