…it would be hard to imagine a more colourful, sympathetic advocate than Howard Shelley. He despatches Cramers keyboard pyrotechnics with an ideal blend of elegance and devil-may-care brilliance… Performance ***** Sound *****
BBC Music Magazine
In all three works, Howard Shelleys pianism is alert and subtly lyrical, bringing out the many technical demands with fluency, clarity, and with an absorbing feeling for agogic accent. These are fully realised interpretations that deceptively suggest a lifetime of performance experience.
Fanfare
'Howard Shelley plays with dazzling brilliance throughout''
The Guardian
'These amiable works cry out for the most scintillating pianism. Which is just what they get from Howard Shelley who throws off cascades of octaves and double thirds with glittering panache, and brings real vocal eloquence to the lyrical melodies.'
The Telegraph
'And it would be hard to imagine a more colourful, sympathetic advocate than Howard Shelley.'
BBC Music Magazine
'In all three works, Howard Shelley's pianism is alert and subtly lyrical, bringing out the many technical demands with fluency, clarity, and with an absorbing feeling for agogic accent. These are fully realised interpretations that deceptively suggest a lifetime of performance experience.'
Fanfare