Download, Gottschalk, L (composer)

a musical personality of a beguiling charm, a quality rarely encountered in today's more severe musical climate...You are reminded, too, of a naturalness and insouciance far removed from so many... — Gramophone Magazine, January 2015 More…

what makes this set rather special is that CD 1 is devoted to four-handed versions of these showpieces; and that promises to be very entertaining indeed. So it proves... I’m delighted at how... — MusicWeb International, July 2012 More…

With their eerie, amplified piano sound-world and extended piano techniques, [the Crumb pieces] offer snapshots of inky nocturnal strangeness…Licard plays everything with commitment and sensitivity. — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…

From Gardel in Argentina to Gottschalk in the Caribbean, there’s plenty of colour and variety in this traversal of Latin America. A shame it’s all a little primly played. — BBC Music Magazine, April 2020, 3 out of 5 stars More…

It isn't only the playing here which gives such satisfaction, but the whole package is stylishly produced – Rousseau on the booklet cover and fine notes from Jeremy Nicholas. The piano sound... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…