‘The pianist’s giddy romp through ‘The Carousel Waltz’ is a tour de force that brilliantly recaptures both the tender and tough … the unadorned Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky selections are played with heartfelt simplicity and a lean yet singing sonority … delightful’ (Gramophone)

‘This is a terrific disc. A master pianist reminds us that the piano can delight, surprise and enchant’ (Classic CD)

‘This is truly one of the loveliest piano compilations around and deserves every recommendation’ (Classical.net)

‘Everything on this rewarding disc suggests that Hough intuitively feels the idiom in his bones’ (Pianist)

«L'étendue du répertoire de Stephen Hough, dont témoigne sa vaste discographie, ne fait pas obstacle chez lui à une connaissance approfondie de ces œuvres et de leur couleur particulière … voilà une travail intelligent, qui débouche sur un jeu coloré et sensible et nous apporte un plaisir sans mélange. Ce voyage musical, avec ses épisodes de réflexion et d'autres où le divertissement prend la première place, ne lasse jamais grâce à sa diversité» (Le Monde de la Musique, France)

„Stephen Hough possède une technique pianistique qui sied à merveille à ces pièces courtes qu'il fait scintiller avec charme et verve pour régaler ses auditeurs“ (Pizzicato, Luxembourg)

‘Like a good book that makes you laugh out loud and want to read it again, a CD of piano solos that brings a smile of appreciation to your lips is a great find. Pianist Stephen Hough brings his sublime musicality to this marvellous collection of Spanish piano works’ (The Herald)

«Stephen Hough joue la Sonate en fa dièse mineur de Soler avec un délié, une vivacité qui la fait sonner comme si elle était jouée à la pointe sèche … c'est admirable» (Diapason, France)

‘Hough is one of Britian's best-kept cultural secrets; a pianist of such sophistication he will, I suspect, by the end of his career be able to be mentioned in the same breath as the few great British pianists of the past, such as Clifford Curzon and Solomon. Hough is a connoisseur, not merely a virtuoso. The 17 pieces on this beautifully recorded CD have all been carefully chosen to reflect the achievements of the Spanish nationalist school of Albéniz and Granados, the finest French exponents of the Spanish style, Ravel and Debussy, and a splendidly evocative encore, On Falla, by Hough himself. Irresistible … Stephen Hough's delicious Spanish Album, a real connoisseur's choice’ (The Mail on Sunday)

‘The sparkle and sensitivity of Stephen Hough's playing is lavished on a typically imaginative cross-section of music inspired by Spain … the perfect Christmas present’ (The Times)

‘A ravishing display of light-fingered, insouciant virtuosity’ (Classic FM Magazine)

‘Hough again has a more intimate stance than many pianists, quietly brilliant in the cross-cutting between musical ideas. Everything is wonderfully fresh and nothing is laboured—it's a superb and surprising recital’ (BBC Music Magazine)