CD, Godowsky (composer)

What gives pleasure here are generally those works convincingly performed by the forces their creators originally intended. There are muscular, imaginative and witty solo pieces by Rózsa and... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2020, 3 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 2 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

her performance [of Recuerdos de la Alhambra] remains a veritable tour de force, neatly encapsulating both nostalgia and eccentricity. — Gramophone Magazine, October 2014 More…

A whistle-stop tour of violin virtuoso showpieces, many composed by the great masters of the instrument. Siem faces up to the challenges set by Kreisler and co with gusto. — BBC Music Magazine, March 2021, 5 out of 5 stars More…

a musical personality of a beguiling charm, a quality rarely encountered in today's more severe musical climate...You are reminded, too, of a naturalness and insouciance far removed from so... — Gramophone Magazine, January 2015 More…

This young Finnish prize-winning pianist makes his recorded début with a challenging and enterprising a programme of Schubert transcriptions by Liszt, Godowsky, Prokofiev and Busoni.
Schubert... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Here, in performance after performance, is the sort of playing that made Rubinstein, on hearing the teenage Gilels in Russia, exclaim, 'if that boy ever comes to America I might as well pack... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…