Nick van Bloss
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He is a natural musician, and there are moments in his performance of Beethoven's Diabelli Variations, particularly in the more intimate numbers, where his gift for bringing out the variegated... —
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Van Bloss is particularly impressive in creating contrast and character between the 12 etudes that make up Schumann’s final version [of the Etudes Symphoniques] —
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This recording of the Goldbergs is individual, interesting, never routine...He repeats the first half of each variation, and less than half of the second halves, which adds a pleasing spontaneity... —
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His tone, while more varied by degrees than in kind, is beautifully moderated, unmarred by the stridency that Chopin abhorred. His phrasing is admirably clear...but the Achilles' heel here is... —
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Nick van Bloss can claim the remarkable achievement of creating a thoroughly distinctive sound. No one else matches the crystalline clarity of his fingering, his ability to find motifs and figures... —
