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"Prokofiev's piano writing... requires the highest degree of virtuosity, not only in encompassing the actual notes, which rarely lie comfortably under the fingers, but also in achieving long-term architectural perspective. Glemser has all it takes-the seer technical prowess, clarity of touch, balance between the hands, perfect phrasing, sensible and sensitive pedalling. He can bring out a melody line wherever in the texture it occurs, and he takes the ritenutos and rallentandos as part of an ongoing, gradually unfolding process. His dynamic range is wide, and he's equally at home with the serenity of the Fourth Sonata's start and the swagger of its finish. The Ten Pieces Prokofiev arranged from his Romeo and Juliet ballet can rarely have sounded so varied and so beguiling." - BBC Music Magazine (Wadham Sutton), Sept 1999