Jonathan Plowright, pianist

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	Hyperion CDA68323	Gablenz - Piano Concerto in D flat Op. 25 (World Premiere Recording) Paderewski - Fantaisie polonaise sur des thèmes originaux Op. 19 RELEASED: JUNE 2021 "...who better to interpret it than Plowright, who surely plays more Paderewski than any pianist outside Poland? In fact, in terms of sheer spontaneity, pliant rhythmic élan and delicacy of texture, I cannot imagine a more thrilling performance, or one that more fully captures Paderewski's heartfelt message." GRAMOPHONE "Paderewski’s Polish Fantasy gets a tremendous performance from Jonathan Plowright " BBC RECORD REVIEW "Jonathan Plowright's performances are just awesome. Indeed, they are full of bouncy energy, exuberant flair and spectacular pianism, and yet the wit and charm of these scores are always kept in constant perspective." CLASSICAL MUSIC DAILY "To animate this typically Polish program, the association Jonathan Plowright/ Lukasz Borowicz works wonderfully....Their agreement...suits these fiery pages which they exalt." CRESCENDO "Plowright makes the best possible case for [the Gablenz] in partnership with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under Lukasz Borowicz, a champion of neglected Polish music...Paderewski’s Polish Fantasy (1893), his last work for piano and orchestra, is an altogether more refined work…Plowright – who has made Paderewski a speciality – delivers all the required virtuosity" BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE

	DUX 1704	Michal Bergson - World Premiere Recording Concerto Symphonique pour piano avec orchestre, Op. 62 Mazurek No. 1 Op. 1 pour piano Mazurek No. 4 Op. 1 pour piano Grand polonaise héroique pour piano Polonia! Mazurka pour piano plus Music from the Opera 'Luisa di Montfort' op. 82 Il Ritorno for soprano and orchestra Featuring Poznan Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Lukasz Borowicz RELEASED: NOVEMBER 2020 (Poland) APRIL 2021 (UK/USA) 5* PIZZICATO CD-TIPP NDR-RADIO BREMEN TROPHEE de la Radio Classique France "The deeply romantic Concerto Symphonique, reminiscent of Mendelssohn and Schumann but by no means epigone-like, was presumably written in 1866. Echoes of Chopin cannot be ignored either. It is a characteristic and effective work, wonderfully orchestrated. Lukasz Borowicz and the pianist Jonathan Plowright are clearly on the same interpretative track: their aim is not pathos, not showmanship, not mere virtuosity. One of their most important concerns is dynamic and vivid music-making without false passion. Plowright plays with sweeping, virtuoso gestures, but leaves no doubt that he does not see this work as a mere bravura piece. Borowicz accompanies him with a lean and very colourful orchestral sound. Plowright’s performances of the solo pieces are beautiful and inspired, with the Polonaise Héroïque, almost ten minutes long, becoming particularly attractive. Plowright breathes perfectly, uses rubato and dynamics very tastefully, his playing is lyrical but without becoming sentimental. He undoubtedly has a good sense of articulation, he knows how to create dramatic intensity, he knows how to put into perspective the forms which he masters so perfectly." PIZZICATO "Jonathan Plowright plays the piece with dancing elegance and filigree virtuosity in the numerous figurative passages of the piano part. The piece is clearly influenced by Chopin and suits Plowright's subtle playing. He is an intelligent designer at the piano, has an unbelievably wide range of colors and resilient technology. Under his hands, the Bergson Concerto develops real drama and fine poetry in a particularly beautiful slow movement. A piece that is more than worth listening to and definitely one of the greatest new discoveries in the piano repertoire of the Romantic period!" NDR-RADIO BREMEN The Symphonic Concerto, the centrepiece of the program, comes to life under the fingers of pianist Jonathan Plowright. RADIO CLASSIQUE FRANCE "Plowright caresses into our listening orbit the fragile and gentle-handed opalescence of the two Op 1 Mazurkas." MUSICWEB INTERNATIONAL

	Hyperion CDA68198	Suk Piano Music Spring Impressions, Op. 22a Summer Impressions, Op. 22b Piano Pieces (6), Op. 7 Nálady, Op. 10 EDITOR'S CHOICE GRAMOPHONE EDITOR'S CHOICE PIANIST DISC OF THE WEEK EUROPADISC DISQUE DU JOUR ARTALINA CD-TIPP RADIO BREMEN 5* PIZZICATO 5* CLASSICAL SOURCE UK RELEASE: JULY 2018 "A superlative album in all ways, lusciously played and recorded...Plowright is more deep-throated, willing to pause, wanting to draw the utmost from the lower register of his Steinway. He goes for depth and beauty, not afraid to wear his heart on his sleeve but wary of excessive sentimentality." CLASSICAL SOURCE " This program... is sound painting on the piano, sometimes dramatic, often calm, melancholic, thoughtful, always melodic, and designed to create moods. And Jonathan Plowright can do that very well. He plays the suites with their small, imaginatively composed character pieces with a lot of poetry and warmth, full of charm, lyrical and internal. A ravishingly beautiful interpretation.... ...Dieses Programm ..ist Tonmalerei am Klavier, manchmal dramatisch, sehr oft ruhig, melancholisch, nachdenklich, immer melodisch und darauf aus, Stimmungen zu entwerfen. Und das kann Jonathan Plowright ganz hervorragend. Er spielt die Suiten mit ihren kleinen, einfallsreich komponierten Charakterstücken mit viel Poesie und Warmherzigkeit, voller Charme, lyrisch und verinnerlicht. Eine hinreißend schöne Interpretation, tontechnisch hervorragend eingefangen, die man wärmstens empfehlen muss." PIZZICATO " To have these gorgeous works in such exquisitely animated, tonally rich and expressively wide-ranging performances as Plowright's feels like luxury indeed. Suk's works have never been better served on disc..." EUROPADISC "I've always had a soft spot for Jonathan Plowright. I've been smitten by his albums of Bach transcriptions for Hyperion, his moving interpretations of Paderewski and now, equally bowled over by this colourful Suk release. Plowright continues to enlighten piano lovers with lesser-known composers; we may count ourselves lucky for his efforts!" PIANIST "..this open-air piano has some great attractions, especially so subtly defended by Jonathan Plowright who understands the complex touch, the fleeting rhythms, the language of trills that turns the keyboard into a nightingale ...... Jonathan Plowright has an extra imagination in the timbres, the melodies, the delicacy of the lines and countermelodies, which plunge us into the intimacy of this often delicious world... ...ce piano de plein air a de sacrés attraits, surtout si subtilement défendu par Jonathan Plowright qui en comprend le tactus complexe, les rythmes fuyants, le langage des trilles qui transforme le clavier en rossignol......il y a chez Jonathan Plowright une imagination supplémentaire dans les timbres, l’allant des mélodies, la finesse des traits et des contrechants, qui nous plongent dans l’intimité de cet univers souvent délicieux." ARTALINA "for those familiar with his Brahms series for BIS, you'll be delighted to know he brings similar qualities of sometimes rugged power and Romantic weight as well as plenty of charm to Suk's attractive miniatures." Andrew McGregor, BBC RADIO 3 Record Review "It sounds as if Jonathan Plowright has thoroughly enjoyed his foray into the world of the character piece… let me reassure you now that this is music of great inventiveness, full of flights of imagination and no small degree of virtuosity… Plowright’s affection for this music is palpable at every turn" GRAMOPHONE "The Briton Jonathan Plowright is one of the greatest sound painters amongst living pianists. He has a huge palette at his disposal, and the piano music of Josef Suk shimmers on this record in all the colors of the rainbow. In addition Plowright is a real virtuoso with sovereign technique, which literally keeps Suk's wild pianistic figures under control. Jonathan Plowright has always been an artist with a view outside the box. With his new CD he adds another jewel to his impressive discography. It is a record for connoisseurs and lovers, because the music of Josef Suk is sophisticated and entertaining at the same time.... ...Der Brite Jonathan Plowright ist einer der größten Klangmaler unter den lebenden Pianisten. Er hat eine riesige Palette zur Verfügung, und die Klaviermusik von Josef Suk schillert auf dieser Platte in allen Farben des Regenbogens. Dazu ist Plowright ein echter Virtuose mit souveräner Technik, der auch die pianistisch rabiaten Nummern von Suk buchstäblich im Griff hat. Schon immer war Jonathan Plowright ein Künstler mit einem Blick über den Tellerrand. Mit seiner neuen CD fügt er seiner beeindruckenden Diskografie ein weiteres Schmuckstück hinzu. Es ist eine Platte für Kenner und Liebhaber, denn die Musik von Josef Suk ist niveauvoll und unterhaltsam zugleich." RADIO BREMEN "Jonathan Plowright mines the lyricism and melodic treasures of these wonderful pieces in compelling fashion." MUSICWEB "There is no denying Plowright's formidable technique and total command of this repertoire" THE GUARDIAN "The English pianist performs with great brilliance and delicacy this most seductive program and easily joins the Czech competitors who preceded him and whom he perhaps surpasses with a more immediate charm and seduction." CRESCENDO "great CD. Bravo." Petroc Trelawny, BBC RADIO 3 Breakfast (via Twitter)

