Instrumental, Piano Solos, Piano Sonatas, Mendelssohn (composer)
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The Mendelssohn Variations come over as truly 'sérieuses', on a par with anything by his friend Schumann, thanks to Hough's vivid characterisation and dramatic flair. And if the 'Arietta' of... —
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2009, Disc of the Month
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Peter Donohoe presents the composer in a characteristically robust manner… [Donohoe] invests the more frothy, facile writing with gravitas and depth… excellent bit of programming… bold and forthright... —
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Mendelssohn and Howard Shelley are a musical marriage made in heaven. Stylish and delectably light-fingered, Shelley makes a flawless case in Vol 3 of his [Complete Solo Piano Music of Mendelssohn]…if... —
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Building a Library, March 2006, First Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2005, Disc of the month
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Technically, this is a tremendous disc. All the evidence tells us that Mendelssohn was something of a speed merchant and when...he asks for Presto, Shelley takes him at his word, with a fleetness... —
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Recorded in a full, close acoustic – almost as though one were standing next to the piano in some Victorian drawing-room – the solidity of Shelley’s pianism and his belief in this music comes... —
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Many of us will have in our collections recordings of certain live piano recitals that have achieved legendary status...Yuja Wang’s Verbier debut should be placed alongside them. —
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2023, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2024 Shortlist, Shortlisted - Piano
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He treats them all with love; treats them as great music, too, showering on even the frailest the full blast of his interpretive powers...Clarity and elegance illuminate two bits of Bach and... —
