Piano Classics

Behind its forbidding walls lies a garden of unexpected delights [DMD]

Commanding performances of all of George Benjamin’s piano works so far [SB]

A performance of enormous clarity and subtlety [PRJ]

d’Indy’s sonata is impressive but Magnard’s Promenades are more entertaining [SB]

Liszt’s reworkings of Schubert are well worth considering [SB]

Most enjoyable [SG]

Delights await in this chest of Alkan’s piano curiosities [RCh]

Chiara Cipelli responds vividly to the lyricism, wit and occasional melancholy of these diverse pieces [JF]

Jacopo Salvatori has truly dedicated himself to this music [WK]

Frezzotti is splendid in Beach’s romantic world [RCh]

Delightful music in superior renditions [ZT]

Maltempo captures the romantic sweep of the music and its nuances wonderfully well [JF]

Challenging, but satisfying [SG]