Scarlatti, D

By far the finest track here is his transcription of the Chaconne from Bach’s Second Partita for Violin, where the purity of the line and the implied harmonic textures transfer from bowed strings... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2023, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 3 out of 5 stars (Recording) 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…

I’d rather listen to Ruth Slenczynska playing Chopin than just about anyone else. Three specific characteristics are her rhythmic acuity, razor-sharp precision in chord playing and rapid passagework,... — Gramophone Magazine, March 2021 More…

This has been an outstandingly successful series of discs – the quality of the transfers, given some intractable problems, has been generously, often triumphantly high…the series has both expanded... — MusicWeb International, May 2015 More…