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As he showed in his two previous Chopin releases, the 26-year-old Lisiecki is a player of exceptional poise and refinement. Everything here conveys a sense of ease, the singing line always beautifully... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2021, 5 out of 5 stars More…

What makes the disc worth hearing, apart from a brilliantly steel-fingered Scherzo No. 1, is Vogt's way with six of the Nocturnes, where he does sound at home in Chopin. All flow very naturally,... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2015, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Right from the first bars of the first piece, Op. 9 No. 1, it’s clear that each note has been thought about – and each note’s place in the bigger musical picture…Goerner’s Chopin was special... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2018, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Full-blooded playing from Leonskaja, with a suitably wide expressive range. Though there are moments of over-aggression, those are compensated for by her beautiful shaping of filigree arabesques... — BBC Music Magazine, Proms 2007, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The first point in favour of Fazil Say – making his first Chopin recording – is that he never over-sentimentalises or lingers unduly. Indeed, he is matter-of-fact in places, and generally his... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2018, 3 out of 5 stars More…