Browse: Yury Martynov Beethoven/Liszt cycle (series)

Listening to No. 9 on the piano is a curious experience, but if the variety of tone-colour of the orchestral (and vocal) original is inevitably diminished, the music's harmonic boldness and astringency... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2016, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Listening to these stunning accounts by the Russian pianist Yury Martynov, it's difficult to believe at times that only two hands are playing...Martynov never fails to play with admirable warmth... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2012, 5 out of 5 stars More…

I salute the whole achievement as an astonishing, musically enlightening and historically absorbing must-listen. Recommended. — International Record Review, September 2013 More…

His performances of the Fourth and Fifth are compelling, not only for what one great composer can bring to the music of another, but also for the brilliance of the playing...What’s compelling,... — The Guardian, 16th April 2015, 4 out of 5 stars More…