«Le jeune Britannique s’en tire avec les honneurs, par une inventivité sonore de tous les instants et une musicalité attentive aux humeurs suggérées par l’harmonie, et surtout grâce à une technique brillante, qui reste le meilleur moyen de mettre en valeur la variété des formulas d’Alkan» (Diapason, France)

‘A major keyboard musician … the music rather than his ego comes first’ (The Times)

‘These miniatures call for a pianist of great sensitivity, character and receptiveness to the music’s diverse, perfectly crystallised moods … Osborne is just the man … this is a revelatory disc, and one to cherish’ (The Daily Telegraph)

‘Osborne’s playing is breathtaking’ (Classic FM Magazine)

‘This music needs a performer full of freedom, imagination and with great fingers, all of which describes Osborne … I knew that Osborne’s latest offering would be outstanding’ (Pianist)

‘A sensitivity, radiance and finesse rarely encountered from even the finest pianists … an invaluable disc’ (Gramophone)

‘The virtuosity is mind-boggling … the stupendous Hamelin truly gets under the skin of this ambitious, philosophical music and the mountain ranges of technical ability that it demands. The finest Alkan pianist of his generation’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘Hamelin’s breathtakingly confident accounts of this under-rated music are as compulsive as they are revelatory’ (Amazon.co.uk)

‘Truly extraordinary … quite simply, self-recommending’ (International Record Review)

‘Phenomenal. Breathtaking. Staggering … the quality of playing throughout is on that mouth-gaping, heart-pounding level where amazement and high respect result from an overwhelming experience … that someone could play this way is imaginable. That someone is actually playing this way is unbelievable. I heard this CD's Sonatina and Aesop for the first time in my car. I nearly drove off the road—several times … easily one of the best piano recordings ever made’ (Fanfare, USA)

‘One of the phenomenal pianists of the century … superhuman … staggering virtuosity’ (American Record Guide)

«Alkan est servi par un pianiste à la technique stupéfiante … sa virtuosité hors du commun, symbolisée par une fluidité et un contrôle de la dynamique tout simplement sidérants» (Répertoire, France)