Scriabin - Deux poèmes Op. 71

Ohlsson understands such obsessiveness as well as any pianist alive today, and what his performances occasionally lack in colour and variety they make up in effortless virtuosity and total musical... — The Guardian, 5th February 2015, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Here is a cunning and potent mix of every conceivable form of pianistic and musical intricacy (it excludes the merely decorative, salon or ephemeral). Everything is of the most absorbing interest;... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

The performances of both the later works have a terrific febrile intensity that is true to the spirit, if not always to the letter, of Scriabin's music. — The Guardian, 15th September 2011, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Tempestuous, almost orchestral accounts of Chopin’s best known Polonaises from a pianist with a strong affinity for this music. The closely recorded programme culminates with a sweeping Polonaise-Fantasie,... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2016, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Remarkably assured, beautifully shaped playing by Kreiling of Scriabin’s knotty, post-Romantic soundworld. Many highlights in this two-CD set, but the ‘Insect’ Tenth Sonata captivates. — BBC Music Magazine, February 2019, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Ashkenazy’s chronological trawl overlaps significantly with Garrick Ohlsson’s survey of Scriabin’s Poèmes...but Ashkenazy’s approach is quite different – more reflective and sometimes indulgent,... — The Guardian, 5th March 2015, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Sciabin's late piano pieces remain among the most revolutionary ever written for the instrument. These Morceaux, Poèmes, Danses and Préludes certainly call for a player of unusual insight…... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2008, 5 out of 5 stars More…