Scarlatti, D

No point trying to fault anything: the lightness and flexibility of her touch takes the breath away, and her sound is at every moment transparently controlled, each piece displaying insight... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2012, 5 out of 5 stars More…

'excellence’ doesn’t begin to do him justice. The grace and refinement of his playing seemed preternatural, a kind of perfection to which many pianists aspire but few attain – and none with... — International Piano, September/October 2020 More…

In his selection of Grieg’s Lyric Pieces, Freire, like Gilels before him, explores a whole world of intimate feeling and a melancholy at the heart of Grieg’s indelibly northern nature (‘At your... — International Piano, January 2020 More…

a musical personality of a beguiling charm, a quality rarely encountered in today's more severe musical climate...You are reminded, too, of a naturalness and insouciance far removed from so... — Gramophone Magazine, January 2015 More…

This is an essential set for lovers of piano playing. The vast majority of the transfers are superior to anything that has been issued previously, there are a number of recordings appearing... — Fanfare, July/August 2023 More…

After a perfectly paced Consolation No. 3 (Liszt), zippy A prole do bebê (Villa-Lobos) and charming transcription of Salut d’amour (Elgar), Thibaudet slips in some of his own arrangements…In... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Bream's sampler shows his passionate best. The (complete) Aranjuez Concerto is unsurpassed; Falla's Miller's Dance blazes; 'impossible' Rodrigo dazzles. — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas Issue 2013, 5 out of 5 stars More…