“The recording was made direct to DSD only last year in Moscow and is a clever pairing of two super virtuoso piano concertos back to back. The focus of the music and the sound is directly on the piano soloist and Kodama shines brilliantly......The surround mix is very natural and involving in its capturing the ambience of the concert hall.”
John Sunier
“Mari Kodama who numbers Brendel and Tatiana Nikolaeva among her teachers, is an impressive soloist happy to note-spin with all the required ease and facility in the Loewe and to provide a good deal more in the Chopin.”
Bryce Morrison
“Catchy is the very differentiated piano pallet of Mari Kodama: subtle, gracious with a lot of sparkling-sensitive details. Her virtuosity possesses a poetic calm, but shines with every note..”
“Immediately at bar 1 the prejudice disappears. The way in which in a modest and courteous manner the musical thoughts are presented shows a refined ability to compose for the piano.”
Stephen Westra
“Aided and ably abetted by Kent Nagano and the Russian National Orchestra, the young formidably equipped Japanes pianist Mari Kodama has a lot of fun with the concerto, especially in its delightful, slightly cracked brained finale.”
Jim Svejda
