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Fingerhut is technically up to handling this material. She is at her best in the more cintemplative pieces such as ‘Paysage’, where her exquisite sense of touch brings out a host of colours without over-peddling… Fans of either Berkeley are likely to want this release.

Fanfare

'The music is sheer joy for pianist and listener alike and Margaret Fingerhut makes the most of the music's lyrical quality; her touch is ideally suited to interpreting this very expressive music.'

International Piano

'For those who have not yet sampled the rich storehouse of the ongoing Chandos series, which pairs the music of the Berkeleys, father Lennox and son Michael, this new release will be the ideal introduction… The fact that if offers more bedsides… lifts it into the category of essential.'

International Record Review

As you’d expect from Fingerhut and Chandos, this is a first-class presentation of Berkely’s music.

American Record Guide

'I have known these pieces for more than 50 years and can confirm that every move she [Fingerhut] makes is utterly musical and idiomatic. The melodies are allowed to speak for themselves in the great pianistic tradition stretching from Mozart to Ravel. Nobody else could have written this richly rewarding music and these performances confirm Fingerhut as an outstanding executant.'

Gramophone

'Margaret Fingerhut is an accomplished and stylish advocate; she is particularly eloquent in the dark colours of the Michael Berkeley, and gives a penetrating account of the Sonata' For anyone interested in 20th-century British music, this is warmly recommended.'

BBC Music Magazine

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