[ Hyperion / 4 CD Box Set ]
Release Date: Wednesday 31 October 2001
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PENGUIN GUIDE ROSETTE
'Sumptuously recorded. A true and dedicated Francophile [Kathryn Stott] is clearly among the more stylish and intriguing of all young pianists' (Gramophone)
PENGUIN GUIDE ROSETTE
GRAMOPHONE EDITOR'S CHOICE / CRITICS' CHOICE
'One of the most purely pleasurable releases of the year so far. The playing is intelligent, persuasive, Ioving, and the music reaches far beyond the standard boundaries of fin de siècle French salon style. Four outstanding discs' (The Independent)
'Sumptuously recorded. A true and dedicated Francophile [Kathryn Stott] is clearly among the more stylish and intriguing of all young pianists' (Gramophone)
'She deserves an honoured place beside the most distinguished Fauré exponents... A major achievement in every way' (Classic CD)
'A tremendous achievement' (BBC Music Magazine)
'A major contribution to the recorded literature of French piano music, strongly recommended' (Fanfare, USA)
'A revelation' (Penguin Guide to Compact Discs)
'I never expect to hear this music better done' (Classic FM)
Recorded in St George's, Brandon Hill, Bristol, on 20-23 June; 4-8 September 1994
Impromptus
Thème et Variations
Romances sans paroles
Valses-caprices
Barcarolles
Ballade pour piano seul
Nocturnes 1-13
Souvenirs de Bayreuth
Huit pièces brèves
Dolly; Neuf Préludes
Mazurka