Chamber, Sonatas, Rubinstein, A (composer)

…Sonata No. 1 in D major is well-nigh irresistible, with memorable melodies and a heroic piano part sweeping all before it. In Jirí Bárta's hands it speaks to us across the centuries with a... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2009, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

her distinctiveness of tone is unmistakeable — deep and plummy, as forceful as mellifluous. Wilhelmj’s version of Wagner’s Album Leaf piano solo spurs her to wonders of phrasing. Chausson’s... — Sunday Times, 5th July 2015More…

Fascinating repertoire of Russian rarities, including a Cesar Cui world premiere recording, although performance aren’t uniformally ideal. Panfilov provides fine but vital support. — BBC Music Magazine, August 2018, 2 out of 5 starsMore…

Friedman’s finest performances are intimate and mellow revealing a passion for lyric line, inner voicing, phrasing and cadence… every page was a door to an infinity of feelings and beyonds. — International Piano, April 2020More…

Mun’s playing is fastidious and elegant to a fault, a very far cry indeed from the high-voltage, soul-searching earthiness of his hero [Casals]. Comparisons aside, though, the recital reveals... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2019, 3 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording)More…

With a wonderfully warm, steady tone, Denmark's great cellist is glorious in Beethoven's Op. 69 Sonata and not far behind in Brahms. Only Stravinsky's Suite Italienne is less pleasing. — BBC Music Magazine, March 2015, 4 out of 5 starsMore…