"An outstanding success." —Penguin Guide

One of the great masters of music. -The Washington Post

"He conveys the feeling of new discovery and ready communication." —Penguin Guide

"Maisky & Argerich make a strong partnership and there is enormous character about their playing here. Indeed it would be possible to feel that their readings are overcharacterized, so attentive are they to every dynamic nuance and hairpin that is marked (and plenty that aren't). The performances are exhilarating and will be relished by many collectors, particularily in such vivid recordings. A bit too incandescent and personal to be what is called 'a library choice', but three stars all the same." —Penguin Guide to CDs & Cassettes

These performances may strike some listeners as over the top, but to my ears the results are stimulating and often powerful. -The New York Times

"If I belong to a tradition, it is a tradition that makes the masterpiece tell the performer what to do, and not the performer telling the piece what it should be like." —Alfred Brendel

"Cogent musicianship and high craft consistently manifest themselves." —Classics Today

A revelatory collection. The sonata is thick with energy barely contained; the fantasy grows with swelling drama. Brendel plays the delicately witty variations with a keen and delightfully lean touch. -CD Review