Chopin - Mazurka No. 16 in A flat major, Op. 24 No. 3

An ideal realisation of these exquisite dances, the likes of which I never dreamt of hearing…Liszt said it: ‘A wind plays in the leaves, life unfolds and develops beneath them, but the tree... — Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2016 More…

…Ohlsson brings a phenomenal variety of expression and depth of characterisation to these exquisite miniatures - an approach that manages to capture the folk elements of the composer's style... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2010, 5 out of 5 stars More…

'As Bryce Morrison puts it: ‘a blazingly original talent, heard here in brilliantly remastered sound’. ' — Gramophone Magazine, January 2018 More…

Vladimir Ashkenazy made his integral set of the Mazurkas over a decade. He has always played outstandingly. He does so again here, giving complete satisfaction. The set includes all those published... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

one of the indisputably great pianists in history, albeit captured when he was judged to be past his prime (he was 65 when he made his first disc recording) - though few living pianists at the... — Gramophone Magazine, April 2012 More…

This welcome disc is...a good illustration of Rubinstein's remark that 'only Poles can play Chopin properly'. Warsaw-born Alicja Fiderkiewicz has an understanding of the bitter-sweet melancholy... — Stephen Pritchard, The Observer, 22nd June 2008 More…

Tysman is clearly in love with Chopin's music and she produces some lovely sounds (well recorded), particularly in the quieter pages. But at times she seems so intent on revealing the beauty... — Gramophone Magazine, June 2014 More…