Browse: Catoire (composer)

The most successful performance on this album is the Piano Concerto, which probably dates from 1906-09, though opinions vary. Here Triendl is entirely at home with the work’s mix of the grandeur... — Gramophone Magazine, March 2021 More…

This is highly civilised music. Georgy L'vovich Catoire (1861-1926) was a contemporary of Arensky and Glazunov… In both the Trio of 1900 and the Piano Quartet of 1915, the music is finely wrought,... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2005, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The playing by all involved is first-rate. For those seeking out-of-the-way repertoire, this is a must-have for the String Quintet and Adagio for string quartet. — Fanfare, Nov/Dec 2020 More…

The rival Russian recording [of the Blumenfeld], still obtainable with a bit of shopping around, has a special sweep and aura but Martin Yates and the RSNO are more sure-footed technically and... — Gramophone Magazine, March 2013 More…

This is charming, formidably accomplished stuff. Hamelin gives impeccably stylish and sympathetic readings, as if he’s been playing them since the cradle. Probably he has — BBC Music Magazine More…