Johann Sebastian Bach / Robert Schumann / Leoš Janáček / Ludwig van Beethoven / Bela Bartók / At Carnegie Hall / Piotr Anderszewski

DOUBLE CD

“This is playing of exceptional insight and finesse, which few other pianists today could match.”
The Guardian, 29th May 2009 *****

“This is an outstanding release that ought to give anyone an appetite for next month’s recital.”
The Telegraph, 21st May 2009 *****

“So acute is the positioning of the microphones that the force of his playing here and in the mighty
fugal statements of the finale makes an emphatic, physical impact. But Anderszewski’s command of
perspective is paramount. The soft playing is mesmerising, the scope of his interpretation geared to
probing deep into the music’s inner expressive tissues.” 

The Telegraph, 28th May 2009 *****

Karol Szymanowski / Piano Sonata No.3 - Métopes - Masques / Piotr Anderszewski

Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Anton Webern / Bach: English Suite BWV 811 - Beethoven: Piano Sonata Op.110 - Webern: Variations Op.27 / Piotr Anderszewski

Johann Sebastian Bach / Partitas 1, 3 & 6 / Piotr Anderszewski

 

Robert Schumann / Humoreske Op.20, Studien für den Pedalflügel Op.56 & Gesänge der Frühe Op.133 / Piotr Anderszewski

 

 “He probes the extremes of Schumann's spiritual world, evoking a terrific spectrum of feeling...
And he shows that the Gesänge der Frühe are in no way about mental disintegration:
his mellifluous touch and carefully balanced voicing put them across as slivers of heaven.
Anderszewski has the profundity of vision to comprehend these works, the intellect to pace
their emotions and the virtuosity to perform them with flair, radiant tone and rapt wonder.”
Classic FM Magazine, April 2011 *****

Johann Sebastian Bach / Suite Française No.5 & Overture dans le style Français / Piotr Anderszewski

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Piano Concertos 21 & 24 / Piotr Anderszewski

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Piano Concertos 17 & 20 / Piotr Anderszewski

“What immediately impressed about these performances is not only the limpidness and unpretentious
expressive quality of Anderszewski's playing, but also the care he's obviously lavished on orchestral
detail - beautifully realised by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra.” BBC Music Magazine, April 2006 *****

Johann Sebastian Bach / English Suites 1, 3 & 5 / Piotr Anderszewski

“There’s both carefully focused energy and reflective poise here...
Anderszewski manages to be punctiliously stylish without ever becoming precious,
refreshingly matter-of-fact without being routine.” The Guardian, 20th November 2014 ****

“Anderszewski’s Bach has long been in a class of its own – stylish, imaginative, virile and invigorating...
Here again in his three English Suites he knows exactly how to make the music speak...
and he shares with Bach a jubilant spirit in crafting music of infinite fascination,
refinement and sublime inspiration.” The Telegraph, 1st December 2014 *****

“This is a glorious disc. Simply glorious...
To start with, there's the sense of sharing the sheer physical thrill of Bach's keyboard-writing....
And at every turn, he harnesses the possibilities of the piano in the service of Bach; the result is a clear labour of love...
Anderszewski's CDs are all too infrequent, so let's cherish this one.” Gramophone Magazine, February 2015

“He dispenses tantalising apercus with a touch that delights in nuanced voicing of the most rarefied expressiveness...
He oxygenates everything he touches...For anyone who loves Bach (or the piano), with even the more contentious moments
proving dangerously seductive, this life-enhancing disc is required listening.” BBC Music Magazine, March 2015 *****