Piano The Unstoppable Rise of Nikolai Kapustin A brilliant, life-enhancing disc. Kapustin’s music is addictive
Piano Giovanni Sgambati: Piano Concerto and a World Premiere Do give this a try: Sgambati's music is involving and unique
Ravel Ravel and de Falla from Alexandre Tharaud Alexandre Tharaud and Louis Langrée provide a refreshing alternative for these pieces; well worth a go.
Piano Pianist Francesco Piemontesi impresses in Dresden Francesco Piemontesi is one of the finest of young pianists and deserves to be fully recognised as such
20th Century Memories in Watercolour: the Piano Music of Tan Dun A superb disc - fervently recommended!
Piano Edmund Finnis: Youth (EP review) A vibrant piece of new music, stunningly performed and recorded
Mussorgsky Sonya Bach plays Mussorgsky This is a fine disc, beautifully recorded, featuring performances by a performer of notable musical intelligence
Ligeti Ligeti Etudes & Capriccios on Naxos Chen offers an intersting alternative to Aimard and Driver, at his best in the more lyrical pieces
Piano Yoav Levanon at the Gstaad Menuhin Festival, 2023 There is no doubt that Levanon is a major talent
Scarlatti Superb Scarlatti from Sergio Gallo on Naxos A fascinating release - fine playing by Sergio Gallo
Piano Valentin Malinin, piano: Jaén Competition winner, 2021 A most rewarding release, well -balanced, and showcasing a majotr talent
Piano Après une rêve: Emmanuel Despax's new disc (and Wigmore concert) This is a treasurable disc born of a musician of the highest possible musicality
Piano Benjamin Grosvenor plays Robert & Clara Schumann & Brahms A superb disc, beautifully recorded - and an 86 minute playing time!
Rachmaninov Anna Fedorova returns in Rachmaninov Commanding Rachmaninov and heartbreaking Silvestrov combine to create a winner
Mozart Ecstasy and Abyss: Martin Fröst conducts (and plays) Mozart Life-affirming, profound, entertaining - this release is all these things, and more
Beethoven Beethoven Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4 (Leonskaja, Pizarro, Zhang) Elisabeth Leonskaja's new Beethoven concerto disc, plus Artur Pizarro and Hauchen Zhang
Brahms Simply Superlative Brahms from Alexandre Kantorow on BIS Alexandre Kantorow is absolutely the real deal
Mozart Mozart from Minnesota: Walter Klien & Stanslaw Skrowaczewski This is a triumph of restoration, and the music chosen could hardly be heard in finer performances
Rachmaninov Anna Fedorova plays Rachmaninov This is highly significant, intelligent Rachmaninov playing from Fedorova, a pianist who is clearly a major, major talent
Piano A Star is Born: Liszt's Transcendental Studies from Alim Beisembayev A necessary purchase for all lovers of piano music. Alim Beisembayev is the real deal
Piano Khachaturian's works for piano and orchestra Sughayer is the perfect pianist for this repertoire, and this is an ideal, varied, programme.
Piano Igor Levit in Henze's (and Wagner's) Tristan ... and more! A terrific release - emotionally demanding, for sure, but I for one would not have it any other way