Marinin ei tarvitse ujostella minkäänlaisessa pianistiseurassa. Soitosta välittyy vahva tulkintatahto, eli juuri se millä nostetaan Beethovenin sonaatti – tällä levyllä Myrsky – tavanomaisuudesta sävelnäyksi.
Ilkka Ylönen, Muusikko 4/2009
… The Mendelssohn and Beethoven works especially are given first-rate performances here […]Marin gives [Hamlet] the full virtuoso treatment, and to my surprise, I ended up enjoying it more than Liszt’s original. […] An interestingly varied program well played, then, with two worthwhile pieces you won’t possibly have heard before.
Lee Passarella, Audiophile audition
Hauskojen sovitusten ohella levyllä ihastelee Marinin vaivatonta pianismia ja poikkeuksellisen hienoa pianon sointia äänityksessä.
Heikki Valsta, Hifimaailma 2/2008
[Marin’s] performances have both a winning enthusiasm and bold creative streak to accompany his impressive technique and musical abilities
Alan Becker, American Record Guide
Marin takes everything nineteenth century pianism can throw at him technically, and the end result is a performance that’s stimulating on every level.
James Manheim, www.allmusicguide.com, 2008
The central transcription of this recital is Beethoven’s own piano transcription of his Creatures of Prometheus. Mr. Marin provides five sections from the work, four pieces from Act I and the finale (No. 16) from Act II. I had to play the Beethoven several times to believe what I was hearing, so masterful is Marin’s playing – and so convincing as well, but why not, it was, after all, Beethovens own transcription! Rarely, however, have I heard it as beautifully rendered as it is here.My advice: keep your eyes and ears on Risto-Matti Marin – and grab this disc while you can. Highly recommended with five stars.
Lance G. Hill, www.classicalmusicguide.com, 13.2.2008
