She exaggerates nothing. Her playing is notable for its balance, its sense of proportion and naturalness...The approach is robustly classical, and effortlessly demonstrates that size in music is not necessarily measured in loudness or duration...Not that Fialkowska lacks power. Far from it. But like Chopin himself she never forces the sound...Earthy, vital performances

a live recording of the two concertos, demonstrating again her imaginative command of the idiom, in a way that underlines Chopin’s Polish genes rather than his French sensibility...the disc is worth the investment just for the richness and vitality of Fialkowska’s pianism.

she display a formidable mastery taking Chopin's early poetic ardour firmly in hand. Bramwell Tovey and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra are wholly at one with their commanding soloist...Her technique is awe-inspiring and engulfing.

Chopin's two concertos are fresh-minted in her hands, such is her marvellously mercurial playing. If you thought you knew all there was to know about these concert-hall warhorses, you haven't heard Janina Fialkowska

she gives lustrous, limpid performances of the two piano concertos. Fialkowska has always been noted for her Chopin: her playing here deploys grace, fluency and strength with artless sensitivity.