Browse: Schumann - Kreisleriana, Op. 16

He might be termed the last of the great individualists among the pianist fraternity, an artist whose credo stems from his teacher, the great virtuoso Josef Hofmann. It is a school of personal... — The Telegraph More…

In 2006 EMI signed the 25-year old American Jonathan Biss to an exclusive two-year contract.
This is the partnership's first fruit and this is Schumann-playing on an exalted level with per- formances... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Piano specialists may regard the addition of a baritone voice on this album as an intrusion, but actually this performance of Brahms's Lieder und Gesänge is what makes it special...Krimmel’s... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2023, 5 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 3 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Yeol Eum Son’s technique is formidable: she takes on the technical horrors of the Fantasie’s middle movement with breathtaking elegance and confidence. But when you’re as accomplished as she... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2020, 3 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Above all, he always gives the impression that he’s thought everything through and come up with something authentically fresh – no striking attitudes or provoking for the sake of it...if you’re... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2021, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Together, Krimmel and Grimaud create exquisitely characterised vignettes, touching on love, abandonment, devotion and disillusion, perfectly proportioned and keenly expressive...This is musicmaking... — Gramophone Magazine, October 2023 More…