Bavouzet; Jean-Efflam

PIANO SONATAS VOL. 1

David Hurwitz

We badly need a great Haydn sonata cycle on a modern instrument, and on evidence here Jean-Efflam Bavouzet’s promises to be just the ticket. It’s

Debussy: Piano music Vol. 4/Bavouzet

David Hurwitz

This outstanding Debussy series has been praised vigorously by my colleagues Jed Distler and Christophe Huss, and I can only second their enthusiasm. Bavouzet’s Debussy

COMPLETE WORKS FOR PIANO, VOL. 3

Jed Distler

Jean-Efflam Bavouzet’s Debussy cycle for Chandos gets better with each new installment. Volume 3’s appropriately resonant yet warm, ample engineering improves upon the previous volumes’

HYMNE À LA NUIT

Jed Distler

Hats off! A genius Liszt player! Not only does Jean-Efflam Bavouzet possess a perfect technique, but he also commands the huge, varied sonority and narrative

Ravel: Piano works/Bavouzet

Jed Distler

The late Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli allegedly claimed that no piano in the world was good enough for Ravel’s Gaspard de la nuit. Obviously he didn’t