“... Douglas’ performance is the highlight of the disc... This is a beautifully balanced recital alternating arrangements and original works in lively, illuminating relationships... Chandos’s sound is, once again, bright and clear, providing the ideal ambience for Douglas.” ****

“... This release, which is truly Douglas’s crowning glory, ends with his performance of the left-hand arrangement of the Bach Chaconne originally written for solo violin. Tenderness, rhythmic stability and idiomatic pedalling simply make this the best performance of this fine transcription to have ever come my way.”  *****

Performance ****           Recording ****

 “... Barry Douglas’s series of the complete Brahms solo piano music as proved immensely rewarding, and Volume 6 is no exception...”

“... Douglas’s hefty, full-bodied sound, built from the bottom up, befits the mellow power of Brahms’s sound world. He plays the three Op 76 selections outstandingly well, especially the C major ... In the dark E flat minor Op 118 Intermezzo, most pianists focus attention on the right-hand melody and treat the rumbling left-hand lines as muted filigree. Douglas, however, does almost the exact opposite, and the effect is revelatory... If you’ve been following Douglas’s often admirable ... Brahms cycle from the start, you’ll know what to expect. That includes Chandos’s exemplary engineering.”

"This final stage of Douglas’s Brahms survey offers an engaging, always surprising sequence of short (with one exception) and often fugitive pieces ..."