	BIS 2147	Brahms Solo Piano Vol.5 Piano Sonata No.1 Op.1 Fantasies Op. 116 Variations on a Theme of Robert Schumann Op.9 RELEASED: NOVEMBER 2017 5* INTERNATIONAL PIANO 5* LIMELIGHT "This is a glorious close to the new benchmark Brahms survey" INTERNATIONAL PIANO "Plowright's flawless legato is breathtaking and can generate that special sense of calm 'innigkeit' without a trace of sentimentality...this is the cycle to treasure" LIMELIGHT ".....with the Variations Plowright puts a highly satisfying finish to his Brahms cycle. Warmly recommended..." FANFARE "He only plays what's written [in the sheet music], but he does it with such convincing intuition, an exquisitely shaded touch, and a wonderful antenna for the succession of powerful and lyrical passages that one feels tempted to regard Plowright's way as the new benchmark of playing Brahms." "Dies aber überzeugend und intuitiv, mit feinsinnigen Anshlagsnuancen, einer wunderbaren Sinnlichkeit für die Wechsel zwischen kraftvollem Spiel und lyrischer Sensibilität, dass man Plowrights Brahms-Spiel wirklich asl neuen Maßstab ansehen muss." PIANO NEWS "The Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann is as good a place as any to end your five-volume set of Brahms’s piano works, and Plowright’s sensitivity to this “haunting tribute by one composer to the tragedy of another” is superbly presented: paced with the silver thread of that emotive theme holding together a charm-bracelet of musical nuggets that are mostly less than a minute long. Spectacular pianism is well in evidence, but it is the quiet stillness of moments such as Variation VII that are the most memorable...This is a very fine conclusion to a superb set of Brahms’s piano music, and an excellent release in its own right. I can’t imagine anyone coming into contact with any one of these CDs not wanting to own the complete set..." MUSICWEB INTERNATIONAL "keen intelligence, thoughful interpretations of striking orginality and pianistic finesse..." GRAMOPHONE "His virtuosity is dazzling yet relaxed, his effects ravishing" BBC MUSIC Magazine

	Warner Classics	Paderewski Piano Concerto, Stojowski Symphonic Rhapsody RELEASED: SEPTEMBER 2017 EDITOR'S CHOICE GRAMOPHONE CONCERTO CHOICE BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE 5* PIZZICATO 5* INTERNATIONAL PIANO "Any new Jonathan Plowright recording is a cause for celebration...." GRAMOPHONE "... Polish music. He has it under his fingers, in his heart, in his soul." "Słychać, że dla Plowrighta kompozycje Paderewskiego były jednymi z pierwszych, od których rozpoczął przygodę z polską muzyką. On ma ją pod palcami, w sercu, w duszy. Płyną we wspólnym nurcie." RUCH MUZYCZNY "A real discovery in recent weeks has been the Symphonic Rhapsody by Zygmunt Stojowski (1870-1946), a Polish composer with a rich, late-Romantic language at his disposal. A piano concerto in all but name, this rhapsody pushes all the right buttons, especially when played with the style that Jonathan Plowright brings to it." James Jolly, GRAMOPHONE LISTENING ROOM no.5 "In both works, Paderewski’s Piano Concerto and the absolutely brilliant Rhapsody by Zygmunt Stojowski (a world premiere recording), Jonathan Plowright’s playing is powerful and bright, but besides his virtuosity he displays delicacy and sensitivity in the Concerto’s Romanza. Under the energetic and perspicacious conducting of Lukasz Borowicz, the Polish Iuventus Orchestra cares for superb accompaniments, matching the flair and passion of the soloist." "Eigentlich schade, dass dieses Stück so wenig bekannt ist, denn es ist Musik von wunderbarer Kraft, die uns Jonathan Plowright und Lukasz Borowicz in großzügiger Gestik, mit noblem Klang und schillernden Farben präsentieren. Lukasz Borowicz und Jonathan Plowright haben schon erfolgreich zusammen gearbeitet, um gute polnische Klavierkonzerte bekannt zu machen, und ihre Zusammenarbeit funktioniert auch diesmal tadellos." PIZZICATO "In his hands, the central Romanza is lovely indeed while the Finale balances perfectly virtuosic display and musical gravitas. Beautifully recorded, this is as fine an account as one could wish for." INTERNATIONAL PIANO

	BIS 2137	Brahms Solo Piano Vol.4 Variations on a Theme by Paganini Op. 35 Ballades Op. 10 Two Rhapsodies Op. 79 Piano Pieces, Op. 119 EDITOR'S CHOICE GRAMOPHONE 5* PIANIST 5* LIMELIGHT 5* INTERNATIONAL PIANO CD of the Week Musiq3 RTBF CD-TIPP NDR-RADIO BREMEN RELEASED JANUARY 2017 (Sweden) MARCH 2017 (UK) "Even Brahms’s most strenuous technical demands hold no fears, the abundant thirds and sixths of Vars 1 and 2 (Book 1) given with an almost airy ease. But more telling still is the sense of playfulness that Plowright brings not only to the theme itself but to myriad variations, which means that the points of stillness (Book 1, Vars 11 & 12) have a truly transcendental air." GRAMOPHONE "Jonathan Plowright is among the very finest of present-day British pianists. The Paganini Variations are the obvious summit on the fourth volume of his Brahms cycle, full of incredible finger dexterity and richness of tone... The rest of the album, however, is more impressive still. The Four Ballades Op 10 hark back to Julius Katchen (a Brahmsian without compare), in their organic evolution, in Plowright’s hands, from the late Classicism of Beethoven. The late and elusive Op 119 pieces find Plowright at his best, with an outstanding singing tone and the ability to sustain a long line" PIANIST ...a magisterially performed and revelatory programme...I do not recall when I enjoyed ANY Brahms programme more. This is the new benchmark survey for Brahms as Paul Lewis' is for Beethoven Sonatas, and worth following closely." INTERNATIONAL PIANO "Die Paganini-Variationen ... Das Thema beginnt harmlos, doch dann geht es zur Sache. Terzen, Sechsten oder Oktaven im rasenden Tempo, Triller in den Außenfingern und brachiale Akkordketten – eine wahre pianistische Schreckenskammer. Der Brite Jonathan Plowright hat die perfekte Technik und die idealen Hände für Brahms, aber noch viel mehr. Er macht aus diesen vordergründig technisch angelegten Stücken poetische Miniaturen…" NDR-RADIO BREMEN (read complete review here ) "there is no doubting that with this beautifully produced disc, Plowright lives up to his reputation for being one of the finest poets of the keyboard around." LIMELIGHT "Jonathan Plowright plays stylishly and with an admirable lightness of touch, controlling subtleties of tone and balance even when Paganini’s 24th Caprice seems well buried under avalanches of octaves...the warmth of Brahms' affection for his friends shines through in Plowright's playing - still keeping a respectful distance from overdone histrionics, but letting the notes speak for themselves - at times in all their strangeness - in the best possible way.....Plowright joins us in this voyage of fertile discovery rather than being imperiously above the music.." MUSICWEB INTERNATIONAL

