Harmonies poétiques et religieuses, S 173 (Giorgini)

BBC music magazine, 2022 January

"Instrumental choice: Giorgini's affinity with this reflective music is evident from the outset. Formidable technical ability is matched by the architectural sense, harmonic sensibility and coloristic range this sprawling music demands. Her shaping of climaxes demonstrates complete control of pace and dynamics, on a Bösendorfer which never sounds brash"

The gramophone, 2022 January

"Her masterful authority immediately captures your attention in the carefully sculpted climaxes of the opening 'Invocation'. So does the pianist's subtle textural differentiation in the sparer, more introspective 'Ave Maria' ... Well worth hearing"

The guardian, 2021-12-02

"Giorgini first made her name by winning the international Mozart competition in Salzburg five years ago, but she is clearly a very fine Lisztian, too. These supple, rich-toned performances are perhaps a bit less incisive than Hamilton's but equally persuasive in their own way"

The guardian, 2021-12-02

MusicWeb international, 2022 February

"Some of Liszt's ten Harmonies poétiques et religieuses are quite popular - Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude, Funérailles and perhaps Pensée des morts - but recordings of the whole set are not entirely common. Luckily, the Italian-Dutch pianist Saskia Giorgini, the winner of the 2016 Salzburg International Mozart Competition, has decided to commit her thoughts on the cycle to disc ... This is a brilliant recording. Saskia Giorgini is clearly a supremely talented pianist who thinks very deeply about the music she plays here ... This is superb Liszt playing: no grandstanding or showing off"

MusicWeb international, 2022 February

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