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
Beethoven Sunwook Kim plays late Beethoven on Blu-ray Sunwook Kim is one of the finest interpreters of Beetoven around today
Beethoven The Art of Transcription: Beethoven Eroica and Mozart 20 on solo piano A must-have for all pianophiles. Paul Wee specialises in the improbably difficult; he is the real deal,
Beethoven Interview and review: Pierre-Laurent Aimard in Beethoven It was a pleasure to catch up with Pierre-Laurent Aimard during last year's Berlin Festival and to talk about his recording of Beethoven's “Hammerklavier Sonata,” which he has coupled with the “Eroica Variations”. The “Hammerklavier” has a massive reputation amongst pianists and non-pianists alike. Is he,
Piano Francesco Piemontesi plays Schoenberg, Messiaen & Ravel As disc programming goes, this is spectacular
Contemporary Thoughts about the Piano: Claudia Chan's fascinating programme Buy this disc for Chan's performance of Xenakis' Evryali alone, then go on to peel away the other discoveries ....
