Browse: Messiaen - Quatre Études de rythme

He might be termed the last of the great individualists among the pianist fraternity, an artist whose credo stems from his teacher, the great virtuoso Josef Hofmann. It is a school of personal... — The Telegraph More…

a great recital, like the one captured on this mesmerizing disc by the immensely talented pianist Gilles Vonsattel, is more than the sum of its parts. With intelligence and imagination he traces... — New York Times, 25th November 2015 More…

Overall, this album is a lush, intricate success—meaningful for Messiaen enthusiasts and enjoyable for those new to his work. I highly recommend it and feel especially strongly about Longobardi’s... — Fanfare, May/June 2023 More…

Hakon Austbo's third volume of Messiaen's Piano Music offers gorgeous sounds in the composer's early, post-Debussyan set of Preludes, plus the wirier exoticism of the four Rhythmic Studies inspired... — Classic FM Magazine, April 2000 More…