‘His idiomatic grasp and utter reliability remain as admirable as in earlier instalments. Excellent sonics and informative notes by the performer’ (American Record Guide)

‘Other performers should be inspired to include this repertoire in their programs after hearing Howard's persuasive presentation’ (Piano & Keyboard)

‘These discs not only bear moving witness to Howard's devotion to Liszt, and Liszt's devotion to Schubert, but also offer a wealth of insight into both composers’ (Classic CD)

‘His idiomatic grasp and utter reliability remain as admirable as in earlier instalments. Excellent sonics and informative notes by the performer’ (American Record Guide)

‘I can think of no more fascinating encounter than that provided by these sets’ (Classic CD)

‘A fascinating anthology’ (Gramophone)

«La virtuosité roborative de Leslie Howard trouve ici son meilleur emploi» (Diapason, France)

‘Howard brings his customary technical wizardry to bear on this outrageously difficult music in an arresting virtuoso display’ (Gramophone)

‘I constantly admired his near orchestral range of sonority—his strength in grandiloquence and his hypnotic sustaining power in intimacy. Everything is played with total conviction’ (Gramophone)

'Muy interesantes, indispensables para lisztianos' (Ritmo, Spain)

‘A most enjoyable collection’ (The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs)

‘Even if it contained nothing but the [early version of the] Consolations, this volume would be one of the most revelatory in the series … a major contribution to the catalogue. Enthusiastically endorsed’ (Fanfare, USA)