	Hyperion CDA68124	Friedman/Rozycki Piano Quintets Piano Quartet in C minor Op.35 Ludomir Rozycki Piano Quintet in C minor (1918) Ignace Friedman 5 de DIAPASON DIAPASON 5* CLASSICAL EAR RELEASED SEPTEMBER 2016 "Plowright (overlooked yet again by the BBC Proms this year) .. is this outstanding British pianist in whose debt we are once more for this second Różicki resurrection." GRAMOPHONE "Superb playing is matched by fine engineering in the atmospheric acoustic of Potton Hall. Greatly recommended—you won’t regret it!' 5* CLASSICAL EAR "The performances are everything one could wish for. Jonathan Plowright is a splendid pianist who has done much to champion this out-of-the-way Polish repertoire and the Szymanowski Quartet could hardly be bettered" MUSICWEB INTERNATIONAL "A real discovery, that makes you want to investigate further … Jonathan Plowright (masterly) and the Szymanowski Quartet (including an alluring cellist) give very persuasive readings of these hugely rewarding Piano Quintets" CLASSICAL SOURCE "Full of style and grace" THE STRAD "these superb musicians have given us a worthy and important follow-up to their 2012 release featuring the Juliusz Zarębski and Wladyslaw Źèleński quintets" CLASSICS TODAY

	Hyperion CDA68066	Ludomir Rozycki Piano Concertos, Ballade 5* BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE 5* FONO FORUM 5* PIANIST RECORDING OF THE MONTH LIMELIGHT DISCOVERY OF THE MONTH MUSICWEB INTERNATIONAL ICMA 2017 Nomination RELEASED: FEBRUARY 2016 "Plowright should be paid in bags of gold to reveal how he produces such a rich, singing tone throughout the enormous dynamic range he conjures up, from thunderous roar to mere whisper." GRAMOPHONE "Those new to the series will be won over when they hear the formidable Jonathan Plowright tackle these original compositions" PIANIST "this Rozycki album is a real winner" CLASSIC FM "Plowrights Spiel zeigt Rozyckis fantasievolle Schreibweise großartig auf." PIZZICATO "Unbedingt hörenswert ist allerdings, wie Jonathan Plowright nach lyrischer Introduktion im ersten Klavierkonzert (1917/18) zunächst mit vehementen Akkord attacken kontert und danach seinen Part superb dem Orchester anschmiegt, sodass konsequent ein triumphierender Marsch folgen kann." PIANO NEWS " magnifiquement interprétés ici par Jonathan Plowright" LA LIBRE CULTURE "De BBC, pianist Jonathan Plowright en dirigent Łukasz Borowicz verdienen de hoogste lof voor deze meeslepende uitvoering. De muziek is een groter podium dubbel en dwars waard, wat een ontdekking."LUISTER Jonathan Plowright brings out the virtuoso components with aplomb, and the more poetic ones with, especially the imaginative and quiet close, with sensitivity. Plowright has this music in his heart and soul, and it shows, and his balance between the effervescent and the contemplative is impeccable." AUDIOPHILE AUDITION

	BIS 2127	Brahms Solo Piano Vol.3 Variations Op.21 No.2 Piano Pieces Opp.76 & 118 Waltzes Op.39 EDITOR'S CHOICE & 2016 GRAMOPHONE AWARD SHORTLIST GRAMOPHONE 5/ 5 BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE 5* INTERNATIONAL PIANO 5* ABC LIMELIGHT CRITICS CHOICE 2016 AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE RELEASED JANUARY 2016 "to my ears, and not just mine, he is one of the finest guides around at the moment; passionate, but not overheated, powerfully, but not pointlessly loud, coolly persuasive and reflective..." Andrew McGregor, BBC Radio3 CD Review "intelligence, subtlety and power in full blossom...One thing that makes Plowright’s interpretations so compelling is that they sound totally fresh, as though a fully formed, cultured musician, unencumbered by conventional approaches or received wisdom, took up these scores for the first time in maturity...I have a feeling this is going to be the benchmark Brahms survey for some time to come. GRAMOPHONE. "this is a recording to make you smile" MUSICWEB INTERNATIONAL "This third volume In Jonathan Plowright's series of recordings of Brahms's piano works lives up to the high promise of the first two" BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE "...flawless musicality...a performance of utmost profunditity... Unhesitatingly recommended" INTERNATIONAL PIANO "Of all the pianists here, Plowright is the one who impressed me most. His tempos are a trifle slower than the others, but he uses the time to illuminate Brahms’ textures and reveal the beauties of the music. I’ve known the Op.76 pieces for many years, but never have I understood them so well. Plowright balances his chords and textures beautifully, bringing out the melodies or inner parts with superb control. I have seldom heard playing this compelling. To sum up… the one who opened my eyes ... is Plowright. AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE "Katchen is still praised for masterly technique, poetic awareness and deep understanding of Brahms'compositional sensibility; Jonathan Plowright is a more than worthy successor, scaling new heights of transcendence. It's not possible to fault this disc, and it's advisable to get hold of the first two volumes and wait with great excitement for the next." LIMELIGHT .

