‘This is a very enjoyable disc’ (BBC Radio 3 CD Review)

‘The orchestral accompaniments are first-rate throughout … it is the first period- instrument essay that I have been able to recommend without reservation as obligatory listening for all lovers of the violin’ (Fanfare, USA)

‘Delightful, superbly recorded … Wallfisch engagingly deploys her fluent virtuosity to reveal the music’s full expressive potential’ (Gramophone)

'The playing is beautifully polished, the organ sound is natural and engrossing and the booklet full of interest' (Gramophone)

'Highly satisfying presentations … this is superb choral work' (Fanfare, USA)» More

‘Hyperion's recorded sound is excellent, soloist Evgeny Soifertis contributes impeccably manicured playing, and the orchestra performs with immaculate accuracy under Russian maestro Alexander Titov. So if you are interested in exploring the Romantic concerto literature at its most obscure, here's your opportunity’ (Fanfare, USA)

‘Evgeny Soifertis' effervescent, colourful virtuosity never fails to delight’ (Classics Today)

‘Evgeny Soifertis throws it all off in great style and musical intelligence’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘None of these pieces was perhaps destined to change the course of Russian music, but they all attest to creative exuberance and skill, slightly anonymous in style maybe, though with a resourcefulness and sparkle to the piano-writing that Evgeny Soifertis communicates with élan’ (The Daily Telegraph)

‘Star of the show is pianist Evgeny Soifertis … his bravura style is all there, but some pianissimo playing and tender melodic phrasing, not least in the slow movements, might have lifted the works out of obscurity’ (Pianist)

‘Nápravník's Concerto symphonique throws just about everything into the melting pot, from Verdi's Requiem to Tchaikovsky. The Fantaisie opens arrestingly with a massive rendition of The Volga Boatmen, and if Blumenfeld's Allegro proves slightly less individual, in performances as fiery and impassioned as these, it makes an indelible impact’ (Classic FM Magazine)

„Both composers are fortunate in having as their champion here such a charming and polished virtuoso as Evgeny Soifertis, whose gift for combining an almost childlike simplicity with scintillating bravura is perfectly suited to the music at hand, and who receives splendid support from Titov and the BBCSSO“ (Piano, Germany)