Reviews

'An album by a musician who knows how to perform and creatively approach the composer close to her heart to the depths of his intentions. Almost symbiotic, feeling each other like that.'

'As always, Kuniko plays not only with virtuosic skill but with a deep emotional connection to Reich’s music.'

'Alexandra Nepomnyashchaya's performance offers a clarity of ideas and impeccable control of the score, as evidenced, for example, by a Suite No. 7 of outstanding quality.'

Excepcional: 'Thanks to these versions orchestrated by the composers themselves, we discover a thousand different tonalities and, naturally, a much more lyrical side to these melodies.'

'As always, Kuniko plays not only with virtuosic skill but with a deep emotional connection to Reich’s music. Here’s hoping for a third volume.'

'You just sink into these gorgeous, keening, unctuous layers and textures … Definitely a highlight of this week’s recordings.'

Album of the Week: 'Songs that, despite their separation by time and space, are connected by deep emotion and beauty.'

'Perhaps the piece most suited to Kuniko Kato, and the one in which she reaches her highest levels of perfection, is Nagoya Marimbas, with unison canons of a clarity that is hard to believe because of the virtuosity involved, the homogeneity of the colour and the cantabile of her melodic lines in the percussion.'

'It’s beautifully done it’s a really effective recital … I’ll be listening to this again.'