Gramophone Magazine
January 2023
Editor's Choice

Vadym Kholodenko (piano)

Beethoven: Variations (12) on a Russian Dance, WoO 71
Rzewski: The People United Will Never Be Defeated!
Kurbatov: Three Last Minutes

"Recordings usually start to live their own lives after their release. However, this one happened to be very special since it acquired its very meaning long before getting to the publishing phase. Recorded in September 2021, this project survived February 24, 2022 - the date marking for me the end of a fragile balance between humanity and medieval darkness. This recording is dedicated to the people of a free and independent Ukraine, whose unshakable spirit will never be defeated." Vadym Kholodenko

"This is far and away the best recording that Vadym Kholodenko has made, and the superb engineering does his committed artistry full justice." - Gramophone Magazine, January 2023.