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... her piano playing already bears the mark of the three great pianists who fashioned it, and of whom she has succeeded in creating an improbable synthesis: the panache of Martha Argerich,... — Diapason More…

A pleasingly intimate account of Faure's Pelleas et Melisande suite...and a ravishing Elegie from cellist Francois Salque. — BBC Music Magazine, July 2012, 4 out of 5 stars More…

…Banchini achieves performances which are polished, clearly argued and meticulously prepared. A rewarding disc… — BBC Music Magazine, December 2007, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The Hammerklavier...has been something of a lifetime preoccupation for Francois-Frederic Guy...the set as a whole is an impressive achievement, more than worth acquiring for the splendid performances... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2013, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Seiler and von Immerseel create a sense of freshness and youth in all these sonatas that is seldom heard in recordings of them but which is nevertheless a chamber-music feeling that always seems... — Gramophone Magazine, November 2012 More…

Without doubt, Guy is a superbly accomplished pianist, and these are mainly impressive performances, characterised by warmth and expressive insight as well as technical brilliance; and yet,... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2012, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Guy evidently believes in taking Beethoven by storm, something to which the composer could hardly object...Some of Beethoven's most hackneyed movements, such as the first movement of the Moonlight... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2012, 4 out of 5 stars More…