‘It's part of Osborne's personal excursion to seek the individual potency of each Bagatelle … the more you listen (aided by a plausibly lifelike recording), the clearer it'll become that Osborne has delved deep to extract so much from cameos that pack emotional enormity within small spaces’ (Gramophone)
‘The joy of having a player of Steven Osborne's spare, rhythmically incisive brilliance … these pieces display Beethoven's genius for creating artistic grandeur from the most miniature of pianistic forms’ (The Observer)
‘Steven Osborne plays with pearly, silky insouciance … this disc follows on from his one of Beethoven sonatas, and it ignites a similar joy in the way that he conveys ideas so lucidly and with such subtle shades of tone, distilling the essence of each miniature with potency and freshness’ (The Daily Telegraph)
‘Beautifully poised and unfailingly intelligent … the crystal clarity of Osborne's exquisitely polished pianism is an unalloyed joy to the ear’ (International Record Review)
‘Pure joy … Steven Osborne … plays with razor-sharp attack and articulation’ (Pianist)
‘Steven Osborne includes all the published bagatelles and some of the miscellaneous pieces and plays them superbly … a classy pianist’ (Dominion Post, New Zealand)
‘Steven Osborne's new CD of the Bagatelles, recorded with all the artistry and attention you expect from Hyperion, catches all the whimsy that Beethoven's title suggests’ (The New Zealand Herald)