Gramophone Magazine
April 2019
Editor's Choice

Jan Lisiecki (piano)

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25
Mendelssohn: Variations sérieuses in D minor Op. 54
Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 40
Mendelssohn: Rondo capriccioso in E major, Op. 14
Mendelssohn: Songs without Words, Book 1 (6), Op. 19b, No. 6 in G Minor (Andante sostenuto) "Venetian Gondola Song", MWV U78

"Lisiecki sparkles and shines…The chamber-like sonorities and intricate interplay – surely the result of this being a conductor-less ensemble – are an endless delight…The small forces also ensure that there’s an airborne quality in the fast movements…The solo pieces generally work very well too…the ‘Venetian Gondola Song’ from the Songs Without Words is beautiful indeed, concluding a delightful disc." - Gramophone Magazine, April 2019.