Chopin - Mazurkas (3), Op. 50

Freire's sheer love of music, and of this music, is positively incandescent...This is playing of exceptional virility, entirely untainted by machismo posturing or narcissistic display. Chopin... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2015, 5 out of 5 stars More…

At her best, she is truly among the truly great. In this latest release her authority, imagination, pianistic command and stylistic flexibility are profoundly impressive...Texturally translucent,... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2015, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Not only does he catch the rhythm, but his feel for nuance and colour misses no element of Chopin’s infinite imagination, and the balance of earthiness and elegance is well-nigh ideal…Ohlsson... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2010, 5 out of 5 stars More…

It's controversial to say so, but such playing makes a mockery of present-day standards. All these performances prove that Rubinstein played the piano as naturally as a bird flies or a fish... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Feltsman is the last interpreter whose mazurkas I expected to be not only carefree but also danceable. Most pianists fuss with the rhythmic pulse to the point that each mazurka becomes a kind... — Fanfare, January/February 2020 More…

Recording in the studio, rather than at a live concert, quite naturally leads to a safe and uniform approach, which doesn't really serve the inspired inventiveness of the music. In some ways... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

this is a distinguished cycle, made more valuable by its inclusion of all the posthumous items. — Gramophone Magazine, December 2023 More…