Magical Martinu (...) Martinu's score can have you walking a few inches taller or finding a spring in your step. (...) Here's a perfect introduction to him.
Andrew Mellor, Classic FM Magazine, February 2010, Disc of the Month
Ashkenazy et Kolinsky (...) s'entendent remarquablement pour célébrer cette fête néoclassique (Concerto no. 2) qui évoque Stravinsky et Roussel.
Pierre-E. Barbier, Diapason, février 2010
Selbstbewusste Pianisten-Virtuosität im engagierten Wettstreit mit einem stilistisch vielseitig beanspruchten Orchester (...) Die Einspielungen haben Atmosphäre, Atem und Engagement, das sich bisweilen zu glühender Intensität steigert.
Reinmar Wagner, Musik & Theater, Januar/Februar 2010
If you are looking for a single recently recorded disc to represent Martinu then look no further.
Rob Barnett, MusicWeb-International, February 2010
As fine a Martinu release as has been released in this 50th anniversary year. (...) Ashkenazy responds to (Les Fresques's) rich and radiant atmosphere with a reading with real verve. (...) two of the finest Martinu concerto performances to have come my way for some time. (...) The Basle Symphony Orchestra play superbly. Thoroughly recommended.
Guy Rickards, Gramophone, January 2010
This disc showcases some of Martinu's most intriguing and appealing music for piano and orchestra.
Robert Moon, Audiophile Audition, December 28, 2009
The two piano concertos receive splendid performances, and they are marvelous works--certainly two of the finest 20th-century compositions for piano and orchestra. (...) Robert Kolinsky plays the piano part with a winning combination of improvisational fantasy and firm rhythm (...) while Vladimir Ashkenazy and the Basel orchestra accompany colorfully. (...) This well-engineered disc deserves very serious consideration. Recommended.
David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com, December 2009
Vladimir Ashkenazy houkuttelee Baselin sinfoniaorkesteri sielukasta, muhevaa soittoa (...) tärkeät rajapinnat erottuvat, samoin Robert Kolinskyn napakka ja menohaluinen pianismi.
Kare Eskola, Rondo Klassinen musiikkilehti, 12/2009
Ashkenazy (...) handles the very talented, young Sinfonieorchester Basel through this challenging, but rewarding world of Bohuslav Martinu.
Sterling Beeaff, KBAQ, November 29, 2009
(Incantation) sounds like no other piano concerto I've ever heard, and this is a stunningly good recording.
Robert Johnson, Radio New Zealand, November 22 & 27, 2009
Keinen Zweifel kann es geben, dass die (...) Aufnahme Referenzcharakter trägt.
Sigfried Schibli, Baseler Zeitung, 9. Oktober 2009