Browse: Rachmaninoff - Moment musical No. 2 in E flat minor, Op. 16 No. 2

Although its soundworld is somewhat lost in translation, Rachmaninov’s compositional processes are laid bare with unf linching clarity, and as a performer Barnatan’s fundamentally intellectual... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2024, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Wonders galore in Rachmaninov's playing, beyond its obvious historical importance. Cast-iron technique, proper old-school sense of line and tone colour, and an incomparable rubato. — BBC Music Magazine, May 2013, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Here is a cunning and potent mix of every conceivable form of pianistic and musical intricacy (it excludes the merely decorative, salon or ephemeral). Everything is of the most absorbing interest;... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

The Variations are striking for Biret's sheer capability; not just an impressively robust technical facility, but a vivid and involving reading to match. ...the recorded piano sound is wide and... — International Record Review, March 2000 More…