‘If you've managed to avoid buying these so far, don't miss the bargain offer’ (Early Music Review)

‘A very enjoyable disc indeed’ (The Good CD Guide)

‘The best Gottschalk disk currently available’ (Fanfare, USA)

‘An important and recommendable issue … to be welcomed wholeheartedly’ (CDReview)

‘Martin's flair comes through flamboyantly in these virtuosic pieces … the ideal advocate for his music’ (Raidió Teilifís Éireann, Ireland)

‘I can't imagine an aficionado of 19th-century piano music who wouldn't want Martin's two recordings … I hope we don't have to wait another three years for the next step in what is turning into an exceptional series’ (Fanfare, USA)

«Son interprétation explore ces pages souvent dépaysantes avec une vigeur rythmique et un souffle éblouissents» (Diapason, France)

‘Another distinguished addition to a most valuable cycle’ (Fanfare, USA)

‘The pre-eminent Gottschalk interpreter of the 1980s and 1990s. Again the piano sound from the fastidious Hyperion team is absolutely flawless. Don't forget to buy the other two volumes’ (Gramophone)

‘The shining brilliance of Gottschalk is superbly captured by Martin’s wonderful pianism. This musician’s personality, intelligent, technically transparent, and subtly colored, matches those traits in Gottschalk with unerring sympathy. I can only join the chorus of critical praise for previous instalments in this series’ (Fanfare, USA)

‘Maintains the high standards of playing and recording that we have come to expect’ (Hi-Fi News)

‘Played with refinement and elegance’ (Classic CD)