	BIS-2117	Brahms Solo Piano Vol.2 Sonata No.2 in F# minor Op.2 Variations on an original theme Op.21 No.1 Three Intermezzi Op.117 Scherzo in Eb minor Op.4 INSTRUMENTAL CHOICE BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE EDITOR'S CHOICE ABC LIMELIGHT *5 Review THE GUARDIAN 5* Review CLASSICAL EAR 5 de DIAPASON DIAPASON 5* Review** PIZZICATO CD-TIPP NDR-RADIO BREMEN RELEASED NOVEMBER 2014 "Jonathan Plowright deserves some sort of medal....compelling music-making, as thoughtful and original as it is viscerally exciting.... Brahmsians will want to hear this latest milestone in interpretation of his piano music. Others will also relish this superb disc, representing the original thinking and expert playing by an artist in the full blossom of maturity." INTERNATIONAL RECORD REVIEW "Plowright has the fiery technique, liquid lyricism and finely mixed palette of tonal colouring to reveal the range of Brahms's music...as inventive and luminous as Plowright's pianism itself" DAILY TELEGRAPH "Jonathan Plowright’s survey of Brahms’s piano music for BIS could hardly have got off to a more auspicious start. The main piece here is the F sharp minor Piano Sonata Op 2, and from the first few bars of its opening movement, it’s clear that Plowright has got a perfect sense of the scale and the range of this tricky early work. As well as its technical brilliance, the sense of the boundless invention of the young Brahms worrying away at the constraints of sonata form is vividly present. But the brief moments of introspection are given full weight, too, while the hugely ambitious finale, which can so easily lose its way, is perfectly controlled. The rather introspective and very beautiful Variations on an Original Theme Op 21 No 1 are unfolded with ease and refinement, every inner voice in Brahms’s piano writing precisely etched, while the three Intermezzi of Op 117 shift the scale and focus once again, on to playing of total intimacy and quiet poetry. This series should turn out to be worth following very closely". THE GUARDIAN "...behold the most incisive, dramatic, and multi-dimensional account of the composer’s Piano Sonata No. 2 on disc since Katchen and Arrau!..Even in a catalog packed to the rafters with great Brahms piano recordings, this stunning release should not be missed." 10/10 CLASSICSTODAY "...it takes a master pianist of Plowright’s stature to resolve its complication into lucidity. This he does with all of his customary command: in the opening volley of octaves, the more-than-strange transition passage in the Scherzo and, most of all, in the convoluted Andante, where his playing has an exceptional poise and translucency.....But it is in late Brahms, in the three Op 117 Intermezzos, that Plowright shows himself a true and moving poet of the keyboard." GRAMOPHONE "Jonathan Plowright continues his survey of Brahms with another matchless release…. Plowright finds colours and textures in the opening bars so often missed by other pianists. His command of the material is second to none and this is a nuanced and finely judged reading. If you are looking for a Brahms set with subtlety and empathy to spare this is the one to go for. Bring on the third volume!" LIMELIGHT "Volume One in Jonathan Plowright's Brahms series for BIS paired magnificently perceptive accounts of the mighty Third Sonata and Handel Variations; this successor is just as rewarding, launching as it does with a consummately poised and commandingly articulate performance of the 19-year-old composer's incident-packed F sharp minor Sonata. Plowright is scrupulously faithful to the letter and spirit of this extraordinarily audacious work, negotiating its daunting technical hurdles with almost nonchalant ease. A stunning achievement, this, and a reading to rank alongside those of Claudio Arrau (Philips) and Markus Becker (Thorofon). He's superb, too, in the searchingly poetic, predominantly introspective Variations on an Original Theme, its extended postscript properly serene and lofty. Comparably inspired readings of the illimitably touching, much-loved Op 117 Intermezzi and barnstorming early Op 4 Scherzo round off a riveting programme, which has been captured with tangible realism by the BIS sound team. Not to be missed!" CLASSICAL EAR “Plowright's style is beautifully suited to this strain of Brahms' compositional thinking” ALLMUSIC.COM "Mit seiner ersten Brahms-CD hat sich der Brite JP schon als hervorragender Brahms-Interpret ausgewiesen. Mit dieser zweiten CD bestätigt er diesen Ruf...In der Sonate arbeitet Plowright wunderbar den Wechsel von schwärmerischer Melancholie und leidenschaftlichem Trotz, von Humor und Grübelei heraus und verleiht dem kraftvollen Finalsatz das nötige Ungebändigte, Mitreißende. Vor allem in den drei Intermezzi op.117, die in ihrer Anlage nicht so schwierig sind, aber auf deren inneren Gehalt es ankommt, erreicht der Pianist fast meditative Qualität, so zart, intensive und kontrastreich ist seine Interpretation." PIANO NEWS "Der Brite hat die für Brahms nötige belastbare Technik und ein Forte mit Substanz, doch er kann eben auch ganz anders. Ich kenne kaum einen anderen Pianisten, der so leise und doch so kontrolliert und durchhörbar spielt wie Jonathan Plowright. Für Brahms und seine abrupten Stimmungswechsel sind das ideale Voraussetzungen. Im Scherzo der fis-moll-Sonate ist das gut zu hören – da klingt Plowrights Klavier mal wie ein Orchester, dann wieder ganz zart und filigran." NDR RADIO BREMEN "Natürlich verfügt Jonathan Plowright über das technische Handwerk, um Brahms’ pianistischen Ansprüchen auch in kniffligere, virtuosere Regionen zu folgen. Das heisst, er kann energisch zulangen, wo es gefordert ist, denken wir an das rhythmisch geprägte es-Moll-Scherzo op. 4 .... oder die vom Sturm & Drang-Impetus geprägten Ecksätze der 2. Klaviersonate fis-Moll op. 2. Plowright mag sich heftig gebärden, aber er lärmt nicht – Fortissimo-Passagen sind Entladungen und nicht Effekthaschereien. KLASSIK HEUTE "Brahms vom Feinsten.......Dass er ein genuiner Brahms-Interpret ist, braucht der Brite Jonathan Plowright nicht mehr zu beweisen. Diese CD ist daher eine überzeugende Bestätigung" PIZZICATO "Jonathan Plowright est un des grands Brahmsiens dans la lignée de Katchen, la référence, ce qui n’est pas peu dire.....Plowright a la patte pour jouer Brahms, dans la délicatesse des passages ténus, la subtilité des variations, la puissance, sans trop la forcer, des sauts d’octaves… l’expression juste quoi" TED Magazine, Canada

	Hyperion CD67958	Zelenski & Zarzycki Piano Concertos DISCOVERY OF THE MONTH MUSICWEB INTERNATIONAL RELEASED APRIL 2013 "Zelenski's lyrically emotional concerto shows the influence of Tchaikovsky, Franck and Grieg and offers Plowright plenty of opportunities to display his formidable talent" THE OBSERVER "Two big, sweeping Romantic piano concertos by almost-unknown Polish composers turn out to be buried treasure" SINFINIMUSIC.COM "Arrestingly heroic, lushly poetic and very likeable: Chopin meets Rachmaninov. It requires the pianist to do technical cartwheels, which Jonathan Plowright achieves admirably, romancing as required … The performances, recording and presentation are all superb' INTERNATIONAL PIANO "Most impressive though is the understated yet eloquent advocacy of Plowright, who brings much effervescence and charm to the proceedings." MUSICWEB INTERNATIONAL "it's technical challenges are exhilaratingly bought to life by Jonathan Plowright" BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE "this is a very attractive work, and one of the better offerings I've heard lately in this revered series from Hyperion..Jonathan Plowright, who has lent his pianist talents to other volumes in this series, is an exuberant soloist. He seems very much to believe in this music and plays it with sensitivity and verve." AUDIOPHILE AUDITION "who better to do the business than that alchemist amongst keyboard players, Jonathan Plowright" GRAMOPHONE "He is a virtuoso, but doesn't push it in one's face; this is sensitive playing" INTERNATIONAL RECORD REVIEW

