Haydn - Piano Sonata No. 28 in D major, Hob.XVI: 5a

Bavouzet captures much of the essential ‘Papa Haydn’ style behind these works. Measured, lively, sparkling and beautifully phrased, his playing is unimpeachable. Alongside oodles of charm, there... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2022, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

This is a beautiful, atmospheric performance with evocative, church-like (but not mushy) sound...If this particular collection appeals to you, you can certainly buy the CD with confidence — Fanfare, July/August 2002 More…

…in the earliest sonatas Brautigam plays… with ready wit, and he used to the full the dynamic and tonal range, so that the simplest pieces have colourful charm and never sound under-nourished.... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2009 More…

A truly class act: to marvel at how Buchbinder powerfully chisels the chords and sends the horrendously difficult trills leaping out of the piano; how he entices graceful, filigree sounds from... — Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung More…