“Ashkenazy was in his early twenties when he set down these recordings …
It’s inevitable that this evinces youthful fire but it’s accompanied by a tempering rigorousness of mind and of execution … what emerges, is precisely that elevated marrying of technical accomplishment and intellectual control, devoid of flashy gestures … where poetic richness is required it’s channelled through an astute modernity. There is great clarity, no over-romanticism, pedalling is invariably astutely presented, and the rhythm is resilient.” (MusicWeb)
