Alfonso Soldano - Bortkiewicz - Russische Klaviermusik Vol.12 (2016)

A fine introduction to Bortkiewicz's music. // 5* All of these pieces are written superbly with myriad beautiful ideas emerging from the very capable fingers of Soldano…anyone buying this disc will find many hours of pleasure. The Italian pianist Alfonso Soldano is a dedicated interpreter of this composer and there is a fine affinity with this music clearly apparent in his beautifully wrought melodies at the keyboard…Recommended. --MusicWeb,Oct'16 /// Musical Opinion, Apr-Jun '17

Italian pianist Alfonso Soldano makes a valuable addition to Divine Art's fine Russian Piano Music Series with a new release of piano works by Sergei Bortkiewicz --The Classical Reviewer,Nov'16

Alfonso Soldano is a pianist who certainly seems at home playing this music and his obvious enthusiasm for it comes through strongly.///The Italian pianist Alfonso Soldano is a dedicated interpreter of this composer and there is a fine affinity with this music clearly apparent in his beautifully wrought melodies at the keyboard. Bortkiewicz composed four piano concertos, two symphonies and an opera and certainly this disc makes me want to hear those too but one would hear late romanticism without the depth of emotion and invention prevalent in the finest Russian composers of the last century. The recording is excellent as are all of the CDs from this company and the notes by Wouter Kalkman and Mr Soldano are informative. Recommended./// --MusicWeb, Dec'16/// Musical Opinion, June'17