Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 4 in E flat major, Op. 7

‘Every bit as intellectually lucid, technically secure and focussed, as her Bach … this exhilarating clarity of thought is matched by her clean incisive sound (well caught by the recording), and helps to contribute to the striking sense of purpose in these relatively early and still essentially classical works’ (BBC Music Magazine)

“Surprisingly András Schiff has resisted the temptation to embark on a complete recording of Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas until now… His prime aim seems to have been to revisit music that is all too often taken for granted and so he sets out to re-emphasise the revolutionary nature of Beethoven’s writing… Throughout this finely recorded set, Schiff highlights plenty of details that tend to be bypassed by other artists, and for this reason his performances deserve an enthusiastic recommendation.” - Erik Levi, BBC Music Magazine *****

‘Clarity, elegance, intelligence, a belief in letting the composer speak: the winner of the Gramophone Artist of the Year award parades her qualities in the first of a new Beethoven series that balances the overfamiliar Appassionata with the connoisseur’s Op 10 No 3 and neglected Op 7. There’s not a dead note anywhere. The largos find her piercing the depths; she’s equally impressive at quicksilver turns and tumbling cascades’ (The Times)

"An imposing physical presence at six feet four inches tall, with a reach of an octave and a fifth, Garrick Ohlsson is a pianist with a flawless technique, strong grasp of form, and a clean, non-romanticized style of performing. A pianist completely consumed with musical life, Ohlsson has, when asked by an interviewer, been unable to remember what kind of car he drives." Allmusic.com

“Beethoven the revolutionary comes closer than ever in Brautigam's fiery interpretations”,The Times.

"… In her performing art I love the clarity of thought which is specifically hers, real penetration into music semantics, flawless taste… then I love the harmony of musical images created by her, a good sense of form, beautiful, charming sound, the sound which is realized not as an end in itself but as a main medium of expression, perfect technique, however, without a flaw of ‘supervirtuosity’ " (Heinrich Neuhaus).