	BIS CD2047	Brahms Solo Piano Vol.1 Sonata No.3 in F minor Op.5 Variations and Fugue on a theme by Handel Op.24 EDITOR'S CHOICE GRAMOPHONE OUTSTANDING INTERNATIONAL RECORD REVIEW EDITOR'S CHOICE ABC LIMELIGHT *5 Notable New Release** ALLMUSIC.COM 5 de DIAPASON DIAPASON 5* Review SINFINIMUSIC.COM 5* Review PIZZICATO 5* Review PIANO NEWS CD-TIPP NDR-RADIO BREMEN RELEASED FEBRUARY 2013(UK) "His warmth and sincerity combine with a superbly assured and powerful technique to create one of the finest performances on record (even when compared with the likes of Curzon and Lupu") GRAMOPHONE "his control of dynamics is exquisite, especially in the many shades of piano and pianissimo" CD REVIEW: BBC RADIO 3 "Jonathan Plowright’s brilliant new release on BIS is certainly one of the best recordings of the Sonata to date….an extraordinarily powerful interpretation…. clarity prevails everywhere and in lyrical sections, assumes a limpid fluency of melting beauty… phrasing is exquisitely shaped…Plowright seems to have a dozen pianissimo dynamics at his disposal, each more quiet and still than the other… The wonderful performance of the Handel Variations that rounds out the disc is a deeply considered interpretation… I would urge you not to miss it." INTERNATIONAL RECORD REVIEW "Like Julius Katchen in his classic Brahms recordings for Decca of the 1960s, Plowright fearlessly probes the music’s restless mood swings from heroic outbursts of arresting power to passages of sublime poetic contentment, while never losing sight of its inexorable symphonic sweep.......he magically sustains a singing, golden sonority throughout even the most tempestuous of fortissimo outbursts, and in the long Andante second movement, in which his exemplary command of the music’s dramatic pacing feels entirely natural and inevitable" SINFINIMUSIC.COM "Jonathan Plowright's performance has a tremendous warmth...His handling of the layering of musical strands is magnificent, and above all it is the strength of his underlying emotional conviction that makes this such an admirable recording... Plowright differentiates the characters of the Variations with a brilliance of touch and beauty of tone." BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE "The fine singing tone and beautiful chordal playing that are his trademarks can be heard on this disc, finely projected in a superlative recording...his is piano playing that very few British pianists can match today" PIANIST MAGAZINE "a carefully considered, yet intensely dramatised reading more tempestuous in approach than, say, Radu Lupu’s, but in its own way equally thoughtful… Plowright has a commanding technique and can bring enormous weight to bear on the keyboard when required, but he can also pull right back – as he does, for example, to realise the beautiful second subject of the first movement…. The Handel Variations are equally distinguished by perfectly executed Baroque articulations (at times taken at considerable lick)….. Please BIS can we have some more?” ABC LIMELIGHT "Jonathan Plowright is more than just the next 'new thing' to arrive on the piano scene...If Brahms ever wrote a symphony for the piano then the Sonata No.3 Op.5 is very much this piece, and Plowright's range of expression, his daring periods of absolute repose, extended passages of development and extremes of contrast deliver this impression as few other performances I have encountered....the sheer heft of a grand musical tradition carrying the music beyond pianism to something which engages the imagination on multiple levels...achieving a satisfying synthesis of other worldly transcendence and delicious harmonic thrills....the fireworks with which the piece ends are indeed spectacular. I was beginning to wonder if now mght be the time to throw in the towel and do something other than this reviewing lark. Jonathan Plowright's performances soon made me into a believer again, and I suggest he might be able to do the same for you." MUSICWEB INTERNATIONAL "Jonathan Plowright is a pianist who always excites.....gripping us from the start with its opening declamatory descending octaves and holding us spellbound through to the ecstatic close......a dazzling showcase for his superb talent." THE OBSERVER "an impressive sense of direction and charge of energy, qualities which not every pianist captures. His Handel Variations are barn-storming, too, and the piano sound is satisfyingly meaty." KLASSISK MUSIKKMAGASIN "He never lets any detail fall out of place, and he is alert to the ways in which central European dance music, the warmth, life-affirming counterpart to Brahms' intellect, is never far from even the most intricate phrases. A superior Brahms recital." ALLMUSIC.COM "This Brit is my sort of pianist. His spirituality, intellect and concentration coalesce to produce the finest version of Brahms’s sonata I have heard. If he can inject such spiritual introspection into the long second movement, imagine him playing the poignant adagio of Schubert’s final B flat Sonata....." NEW ZEALAND LISTENER "…aber was bei Plowright besonders positive auffält, ist die Klangtiefe und das Klangvolumen…. wo er genau dem Duktus der Musik folgt und zwischen Draufgängertum und Ruhemomenten die ganze Bandbreite der Ausdruckswelt des jungen Brahms erfasst. Die Händel-Variationen sind ein ebenso überzeugendes Beispiel für Plowrights Können: Zum einen in der wirklich barocken Spielweise des Themas wie dem Verständnis für die hochromantische Verarbeitung von Brahms. Ausgeglichen, mit aller Präzision und auch mit einer auffällig eigenen und persönlichen Agogik weiß der Brite hier genauso bestechend zu überzeugen wie schon in der Sonate." PIANO NEWS "Als Höhepunkt der Brahmsschen Variationskunst sind die Händel-Variationen ein Stück, in dem jeder gute Pianist sein Talent, die Musik in ihrer Abstraktheit mit Farben und Stimmungen ausdrucksvoll werden zu lassen, voll ausspielen kann. Plowright tut es mit unendlich viel Phantasie und Poesie. Die Schlussfolgerung liegt auf der Hand: Dies ist eine hochkarätige Brahms-CD und man wünscht sich, dass BIS und Plowright mehr davon produzieren" PIZZICATO "Unter diesem Gesichtspunkt trifft Jonathan Plowright genau diesen typischen Brahms-Klang oder -Tonfall; eine große Farbpalette präsentierend beweist der Brite ein feines Gespür für das Orchestrale, glasklar und detailgenau artikulierend sowie rhythmisch präzise beleuchtet er die Architektur des jeweiligen Werks auf überzeugende Weise und hält das poetische, dramatische und virtuose Moment tatsächlich im Gleichgewicht."KLASSIK HEUTE "Plowright und Brahms – das ist ein britisch-deutsches Dreamteam!" NDR-RADIO BREMEN

	Hyperion CD67905	Zarebski/Zalenski Piano Quintet / Quartet Piano Quartet in C minor Op.61 Wladyslaw Zelenski Piano Quintet in G minor Op.34 Juliusz Zarebski CHAMBER CHOICE OF THE MONTH BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE CHOICE INTERNATIONAL PIANO MAGAZINE RELEASED DECEMBER 2012 "Virtuosity is caught in a performance of passionate warmth" BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE "playing of authority and great beauty" THE STRAD "inspired repertoire choice and committed, musicianly performances makes this disc a winner" INTERNATIONAL PIANO "Plowright, admired by Musical Pointers but very rarely heard in London, is one of our favourite pianists and at his peak in these affectionate performances." MUSICAL POINTERS "Fluently lyrical late-romantic delights irresistibly presented in every way" MUSICWEB INTERNATIONAL "The two works are beautifully played by the members of the Szymanowski Quartet, with pianist Jonathan Plowright giving a great performance." MUSICWEB INTERNATIONAL "the pianism of Polish specialist Jonathan Plowright has an eloquence and poise which meshes with the strings in a masterclass of responsive ensemble playing" INTERNATIONAL RECORD REVIEW "It's a tribute to Jonathan Plowright that his performance on this recording with the Szymanowski Quartet, doesn't pale in comparison to Argerich's" THE GUARDIAN “performances by Jonathan Plowright and the Szymanowski Quartet are beautifully judged in lyricism and propulsion, and exploit a gorgeous variety of textures” THE IRISH TIMES "The performance marries Jonathan Plowright’s total keyboard command, executed with steely grace and a warmth of tone that shines with silver and gold, to the Szymanowski Quartet’s equally sumptuous mastery of tone and elegance of phrasing" AUDIOPHILE AUDITION / HUFFINGTON POST "playing by the Szymanowski Quartet and the witty, supportive, but when required, brilliant pianism of Jonathan Plowright, is superb and captured in very rich sound. A CD no one who loves chamber music will want to be without." 10/10 CLASSICS TODAY.COM "Dieser Schwanengesang Zarebskis wurde jetzt new eingespielt vom Szymanowski Quartet, gemeinsam mit dem vortrefflichen britischen Pianisten Jonathan Plowright. Die Interpreten bieten eine zwar gefühlsreiche, aber nie sentimental verschleppte Wiedergabe, mit vorzüglich artikulierten harmonischen Subtilitäten, während andererseits auch das stürmische Temperament des Komponisten gehörig ausgekostet wird. Jonathan Plowright gestaltet den Klavierpart nahezu durchweg brilliant, aber kontrolliert, so dass er die Streicher nicht zudeckt" FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG "These pitch perfect performances should go a long way to rehabilitating some fine music." ABC LIMELIGHT

