Browse: Schumann - Humoreske, Op. 20

Williams is a pianist with a formidable technique (how does he manage to play the spiralling right-hand octaves in the third piece of the Humoreske at s uch speed?), but – more importantly –... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2024, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Cooper has a thorough command of the Schumann language in the major works buttressing her recital...judiciously differentiated, finely balanced and sustained by a compelling impulse. — Gramophone Magazine, March 2015 More…

Throughout this recital Le Sage is especially good at conveying the music's impulsiveness, but he also responds well to the more poetic side of Schumann. These are altogether exceptionally sympathetic... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2008, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Buratto captures the evolving moods with panache and just enough pomp. — BBC Music Magazine, May 2017, 3 out of 5 stars More…

This imaginative recital reveals the stylistic connections which bound four major European musical figures…Altogether, Youn’s light-fingered performance is delightful. He slips easily between... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas Issue 2018, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Carcano offers a strong vision of a thoughtful, deliberate Schumann: his rendition of the opening Humoreske is multi-layered, weighty; it’s perhaps not quite as eccentric as one might hope because... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2019, 3 out of 5 stars More…