SACD, Mariinsky (label)

The Third Piano Concerto certainly packs a mighty punch through Denis Matsuev's brilliantly athletic playing...Yet the work's lyrical elements seem less involving. — BBC Music Magazine, June 2014, 4 out of 5 stars More…

His special blend of attributes is on display here, not least his technical ease, exquisite control and rich resource of colour. In the Tchaikovsky [Concerto], Trifonov's playing ignites when... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2012, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The Rachmaninov offers one of the finest performances of the first movement available: remarkable detail, superbly sculpted, technically magisterial. [Prokofiev] There is a reason we don’t hear... — International Piano, July 2018, 5 out of 5 stars More…