Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25

Isabelle van Keulen takes on the works involving solo violin, and was at the time of the original release described as “a winning soloist with a soft tone like the finest-spun silk – plus strength to match, when required” (Gramophone).

“Vol 10 of Naxos's "Great Pianists" consists of 21 bonnes bouches with which the incomparable Moiseiwitsch enchanted his adoring audiences down the years. And, as a crowning touch, there is Mendelssohn's First Concerto full of old­fashioned touches in the central Andante but with a finale tossed aside with all of his legendary legerdemain and leaving most of his rivals at the starting-post. Elsewhere you can hear a jackdaw's nest of performances where the merest trinket is turned into purest gold.” Gramophone

“Immaculate, mesmerising Mendelssohn. Here is a Mendelssohn recital with a difference, sandwiching two of his finest keyboard works between the perennially enchanting piano concertos. Jean-Yves Thibaudet, is clearly in his element. This is Mendelssohn rejuvenated (Gramophone Magazine – Editor’s Choice)