	HyperionCDA67903	Homage to Paderewski CD OF THE WEEK DAILY TELEGRAPH 5 de DIAPASON DIAPASON RECORDING OF THE MONTH MUSICWEB INTERNATIONAL CD OF THE MONTH MUZYKA21 "Plowright's playing throughout is sublime" 5* DAILY TELEGRAPH "performances of superlative technique and musicianship...pianism and sheer musical quality of this order are rare" GRAMOPHONE "Jonathan Plowright’s newest CD should be a must in the music collection of every Polish music lover" RUCH MUZYCZNY (to read this article in English click here) "The Paderewski album contains great variety, power, rhythmic vitality and charm. It’s been brilliantly brought to life by Plowright who, I have always found, is a natural studio performer, one who can transcend the supposed limitations of such an undertaking to bring a richly communicative spirit to bear. Of his technical command, we hardly need comment; he’s terrific. The recorded sound is also first class - natural, warm, without flaw. An outstanding disc then." MUSICWEB INTERNATIONAL "Plowright's enthusiasm, natural musicality, and idiomatic ease with such a wide range of styles makes you forget about his effortless, flexible technical mastery and range of nuance and tone color." 10/10 CLASSICSTODAY.COM "The excellent british pianist Jonathan Plowright presents this diverse compendium with great aplomb, tempering his style to suit the disparate gear changes required to travel from one composer’s style to another. His formidable technique is unquestionable, while his subtle mood painting lends interest to even the lesser works on offer." ABC LIMELIGHT "with Jonathan Plowright's sumptuous range of colours and dynamic control much in evidence” INTERNATIONAL RECORD REVIEW "This sublime CD would be a welcome addition to any collection." CONCERTONET.COM "spectacular tribute" AUDIOPHILE AUDITION "Plowright donne à entendre comme à son habitude un jeu lumineux, puissant, déclamatoire, et formidablement virtuose." DIAPASON "superb command of texture and colour” BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE "Plowright's enthusiasm, natural musicality and idiomatic ease with such a wide range of styles makes you forget about his effortless, flexible technical mastery and range of nuance and colour" LISTEN

	HyperionCDA67767	Johann Sebastian Bach Piano Transcriptions GRAMOPHONE RECOMMENDED NPR Best JS Bach Release of 2010 DIAPASON découverte "it is the outstanding performances by the Yorkshire-born pianist Jonathan Plowright, on whom critics these days seem to lavish nothing but superlatives, that make this a very noteworthy release indeed......all are approached with profound musicality combined with a formidable yet unobtrusive technique more than equal to their significant demands.....I find this an extremely satisfying listening experience, and one I’ve returned to several times. Its appeal, it seems to me, is the tremendous sincerity that characterizes Plowright’s vivid interpretations, his first-rate pianism, and an almost indescribable quality of profound calm that hovers above the entire program. Warmly recommended." FANFARE USA "Jonathan Plowright's playing brings them to life with uncommon sensitivity". NPR USA "Jonathan Plowright's playing is of unfaltering poise and sustained eloquence" GRAMOPHONE "glorious interpretations" THE OBSERVER "Plowright has done us an enormous service in resurrecting these transcriptions and in rendering them so eloquently" INTERNATIONAL RECORD REVIEW ‘Jonathan Plowright plays everything with calm, unforced assurance, nicely balancing Bach style and 1930s period manners, and making light of all the left-hand skips needed to suggest Bach’s organ pedal parts.’ BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE "Plowright proves to be an interpreter of marvellous tonal resources" MUSICWEB INTERNATIONAL

	HyperionCDA67803	Hommage à Chopin CD OF THE WEEK CLASSIC FM CD OF THE WEEK ABC CLASSIC FM EDITOR'S CHOICE GRAMOPHONE DIAPASON D'OR DIAPASON TIPP FONO FORUM GERMAN RECORD CRITICS AWARD (Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik) BEST OF 2010 BLUE NOTE AWARD ENJOYTHEMUSIC.COM "as beguiling in intimacy … as he is magisterial in virtuosity." GRAMOPHONE "exquisitely played" FANFARE, USA 'Mompou's 11th variation is the sublimest track on the disc.. It is in places like these that Plowright shows his real qualities as a virtuoso, especially his clarity of texture and instinct for phrasing. Warmly recommended' BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE "Plowright's playing - dexterous, crystalline and sensitive - is a joy throughout" SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE "This disc is a delight" DAILY TELEGRAPH "Plowright's dazzling playing can't be faulted" THE SUNDAY TIMES " Plowright ist ein brillanter Musiker und ein bei aller Unaufdringlichkeit glänzender Pianist. Seine Stärke ist neben seinem Legato und einer bis zum zartesten Pianissimo herabreichenden Dynamikskala eine ebenso fließende wie geschlossene Gestaltungsweise. Sein Spiel klingt weich, aber nie verschwommen, dynamisch, aber niemals vordergründig. In jeder Hinsicht eine künstlerisch imponierende Veröffentlichung." FONO FORUM "Plowrights farbenreicher Anschlag und sein virtuoses Spiel bilden nur die äußeren Voraussetzungen dafür, dass diese Aufnahme gelungen ist. Er hat verstanden, dass die einzelnen Komponisten jeweils andere Facetten Chopins betonen." NDR KULTUR "Die meiner Meinung nach interessanteste Chopin-Einspielung geht weit über das Originalwerk des Komponisten hinaus. Es handelt sich um eine Sammlung von Stücken, die unter dem Eindruck der Werke Chopins entstanden sind.... die dem englischen Pianisten Jonathan Plowright Gelegenheit geben, sein Können, aber auch seinen literarischen Spürsinn zu zeigen." KLASSIK HEUTE "Plowright is simply superb, making one hope there is a second volume of Hommages in the pipeline." NEW ZEALAND HERALD "Plowright imaginatively guides us through this wide-ranging repertoire, shifting gear from one piece to the next with little apparent difficulty. A delightful disc with refined pianism." RADIO NEW ZEALAND "The combination of top-flight artist, superb recording quality and truly imaginative, attractive programming seems quintessentially Hyperion. With this disc the enterprising record company has produced yet another winner. The Balakirev is a triumph.... The work contains moments of great subtlety as well as Islamey-like all-out virtuosity. Jonathan Plowright seems equally at home in either mode of expression." MUSICWEB INTERNATIONAL "A fascinating collection, brilliantly dispatched by Plowright." MAIL ON SUNDAY "Jonathan Plowright brings superb technique and grace to this anthology of Chopin tributes. Besides his lyrical renditions of the Bender nocturne and other "dreamy" Romantic-era evocations, I was especially impressed by the flintiness and grandeur of his Busoni Variations, by the swagger of his Leschetizky Hommage, and by the contrasting moods of his Villa-Lobos renditions: the damp exoticism of the Nocturne and the flaring melodrama of the Ballade." ENJOYTHEMUSIC.COM "Fervour et science de l'instrument sont justement les qualités de Jonathan Plowright, déjà remarquèes dans d'autres musiques de traverse..... Pour son orginalité dans une année Chopin qui tourne un peu en rond, pour sa réalisation sobre et intellingente, privilégeant la beauté sonore à la digitalité pure, on ne laissera surtout pas passer ce disque!" DIAPASON

