‘Volkov shapes all these pieces with what seems perfect understanding of their different shades of gloom or grief, and the playing of the BBC Scottish, helped by Hyperion's first-rate recording, is al ...
‘Hopefully the bicentenary of Liszt's birth will bring as wide a range of recordings as those of Chopin and Schumann last year. Certainly there will be few more valuable releases than this collection ...
‘The performances are tremendous. Volkov turns out to be a superb Lisztian, alert to the music's anguish and exaltation. The playing is beautifully textured, with a strong sense of technical and emoti ...