“An unselfconscious frisson of symphonic timbre and period clarity really does kick these concertos off into some highly distinctive regions...But it's the direct and ringing pianism of Ramin Bahrami that defines this unusual collaboration. The figurative and textural traits of the D minor and major concertos find a compelling viscerality...a remarkably interesting and vitally conceived disc to which I shall return eagerly and admiringly.” --Gramophone Magazine, November 2011
“Technically, the playing is highly accomplished and Bahrami's touch is infallible.” --Classic FM Magazine, October 2011 ***
“Bahrami shows fine technique and crisp articulation in the fast passagework.” --BBC Music Magazine, October 2011 ***
“Bahrami shows fine technique and crisp articulation in the fast passagework.” --BBC Music Magazine, October 2011 ***
“With Chailly’s Bach-ingrained Leipzigers as “historically informed partners”, the Iranian Bahrani delivers crisply articulated, zippy allegros and deeply felt adagios — the Siciliano of the E major concerto lovingly phrased — without sentimentalising the music.” --Sunday Times, 7th August 2011 ***
“Like his colleagues here, [Bahrami] is no early-music fundamentalist, yet baroque manners inform these readings...even though Chailly and Bahrami favour somewhat brisk fast movements. If, as a result of that, there’s an occasional suggestion that the pianist is being pushed perhaps a little too hard, the gamble by and large pays off.” --Sunday Times, 18th September 2011
“These readings...are good enough to make me never want to hear a harpsichord again. Subtly faster speeds mean that it’s possible to squeeze all five concertos onto one disc. And, combined with Chailly’s immaculate, big-hearted accompaniments, Bahrami’s effortless style and panache make listening to the disc a life-enhancing experience” --The Arts Desk, 15th October 2011
“Like his colleagues here, [Bahrami] is no early-music fundamentalist, yet baroque manners inform these readings...even though Chailly and Bahrami favour somewhat brisk fast movements. If, as a result of that, there’s an occasional suggestion that the pianist is being pushed perhaps a little too hard, the gamble by and large pays off.” --Sunday Times, 18th September 2011
“These readings...are good enough to make me never want to hear a harpsichord again. Subtly faster speeds mean that it’s possible to squeeze all five concertos onto one disc. And, combined with Chailly’s immaculate, big-hearted accompaniments, Bahrami’s effortless style and panache make listening to the disc a life-enhancing experience” --The Arts Desk, 15th October 2011
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