Browse: The Russian Piano Tradition (series)

Yakov Flier was a distinguished pupil of Igumnov, and on this disc plays consistently better than his teacher. The Kabalevsky 24 Preludes have phenomenal élan, and everything is fresh, even... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2008, 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…

Ginzburg was among the greatest of all Soviet virtuosos. His multi-faceted pianism is everywhere evident here — BBC Music Magazine, July 2010, 3 out of 5 stars More…

What superb if unobtrusive technique in Chopin's F minor Etude from Op 25, what grace and sparkle in the Scherzo from Beethoven's Op 2 No 2 Sonata! — Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2009 More…

Nikolayeva's rubato in the Concerto's central Andante is as natural as breathing and throughout the Fantasia she inflects Tchaikovsky's sumptuously decorated melodies with a warmth and breadth... — Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2008 More…

Viktor Merzhanov finds in Liszt's Paganini Etudes a jaunty, playful vein...his Scriabin is incandescent. — BBC Music Magazine, June 2010, 4 out of 5 stars More…

[D850 is] a miraculous synthesis of vitality and introspection...D845 emerges with volcanic, almost desperate urgency. — BBC Music Magazine, June 2010, 5 out of 5 stars More…

… it would be difficult to find a recording Tchaikovsky's Album for the Young in which the performer so completely identifies with and so deeply cares about this charming and touching music.... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2009, 4 out of 5 stars More…