Scriabin: Étude Op. 8 No. 12 in D sharp minor

“This is music that demands pianism of superlative quality, and here Yevgeny Sudbin miraculously combines the volcanic intensity of Vladimir Horowitz with the cat-and-mouse tonal reflexes of Mikhail Pletnev.” BBC Music Magazine, January 2008 *****

“…no pianist of any generation has, in my experience, captured Scriabin's volatility so vividly as Sudbin. All these performances are flecked with personal touches and brilliances above and beyond even Scriabin's wildest demands. Finally, BIS captures Sudbin's astonishing range of colours and sonorities, ranging from the utmost delicacy to an enraged uproar, in crystalline demonstration sound. This, put suitably euphorically, is a disc in a million.” Gramophone Magazine, December 2007

‘A programme of fascinating rarities played with a touching sensitivity and affection … this record is a most impressive achievement, as beautiful in sound as it is endlessly thought-provoking’ (Gramophone)

“Coombs takes a revealing trek though Scriabin's early piano music. His graceful rather than fiery playing and inventive programme, including some genuine rarities, uncovers little explored facets of the composer's work.” BBC Music Magazine, July 2007 ****

“Horowitz’s late recordings of Schumann for Deutsche Grammophon give the lie to the myth of Horowitz the soulless pyrotechnician...This Kreisleriana delves deep into the dark recesses of the soul” Sunday Times, 3rd January 2010