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There is real pain in the pivotal chords that shift the mood in the last movement of Beethoven’s piano sonata No 31 in A flat major; aching tenderness and stately grandeur in two Chopin nocturnes... — The Observer, 17th December 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…

This engaging CD suggests Rhodes is finally comfortable in his skin. His readings of Bach's Partita No. 1 and Beethoven's Pastoral Sonata are fresh and lovingly detailed, while his Chopin Third... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2015, 4 out of 5 stars More…

He's at his best when the music is most abstract. In the Bach-Busoni Chaconne he grips the polyphony with a probing intensity, a manner revisted in miniature in the grave, brittle dance of the... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2012, 3 out of 5 stars More…

a sincere, communicative and mindful musician. He always holds your attention, whether or not you agree with each interpretative notion...Rhodes's fusion of instinct, mindfulness and individuality... — Gramophone Magazine, September 2014 More…

…Rhodes is a fine musician. His performance of Bach's fifth French Suite is a delight, with the pace measured, a warm and bell-like tone throughout, and the ornamentation nicely controlled. — BBC Music Magazine, May 2009, 3 out of 5 stars More…

His pianism has dramatically improved, most notably in Bach, whose Partita he delivers here with exuberant grace...the control and transparency of his playing at speed is impressive, and he finds... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2010, 3 out of 5 stars More…