Browse: Balakirev - Piano Sonata in B flat minor

Hyperion's new release is full of music that mixes Chopinesque grace with Russian-bear grandiosity. Driver is the sort of pianist who can handle both, delivering performances of poise, power... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2011, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Avoiding salon platitudes, Kentner’s readings exude a rich, fin de siècle perfume. Islamey may be less dazzling than some more recent recordings, but it is beautifully laid out and thoroughly... — Gramophone Magazine, November 2016 More…

This Silesian pianist, who spent most of the his life in England, made a speciality of unusual virtuoso works, such as Balakirev's Sonata. His playing sounds dated and not as spectacular as... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2008, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Maltempo’s eloquent phrasing and expansive array of colours are of a very high order indeed, and they come to the rescue of the other two sonatas on the disc, both of which leap off the page... — Gramophone Magazine, December 2018 More…

Walker is excellent - keeping things moving, fresh, breezy, never too Russian for a composer who sounds - counter to his overtly nationalistic ideals - surprisingly occidental. — MusicWeb International, 31st July 2013 More…