"...he reaches lofty heights of inspiration and execution"
American Record Guide

"...Technically his pianism far outshines Schnabel, while he is more consistent than Backhaus, more exciting than Arrau, plays with more tonal beauty than Brendel..."
American Record Guide

"Mr. Lipkin is for me one of the great advocates of this greatest of all literature."
[David Dubal] WQXR, New York

"This set is a treasure."
www.cliffsclassics.net

"He plays with an absolute mastery of the sonatas."
www.copleynewsservice.com

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San Jose Mercury News, July 2010

BridgeRecords.com, June 2009

 

"...the plain-spoken eloquence and liquid tone he brought to the piece were very special indeed."
Washington Post (April 2011)

"Once again he performed with that same light touch that was so effective last year, scrupulously inflected by a sense of rhetoric through which not only every phrase but also every embellishment found its proper shape and place in the architecture of Mozart's overall structure. In an age of younger performers who always seem to be in search of physical mannerisms that will distinguish them from their colleagues, Lipkin may well be the most self-effacing pianist on the concert stage. He performs with a stillness that seems to allow activity only through a direct link from mind to fingers, but his agility never fails to reflect the spirit of Mozart's own sense of virtuosic display at the keyboard."
San Francisco Examiner (July 2010)

"Lipkin played with crystalline articulation, illuminating the intricate passagework of the outer movements. The pianist's performance of the central Andante was especially fine — elegant, graceful and deeply considered. Lipkin abjures histrionics, and his agile technique, tasteful phrasing and respect for the score's formal demands more than suffice."
San Jose Mercury News (July 2010)

"Lipkin is a great pianist, and he gave a performance that crackled with wit and wisdom" [Merkin Hall, New York]
bridgerecords.com simple machines forum (June 2009)

"...some of the most beautiful piano music ever written performed by an ideal pianist for them ... wonderful" [Schubert CDs]
Buffalo News (April 2009)

"...he reaches lofty heights of inspiration and execution"
American Record Guide

"...Technically his pianism far outshines Schnabel, while he is more consistent than Backhaus, more exciting than Arrau, plays with more tonal beauty than Brendel..."
American Record Guide

"Mr. Lipkin is for me one of the great advocates of this greatest of all literature."
[David Dubal] WQXR, New York

"This set is a treasure."
www.cliffsclassics.net

"He plays with an absolute mastery of the sonatas."
www.copleynewsservice.com