Some reviews from Peter Donohoe‘s most recent release of music by Chopin on Somm Recordings
“An impressive display of refined pianism, ranging from the tiny Prelude in A (Op 28 No 7) to the volcanic closing pages of the Polonaise-fantaisie”
International Piano
“Like Rubinstein, Peter Donohoe avoids the histrionics, the indulgent rubato, the misty over-pedalling, the pompous self-assertion born of hyperromanticism that can still mar performances today. His Chopin is clean, and beautifully voiced – here’s a perfect riposte to Wagner’s scornful claim that Chopin was a composer ‘for the right hand only’.”
BBC Music Magazine
“Excellence of musicianship and bountiful expressive characterisation”
“eloquent touch and feel for the rich contrasts in sonority demanded by Chopin’s various episodes”
Musicweb International
More information on the album can be found on the Somm Recordings website:
somm-recordings.com/recording/the-chopin-i-love