	HyperionCDA67630	Henryk Melcer Piano Concertos RECOMMENDED PIANIST MAGAZINE CONNOISSEURS CHOICE CLASSIC FM "This Hyperion release is simply stunning....The plaudits for Plowright... confirm a colossal musical mind and matching technical ease." INTERNATIONAL RECORD REVIEW "Plowright enhances his glowing reputation as a musical alchemist of rare distinction with a transcendent technique." GRAMOPHONE "Jonathan Plowright explores more of the Polish keyboard repertoire with these technically unforgiving but hugely enjoyable late 19th-century works by Henryk Melcer. The second requires tremendous stamina from Plowright, who plays almost continually, ending with a massive final allegro that will take your breath away." OBSERVER "Plowright sounds completely unfazed by even the most note-splattered pages, throwing himself into the fray with abandonment and aplomb" CLASSIC FM MAGAZINE "Jonathan Plowright provides a masterclass in dexterity at the keyboard, rising to meet all of the composer's challenges with a combination of scintillating virtuosity and deft sensitivity. The end of the C minor Concerto's opening movement is particularly telling, as he delivers the brilliant cadenza with utter authority before gently whisking the music away with a flourish of almost impossibly quick semiquavers." MUSICALCRITICISM.COM "Jonathan Plowright's ability to identify with works of such obscurity and brilliance does him credit. More to the point he has this wonderful ability to articulate to listeners the delights and joys of these utterly forgotten works." MUSICWEB INTERNATIONAL "Jonathan Plowright confirme sa réputation d'athlète de l'ivoire et de spécialiste de la littérature polonaise déjà attestée par sa remarquable gravure des Concertos de Stojowski et de la Sonate de Paderewski (Hyperion). Sa subtilité dans les traits perlés n'a d'égale que son éclat dans les passages en octaves, et il y joint beaucoup de lyrisme et de panache." DIAPASON "Jonathan Plowright, der vielfach preisgekrönte britische Meisterpianist, – hierzulande unverständlicherweise noch ein Geheimtipp – ist nicht ohne Grund ein eifriger Verfechter des polnischen Romantik-Repertoires. In Melcers 2. Klavierkonzert – einer einzigen pianistischen Tour de force – kann der dauerbeschäftigte Solist seine Leistungsfähigkeit voll unter Beweis stellen. Plowright hat diese virtuos-konditionelle Herausforderung glänzend bewältigt. Zudem herrschen eine präzise rhythmische Koordination und klangliche Abstimmung zwischen Soloinstrument und dem von Christoph König hervorragend dirigierten BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra." KLASSIK HEUTE "Throughout Jonathan Plowright plays with dedication, affection and technical aplomb" CLASSICALSOURCE.COM "Given the rarity of the repertoire, Jonathan Plowright and Christoph Konig have done a superb job of absorbing Melcer’s idiom. Care over both works’ expressive rhetoric is everywhere apparent in performances that suggest affectionate familiarity." BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE "Both concertos previously have been recorded, but not to the exacting and scintillating standards set here. .. Jonathan Plowright commands the ways and means to obtain maximum character and musicality from Melcer’s thankless double notes, taxing interlocking octaves, and less than grateful leaps. At the same time, his large portfolio of articulations and pedalings ennoble the composer’s slower, more lyrical pages. CLASSICSTODAY.COM "No matter what Melcer throws at him, Plowright not only emerges completely unscathed but sounds as though he's having the time of his life" INTERNATIONAL PIANO MAGAZINE "He is a constant joy." PIANIST MAGAZINE

	Hyperion/CDA67562 WATCH JONATHAN PLAY THE SONATA LIVE IN CONCERT ON YOUTUBE	Paderewski Solo Piano Sonata in E flat minor Op 21 Variations and Fugue on an original theme in A minor Op 11 Variations and Fugue on an original theme in E flat minor Op 23 5 de DIAPASON DIAPASON CD OF THE MONTH MUZYKA21 "The playing is world-class; understated virtuosity at its best. Plowright easily integrates all the difficult elements – and Paderewski described the Op.23 Variations as his best and most difficult work - into the musical lines as if they don’t exist." BBC.CO.UK CLASSICAL REVIEW "it would be hard to imagine playing of greater sympathy or a more intimidating visceral strength and cogency. A pianist who excels in music's darker undercurrents and declamations, he clears every daunting hurdle with awe-inspiring ease, making a formidable case for one of music's neglected byways." GRAMOPHONE "Ein kolossaler Brocken, der sich jedoch unter den Händen eines Interpreten wie Jonathan Plowright als erstklassige Musik entpuppt." PIANO NEWS "Plowright plays this great piece marvellously and with devotion; the Sonata is a fiendishly difficult work to perform but Plowright has its measure and gives a wonderfully exciting and sensitive performance" CLASSICAL SOURCE.COM "Jonathan Plowright plays it quite superbly, with an enviable range of keyboard colour" THE GUARDIAN "Not only does he negotiate Paderewski's dizzying virtuoso demands with evident ease, but also his ability to bring an almost string-like tone to the more lyrical passiages constantly fascinates in this excellent recording" BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE "....tackling the Sonata Op21, which Paderewski admitted was 'extremely difficult' with dazzling confidence. He applies the same awesome technique to the Brahmsian Variations and Fugues" THE OBSERVER "Plowright performs with conviction and panache" SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE "Plowright has a specific affinity with Polish music and seems ideally attuned to Paderewski's brand of pianism." DAILY TELEGRAPH "Jonathan Plowright semble avoir parfaitement saisi que l'esprit qui y souffle est celui de la musique et non du simple piano. Il leur donne une unité, une densité qui méritent l'admiration, soulignant l'envergure et l'humilité d'un compositeur à redécouvrir vraiment" DIAPASON "Ce disque globalement très intéressant est parfaitement joué par Jonathan Plowright, avec les moyens idoines." CLASSICSTODAY.COM "a brilliant and deeply satisfying performance....it comes with my full recommendation, simply because Plowright is such a fine pianist and the music deserves to be heard." PIANIST "there’s no doubt that these are commanding, triumphant and ultra-virtuosic performances of lasting value." MUSICWEB INTERNATIONAL "he commands an exquisite range of pastel colors" FANFARE "Jonathan Plowright plays this music with remarkable virtuosity" CLASSICALCDREVIEW.COM

	Hyperion/CDA67481/2	Johann Sebastian Bach Piano Transcriptions Walter Rummel "nothing that I've heard even begins to compare with the rapt and refined playing of Jonathan Plowright on these remarkable CDs" INDEPENDENT "Jonathan Plowright performs all of these pieces to perfection" American Record Guide "One of the finest piano recordings of recent years" CLASSIC FM "Exquisite" BBC RADIO 3 "Plowright is alive to every nuance and detail" PIANIST "musical and pianistic greatness" GRAMOPHONE "This is masterly, transcendent piano playing on every level.... one of the loveliest piano releases of 2006" 10/10 CLASSICSTODAY.COM "Amazing too is Jonathan Plowright's ability to project these pieces while keeping every voice and nuance in balance. Performances of rare identification and understanding make this a very special release" BBC Music Magazine "I really can't imagine Rummel's particular vision of this music being more vibrantly brought to life" International Record Review "Plowright’s wonderful voicing brings out the solo part in a beautiful twelve minutes of heart-rending devotion." MUSICWEB INTERNATIONAL "Jonathan Plowright entledigt sich nicht nur dieser Aufgaben mit Umsicht und technischer Geschmeidigkeit, sondern er scheint ein echtes, vielleicht sogar liebevolles, ja glühendes Nahverhältnis zu dieser wunderbaren Musik, zu diesen von Rummel zart bis euphorisch, liebevoll bis energisch umgesetzten Miniaturen entwickelt zu haben. Eine diskographische Entdeckung also von höchstem Unterhaltungs- und Bildungswert – dem publizistischen Charisma des Labels Hyperion durchaus zur Ehre." KLASSIK HEUTE

