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(Déjà Review) Compelling performances of major works [RC]

(Déjà Review) Nebolsin is the real thing, a genuine virtuoso who can interpret Chopin with imagination and style [RC]

(Déjà Review) A superb recording that merits the highest praise [RC]

(Déjà Review) Brilliantly captures Martinů’s coloristic effects and eclectic nature [RC]

Giorgi Gigashvili delivers impressive accounts of Prokofiev’s challenging “War Sonata” trilogy [RC]

(Déjà Review) This disc is a treasure, a rarity to behold [RC]

(Déjà Review) Eminently worth your while, especially if you want to hear a somewhat different take on these Beethoven warhorses [RC]

Prokofiev’s masterly opera about greed and desperation is presented in brilliant performances and a fine if somewhat controversial production [RC]

Excellent performances, but the Regietheater production, with cuts and changes, might undermine its artistic worth for many [RC]

If you’re looking for Ivan the Terrible with narration—and in English—this is the recording to get [RC]

This is one of the finest Prokofiev piano discs issued in recent times [RCu]

The final disc in James Brawn’s Beethoven piano sonata cycle crowns the project with yet another success [RC]

Splendid performances on this Vox reissue, but the Lt. Kije Suite is the less popular vocal version [RC]

Trpčeski delivers interesting if flawed performances of these two warhorse concertos [RC]

A highly imaginative rendition of Prokofiev’s ballet in Ashton’s timeless choreography [RC]

Nearing the end of his Beethoven piano sonata cycle, James Brawn continues to impress [RC]

Brawn turns out thoroughly impressive accounts of these last three very challenging sonatas [RC]