Download, Strauss, R (composer)

Make no mistake, this is artistry of the highest order. In their hands, Strauss's melodic fluency somehow manages to combine rich luxuriance with deftness of gesture. — BBC Music Magazine, June 2013, 5 out of 5 stars More…

These performers are in their element with pieces that contains hints of a narrative…In general, the Rachmaninov performances are better than those of Duparc where there is sometimes a problem... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2020, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Grainger's eclectic idiosyncratic piano transcriptions, despatched with light-fingered clarity. Strauss swoons, Stephen Foster's all of a tingle. Excellent notes, too. — BBC Music Magazine, December 2011, 4 out of 5 stars More…

an intelligently curated recital with song at the centre. It begins with Romances by Clara and Robert Schumann back to back, both showcasing the warmth and evenness of Ioudenitch’s sonority... — Gramophone Magazine, July 2023 More…

In his selection of Grieg’s Lyric Pieces, Freire, like Gilels before him, explores a whole world of intimate feeling and a melancholy at the heart of Grieg’s indelibly northern nature (‘At your... — International Piano, January 2020 More…

This is sensational!...at no point in the programme do you feel that the technical and intellectual demands are in any way compromising her interpretations, which are wholly excellent. — Gramophone Magazine, September 2021 More…

This CD represents something of a triumph not for one young artist but for two. ENO's new music director, Edward Gardner, conducts the accompaniments, with the Academy of St Martin's on fine... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2007, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Martin Jones is a superb advocate for this rich kaleidoscope. His playing is delightfully exuberant and he is able to reach both the thunderous heights of power demanded by the Tchaikovsky concerto... — BBC Music Magazine 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…