Debussy - Images pour piano - Books 1 & 2

The hallmarks of Hamelin's style are always in evidence, and the clarity with which the polyphonic aspects of Reflets dans l'eau come through gives a sense of momentum rarely perceived in this... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2015, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Anticipation ran high for this album. And its beauties are many and varied. Whether it’s the gorgeous delicacy with which he orchestrates the different layers of sound in Estampes’ ‘Pagodes’,... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…

here Osborne’s phrasing and pacing is pure and poetic, as well as raptly atmospheric in ‘The Snow is Dancing’ and it finishes with a deliciously louche cake-walk. — BBC Music Magazine, October 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…

This is an essential set for lovers of piano playing. The vast majority of the transfers are superior to anything that has been issued previously, there are a number of recordings appearing... — Fanfare, July/August 2023 More…

Martin Jones making lovely sounds in 'Cloches a travers les feuilles', just as required. He's an enormously cultivated pianist, very grand in the bigger works; but sounding intimate or whimsical,... — CD Review More…