	Hyperion/CDA67545	Constant Lambert Piano Concerto CD OF THE WEEK CLASSIC FM CD OF THE WEEK THE SUNDAY TIMES EDITOR'S CHOICE GRAMOPHONE "Jonathan Plowright cuts a dash with his scintillating technique, opalescent tone and beguiling range of colour” GRAMOPHONE "pianist Jonathan Plowright brings just the right amount of vitality, wit and delicacy.” BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE "Plowright and Jones are masterly advocates for this brilliant, entertaining music" THE SUNDAY TIMES "delightfully performed by Jonathan Plowright" CLASSICSTODAY.COM

	Hyperion/CDA67437	Sigismund Stojowski Solo Piano Pensees Musicales Opus 1 Deux Orientales Opus 10 from Quatre Morceaux Opus 26 3. Chant d'amour 4. Theme cracovien varie Fantasie Opus 38 from Aspirations Opus 39 1. Vers l'azur 3. Vers le caprice 4. Vers l'amour 5. Vers la joie Variations and Fugue on an Original Theme Opus 42 CD OF THE MONTH MUZYKA 21 (Poland) "his playing is of a superlative warmth, naturalness and virtuosity” GRAMOPHONE "once you've heard Plowright storming the heavens I guarantee you'll be well and truly hooked.” INTERNATIONAL PIANO MAGAZINE "Jonathan Plowright's glittering, forward moving interpretations and supreme pianistic command make these long dormant works come alive for a new generation of listeners" 10/10 CLASSICSTODAY.COM "A delight.” BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE

	Hyperion/CDA67314	Sigismund Stojowski Piano Concertos Piano Concerto No1 in F sharp minor Op3 Piano Concerto No2 in A flat major (Prologue, Scherzo and Variations) Op32 CD OF THE MONTH MUZYKA 21 (Poland) RECORDING OF THE YEAR MUSICWEB INT. BEST OF THE YEAR CD 2002 AUDIOPHILE AUDITION 4 Etoiles du Monde de la Musique DIAPASON "A great musical event of worldwide proportions" MUZYKA 21 (Poland) "This is simply a tremendous release... a truly great recording, an award winner.” INTERNATIONAL RECORD REVIEW "Jonathan Plowright is on breathtaking form" International Piano "two gloriously worthwhile rarities in superb performances” GRAMOPHONE “Jonathan Plowright plays both concertos brilliantly” AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE "le jeu brillant et scintillant de Jonathan Plowright" LA SCENA MUSICALE “Jonathan Plowright has the chops and instinct for this kind of music” FANFARE USA "breathtaking virtuosity" BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE "Throughout this disc Jonathan Plowright's playing is simply a knockout" MUSICWEB INTERNATIONAL

	Master Musicians/ESCD004	Paderewski Solo Piano “Plowright’s musical judgement is exemplary, with exquisite shaping of phrases and range of colour... the playing is superb” GRAMOPHONE Chants du Voyageur Op.8 Allegro agitato Andantino melancolico Andantino grazioso e moderato Andantino mistico Allegro giocoso Humoresques de Concert Op.14 Menuet Sarabande Caprice Burlesque Intermezzo Pollaco Krakovienne Fantastique Series de Morceaux Op.16 Legende Melodie Theme Varié Nocturne Legende Un Moment Musicale Menuet in A

	SoundProjects SPJP1002 Now available to download from	Jonathan Plowright Recital "one of the most accomplished and complete artists in Britain today" CD REVIEW Scriabin Sonata No.2 (Sonata Fantasie) in G# minor Andante Presto Janacek Sonata X 1905 Presentiment: con moto Death: adagio Szymanowski Theme & Variations in Bb minor Op.3 Paderewski Nocturne Op.16 No.4 Rachmaninov Six Moments Musicaux Op.16 (1896) Andantino con moto Allegro Andante Cantabile Presto Adagio sostenuto Maestoso

	Master Musicians/ESCD001	Chopin Solo Piano, vol. 1 “distinguished Chopin playing by a master musician” “he has an uncanny knack of making the most familiar music sound fresh and interesting” BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE Ballade No.1 in G minor Op.23 Ballade No.3 in A flat major Op.47 Fantasie in F minor Op.49 Berceuse Op.57 Scherzo No.2 in B flat minor Op.31 Scherzo No.3 in C sharp minor Op.39

	SoundProjects SPCV1001	Capital Virtuosi Recital “On the evidence of this, their first recording, they have much to offer, largely because of the very keen rapport existing between the players and the group's founder, pianist Jonathan Plowright" GRAMOPHONE Mozart Piano concerto in F major K413 Allegro Larghetto Tempo di Menuetto Bach Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor Vivace Largo ma non tanto Allegro Haydn Piano Concerto in D major Hob.XVIII/II Vivace Un poco adagio Rondo all'Ongharese: Allegro assai Pachelbel Canon in D major

	Kingdom KCLCD2016	Brahms Solo Piano "Plowright is an outstanding pianist, both powerful and tender" CLASSIC CD Klavierstücke Op.76 Capriccio in F# minor Capriccio in B minor Intermezzo in Ab major Intermezzo in Bb major Capriccio in C# minor Intermezzo in A major Intermezzo in A minor Capriccio in C major Two Rhapsodies Op.79 Rhapsody in B minor Rhapsody in G minor Sonata No.3 in F minor Op.5 Allegro maestoso Andante espressivo Scherzo: Allegro energico Intermezzo: Andante molto Allegro moderato ma rubato
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	DACOCD779	Rarities of Piano Music at Schloss vor Husum 2015 Harold Craxton Siciliano and Rigadon Federico Mompou Segreto Jack Fina Bumble Boogie 5* PIANIST "Three of today's best British pianists...give astonishing performances....and who would have thought that Plowright could do such a swinging 'boogie woogie'" PIANIST

	DACOCD699	Rarities of Piano Music at Schloss vor Husum 2009 Francis Poulenc - Aubade "Francis Poulenc’s Aubade, brilliantly played here by Jonathan Plowright" MUSICWEB INTERNATIONAL

	DanacordDACOCD669	Rarities of Piano Music at Schloss vor Husum 2006 Bach-Rummel - "Die Seele ruht in Jesu Händen" "a haunting account ....., with some of the most magically hushed pianissimo playing you are ever likely to hear". GRAMOPHONE

	DanacordDACOCD649	Rarities of Piano Music at Schloss vor Husum 2004 Sergei Bortkiewicz - Etude D flat major Op 15/8 A. Harrington Gibbs - Runnin' Wild Zygmunt Stojowski - Caprice orientale Op 10/2 "a more disciplined, yet no less thrilling account than Hofmann's" GRAMOPHONE "The standout items for me include...Jonathan Plowright's house-bringing down rendition of the Harrington-Gibbs/Art Tatum" PIANIST

	DanacordDACOCD619	Rarities of Piano Music at Schloss vor Husum 2003 Francis Poulenc - Les Soirées de Nazelles "Here is a pianist at the top of his game with meticulous attention to detail, stylistic absorption, and a vivid sense of colour and character; the piano positively purrs with pleasure. GRAMOPHONE "The opening work on this compilation from the Husum 2003 Festival is probably the most impressive... This work is beautifully played by the British pianist Jonathan Plowright. MUSICWEB INTERNATIONAL "Man of the moment and Hyperion star Jonathan Plowright kicks off with Poulenc. This is cultured and imaginative playing, not short on charm and power either and he mines those moments of Chopinesque delicacy, Schumannesque reverie, Stravinskian tartness and music-hall drollery that makes this so irresistible a score. Le Coeur sur la main is especially lyrical and the ‘Handel in the Strand meets Music Hall’ romp negotiated with real verve. In the final stretch where Poulenc asks for Follement vite Plowright is certainly fast but also meticulously precise over articulation. This is the meatiest work on the disc." MUSIC WEB INTERNATIONAL
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