BBC Music Magazine Awards, Beethoven (composer)

Those who are searching for perfection can stop here...this set, the first solo recording from Russo-German pianist Igor Levit, sets a new standard that will be very difficult to surpass...I... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2014, 5 out of 5 stars More…

The endlessly ear-opening consequences are riveting; the wide-ranging aplomb of Beethoven's Variations could have been conceived with Staier's musical curiosity and flair in mind...This isn't... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2012, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Kovacevich brings penetrating insight and a thrilling physical involvement. From the outset there is a driving momentum and crispness of articulation, and the bristling energy of so many variations... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2009, 5 out of 5 stars More…

… a masterly recital, and one whose undemonstrative performances enable the music to speak for itself most eloquently. — BBC Music Magazine, January 2009, 5 out of 5 stars More…