Chopin - Mazurka No. 17 in B flat minor, Op. 24 No. 4

An ideal realisation of these exquisite dances, the likes of which I never dreamt of hearing…Liszt said it: ‘A wind plays in the leaves, life unfolds and develops beneath them, but the tree remains... — Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2016 More…

…Ohlsson brings a phenomenal variety of expression and depth of characterisation to these exquisite miniatures - an approach that manages to capture the folk elements of the composer's style... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2010, 5 out of 5 stars More…

one of the indisputably great pianists in history, albeit captured when he was judged to be past his prime (he was 65 when he made his first disc recording) - though few living pianists at the... — Gramophone Magazine, April 2012 More…

Friedman’s finest performances are intimate and mellow revealing a passion for lyric line, inner voicing, phrasing and cadence… every page was a door to an infinity of feelings and beyonds. — International Piano, April 2020 More…

Poetry, pearly sound, mercurial intelligence: Pressler's hallmarks are out in force here. The Grande Polonaise doesn't quite work, but the Piano Concerto No. 1's 'Romance' is gorgeous. — BBC Music Magazine, October 2013, 4 out of 5 stars More…