SACD, Schumann (composer)

eminently satisfying…the Kungsbacka players clearly feel no need to apologise or make excuses for Schumann’s last excursion into piano trio territory. — Gramophone Magazine, September 2023 More…

Claudio Arrau's 1970s Chopin and Schumann, on SACD in marvellous 'Quadro' sound, is by turns revelatory and flawed. His rubato sometimes works against the music, but the insights make this... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2007, 3 out of 5 stars More…

This is an intelligently planned, finely played album for trombone and string quartet, part recital of contemporary music, part hypothesis of what chamber music featuring trombone from the 19th... — Gramophone Magazine, April 2023 More…

Kodama has long been fascinated by the love, friendship and music of this creative trio, and explores it here from Brahms’s point of view, opening with an energetic account of the Piano Sonata... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2023, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

His special blend of attributes is on display here, not least his technical ease, exquisite control and rich resource of colour. In the Tchaikovsky [Concerto], Trifonov's playing ignites when... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2012, 4 out of 5 stars More…