Instrumental, Piano Solos, Glinka (composer)

hugely impressive in that you simply can't tell Sudbin's playing apart from that of his 12-year-old daughter Bella...I’d have been happy for a complete sequence of original Tchaikovsky pianism,... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2023, 4 out of 5 stars More…

APR’s is the most comprehensive single collection and has, by a country mile, the best annotation, booklet (Jonathan Summers) and transfers (Seth B Winner)...evidence, if it were needed, of... — Gramophone Magazine, November 2023 More…

Hyperion's new release is full of music that mixes Chopinesque grace with Russian-bear grandiosity. Driver is the sort of pianist who can handle both, delivering performances of poise, power... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2011, 5 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…

This is a more comprehensive survey than that available on ASV with the Armenian Philharmonic under Loris Tjeknavorian. Both conductors include the two 'Spanish Overtures', the Valse-fantaisie... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Georgian-born prodigy Inga Fiolia is the perfect guide to Glinka’s piano music. Her technique is solid and fluent, and she is clearly attuned to Glinka’s mode of expression; she has an ability... — International Piano, May 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Stellar playing from a violin legend leaves a reviewer wanting more... Gut strings worked well with acoustic recording techniques and the first eight tracks are full of atmosphere. — The Strad, November 2022 More…