‘Hamelin’s performance is a magnificent achievement … all lovers of Godowsky’s magic will snap up this finely recorded album’ (Gramophone)

‘Marc-André Hamelin easily copes, both musically and technically; no doubt Godowsky would have approved’ (Pianist)

‘A work that becomes more fascinating and absorbing with repeated hearings … this is a mandatory disc for Godowskyites and for connoisseurs of great pianism’ (International Record Review)

«On sait que Marc-André Hamelin possède l’une des plus remarquables techniques pianistiques de notre temps, et l’on ne peut que le remercier de la mettre au service d’œvres méconnues» (Répertoire, France)

‘Hamelin’s performance, as one might expect, is magnificent in every way, charged with intensity, colorful, clear, and richly detailed by means of the pianist’s consummate technique’ (American Record Guide)

‘Marc-André Hamelin has the phenomenal technique and razor-sharp musical intellect to succeed with this music where others usually fail … In Hamelin we have a pianist not only equal to the task, but enthusiastic about it … this is a recording every pinaophile should hear and hear again! … an astonishing achievement, imaginatively created and brilliantly realised – and beautifully recorded as well. What a bonus’ (bbc.co.uk)

«Marc-André Hamelin, pianiste ‘d’élite’ des causes virtuoses (et rarement perdues), sait nous convaincre de l’intérêt de cette œuvre» (Classica, France)

‘Handily coupled and as well played as you're ever likely to hear’ (International Piano)

‘Eloquent, pointed, and moving … a recommendation would be superfluous – this is one for the ages’ (Fanfare, USA)

‘Breathtakingly brilliant … Marc-André Hamelin proves not only that it’s possible, but that it’s definitely worth the effort. Revelatory’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘The sheer pianistic ability of this artist never fails to astonish’ (Liverpool Daily Post)

‘This latest marvel from Marc-André Hamelin explores Leopold Godowsky's relationship with the Viennese waltz … these pieces are more than just for show, and Hamelin brings out their poetic intent as much as their panache and vivid energy’ (The Daily Telegraph)