‘Here is a pleasant hour-plus of mid-century memorabilia for the general listener, teasing fare for the musical anatomist, and another indispensable album for the collector … as befits such a program, Howard's graceful, extensive notes are full of quaint and curious lore. Hyperion's sound is spaciously, transparently immediate. Recommended’ (Fanfare, USA)

'Prueba evidente del absoluto dominio y comprensión musical que posee el intérprete de la obra del compositor hungaro' (CD Compact, Spain)

‘A rewarding collection, very well played and recorded’ (The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs)

‘Warmly recommended’ (Fanfare, USA)

‘In Trois Morceaux Suisses, which he likens in his scholarly and informative notes to a garland of encores, he powers and swashbuckles his way through a wild assortment of exuberant obstacles’ (Gramophone)

‘Howard is obviously the right man for tackling a complete edition of Liszt's piano music’ (CDReview)

‘The Liszt series has drawn forth praise from all the national music magazines, not least for the assured playing of Leslie Howard as well as the careful programming. This 1995 recording is up to the highest standards’ (Essex Chronicle)

‘Here's a winsome collection of chips from Liszt's workbench … sound and notes are up to the high standard of the series too’ (Fanfare, USA)

‘This disc offers a little of everything, executed with aplomb and conviction by the champion of Liszt's piano music’ (Soundscapes, Australia)

‘A real curiosity and a valuable one’ (Gramophone)

'Obras brillantes, repletas de fuerza y apasionamiento, pero portadoras de un profundo sentido poético que ahora son interpretadas por un magistral Leslie Howard' (La Revista Integral)

‘A major revelation of nineteenth-century ideas and techniques. There is musical nourishment here as well as entertainment’ (Gramophone)