P0527. YEVGENY SUDBIN: Variations on a Theme of Chopin; Lilacs; Daisies; Sonata #2 in b-flat (all Rachmaninoff); Liebeslied; Liebesfreud (Kreisler-Rachmaninoff). (E.U.) BIS Stereo Hybrid SACD 1518, recorded 2005. - 7318599915180

CRITIC REVIEWS:

"Russian-born pianist Yevgeny Sudbin has deliberately opted not to play safe here and offer the usual well-worn favourites in this stunningly performed and warmly engineered Rachmaninov disc. It’s an extraordinary disc by anyone’s standard."

- Erik Levi, BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE, Dec., 2005



"Here, surely, is a young virtuoso in the widest, most encompassing sense. Sudbin makes an unforgettable case for the Chopin Variations… You will be hard pressed to recall a more talented or deeply engaged young artist."

– Bryce Morrison, GRAMOPHONE, Nov., 2005