Category: Review

  • Chamber Music MWI Clements

    “The Trio for Flute Violin and Piano Op. 75 is a stunning work with which to end this Nimbus introduction to the music of Thomas de Hartmann, and I would urge everyone to find out just how good it all is for themselves.”     Dominy Clements, Music Web International, March 2021

  • Music Frames Songs

    “Pianist Elan Sicroff plays all the piano parts. He has a subtle touch which makes the music sound graceful and smooth..certainly the combination with singer Nina Lejderman is stunning and very beautiful.”     Mattie Poels, Music Frames, December 13th 2016

  • Klassieke Zaken Box

    “A Jewel…after listening to all seven cd’s one can’t help but wonder: how could such gorgeous music have been forgotten?”   Oswin Schneeweisz, Klassieke Zaken, 25 November 2016

  • De Volkskrant

    “Sicroff has the talent of presenting de Hartmann’s pianistic perfume, as well as the inherent meaning of his music in a wonderful way. With musical collaborators like sopranos Claron McFadden and Nina Lejderman, flutist Ingrid Geerlings and violinist Joris van Rijn (among others) the calibre of the recordings is guaranteed.”     Frits van der…

  • Luister Magazine

    “It must be said: this is, almost without exception, gorgeous and necessary music. I find I keep reaching for this little treasure-trove of a box with songs, chamber music and piano music.”    Jurjen Vis, Luister Magazine, Issue No. 719, November 2016

  • Pizzicato

    “It’s not often that one encounters such meticulous love and commitment for a project as that dedicated to the Russian composer Thomas de Hartmann by the Dutch label Basta… The lion’s share of this monumental project belongs to the pianist, Elan Sicroff, whose interpretations are both technically brilliant and reveal a playful imagination.”   Remy…