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The pianism is exemplary. David Fray has probably never hit an ugly note, nor failed to produce textures of luminous clarity and seductive depth and colour...Beautiful, certainly, in its way;... — BBC Music Magazine, Awards Issue 2015, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Fray uses plenty of pedal, but one is struck by his bright, clean sound, and by the way he lets each piece unfold; the ornamentation is leisurely and pellucid, every note in every arpeggiation... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2017, 5 out of 5 stars More…

The first thing that strikes you about this disc is the acoustic…It’s very boomy…That side, there’s some joyous playing on offer here…First up is the concerto for four keyboards, BWV1065, whose... — Gramophone Magazine, February 2019 More…

Fray's command of colour and imaginative highlighting is intoxicating, and there is a freshness which makes for indisputably rewarding listening. — BBC Music Magazine, December 2008, 4 out of 5 stars More…

What's immediately striking about his Schubert playing is its refinement, and variety of colour. In the melancholy unaccompanied theme that brings the first of the Impromptus, for instance,... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2009 More…

On the basis of these recordings, Fray has an instinctive Mozartean affinity – he communicates fresh ideas with subtle, stylistic deftness...Throughout, Fray and Zweden work together with remarkable... — Graham Rogers, bbc.co.uk, 30th November 2010 More…