Instrumental, Piano Solos, Waltzes, Chopin (composer)
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The Gramophone Good CD Guide awarded this its highest accolade, denoting "an unrivalled version, a cornerstone of the catalogue", adding that "this is surely the greatest, certainly the richest... —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, 100 Greatest Recordings
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Gramophone Awards, 1995, Winner - Instrumental
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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In performances captured across much of the three-week competition, the Canadian pianist has something consistently interesting and always fully idiomatic to say about Chopin’s music...by any... —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, Critics' Choice 2021
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2021, Editor's Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Solo Instrument
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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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There is a absolute 'rightness' to his playing. His technical fluency and the lightness with which he moves over the keyboard is a constant source of joy...This is an album to be savoured for... —
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Gramophone Awards, 2012, Finalist - Instrumental
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BBC Music Magazine, September 2011, Instrumental Choice
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As she navigates through this widely varied repertoire, she reveals her virtues clearly...if you're interested in a preview of the next pianistic generation, you'll want to hear this release. —
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Both [the Thalberg and Liszt paraphrases] are delivered with Batsashvili’s trademark expressiveness and finely calibrated control, and in the Liszt she finds a way to let her sound unfurl like... —
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2022, Instrumental Choice
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Solo Instrumental
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He is… captivating in the Waltzes, delivering the bel canto musical line with great tenderness and affection and applying rubato in a spontaneous and entirely unmannered fashion. —
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One senses how sensitive he is to Chopin's variety, in a corpus of music not generally recognised as being so various...He can charm and beguile, and be bold in his contrasts, but he gets on... —
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Gramophone Awards, 2012, Finalist - Instrumental
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BBC Music Magazine, September 2011, Instrumental Choice
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The combination of Kolesnikov’s sensitive touch, a Yamaha CFX concert grand and Andrew Keener’s production values gives us beautiful sound in abundance. The longer pieces come off best…Kolesnikov... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Solo Music
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