‘A bold and dramatic account of Mozart's K475 C minor Fantasia opens this memorable and imaginatively devised recital. While emphasising the prophetically romantic nature of the music, Stephen Hough takes great care not to overplay its more forceful passages … the final party piece, the Liszt/Busoni Fantasia on themes from The Marriage of Figaro, is a sure-fire crowd-pleaser given an exhilharating performance guaranteed to bring the house down’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘A scintillating exploration of Mozartian style in tribute works by other composers. Easily the most attractive is by Stephen Hough himself, who takes three small pieces and reinvents them in the style of Poulenc. The result is a seductive, spicy and totally original addition to the genre, and a nice counterweight to the Liszt-Busoni Figaro fantasia, which the prodigiously talented Hough plays with his trademark intensity’ (The Observer)

‘In a typically well-made progamme, the compelling British pianist springboards of Mozart into a series of tributes. The virtuoisic challenges are handled with liquid clarity and intelligent expression. Mesmerising in the Mozart, the transition to a more modern take comes surprisingly fluently’ (The Times)

‘There are all too few pianists with the equivalent of Hough's three Michelin stars … opening with two of Mozart's solo masterpieces, the ear is welcomed into an intimate, pellucid sound world with a sophistcated grading of dynamics … [Liszt-Busoni Fantasy on Non piu andrai] provides a hair-raising bravura display that deserves to be heard more often. At least, when played like this’ (Gramophone)

‘Here's another winning, imaginatively conceived disc from Britain's finest pianist … it is unexpected and delightful programme-building. Prized for his pianism, Hough is also a superb Mozartian. He lends these Fantasias an almost Beethovenian weight and depth of expression … Hough's playing is dazzling throughout’ (The Sunday Times)

‘Enlightening performances which almost certainly recreate the actual timbres and textures Mozart envisaged more truly than any other recording available’ (Gramophone)

‘The four quintets are among Mozart's richest chamber works. The Nash Ensemble's survey of all six pieces … is light in touch, with transparency of texture and clarity of part-playing given high priority’ (The Irish Times)

‘The performances … are magnificently played throughout—conversational, argumentative, profoundly expressive, witty—and rank with the finest ever committed to disc’ (The Sunday Times)

‘Can be commended to all but the most implacable opponents of authentic instruments … revelatory performances of this inexhaustible music’ (The Good CD Guide)

‘These deeply committed performances are a credit to Hyperion's distinguished list … this is Mozart at its best, contrasted, careful and passionate’ (The Strad)

‘Gorgeous performances of some of Mozart's chamber masterworks. Highly recommended’ (Classic CD)

'First released in 2007, this is the CD that introduced Ian Page's Classical Opera to disc. It offers a whirlwind traversal of Mozart's operas in chronological order, including extracts from no fewer than fifteen of the 22 (if unfinished works are included). Page, to my mind one of the most talented of today's younger British conductors, immediately announced himself with this CD as a natural Mozartian. Indeed, one of the chief pleasures is the juxtaposition of graciously phrased cantabiles—listen, for example to the line he achieves in the delectable 'Ruhe sanft' (Zaide)—and the dramatically incisive rhythms of an aria like 'Se vuol ballare' (Figaro), all splendidly played … possibly it could serve as an introduction to a newcomer to what is arguably the greatest of all operatic canons? That it will do admirably' (Early Music Review)» More