Schnabel is captured on his finest, loftiest form, both musically and pianistically.. - Jed Distler

Walter's glowingly radiant reading…orchestral textures are clear and yet warm. Desi Halban's contribution is refreshingly individual, dramatic as well as touching, and she is comparably impressive in the songs.

Schnabel and Fournier toss the knotty counterpoint back and forth like two old friends engaged in meaningful conversation. - Jed Distler

..only a select few get through to the subtext. Abbado is one.

Not so under Jochum, whose new performance is grand, powerful, spontaneous. Aided by powerful sound, the performance is like no other in its power and impact though it partially resembles the Furtwangler in general intention. It is a more daemonic reading than the early Karajan or the Haitink. dramatic rather than epic but with a huge scope all of its own.

The Beaux Arts Trio performs all of this music with their customary musicality and expertise - David Hurwitz

One of the best period instrument cycles.

Karel Ancerl conducts one of the most luminous and beautiful Dvorák Sixths on disc. - Victor Carr Jr

The Third Prokofiev Concerto has always been lucky on record with a series of fine performances on LP following the very first one on 78s by the composer himself. This one from Gary Graffman is if anything finer than any..

This is a great performance, one that simply has to be heard.

Let me declare emphatically that the Guarneris are sensational in this literature; their insightful mastery of Beethovenian semantics remains all-encompassing, and their technical command is absolute… The Guarneri Quartet are in every regard peerless Beethovenians; I can only conclude that here, as elsewhere, their performances come as close as is humanly possible to realising an absolute in these works, as much as modern instruments permit. The recordings, made at New York’s Academy of Arts and Letters in 1991, are likewise beyond criticism. - Michael Jameson

Monteux's Franck D Minor with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra is one of his best ever recordings of any repertoire with any orchestra. This is a reading to make you forget any faults in the work's form or thematic material as it sweeps you away with its energy and enthusiasm..
If you love this piece, ..you must have Monteux's. If you do not know this piece yet, then you should let Monteux introduce you. For Franckophiles young and old, Monteux's reading is essential.