Resmusica (France) - March 2015
Jean-Christophe Le Toquin
“The duo's interpretation is ideal, as you'd expect, dynamic and melodic, percussive and embracing wide.”
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Prokofiev - Suites for 2 pianos
PIZZICATO.LU - FEBRUARY 2015
Guy Engels
« Dramatic and rhythmically exciting performances which let us easily forget the orchestral versions »
CLASSICA (FRANCE) - DECEMBER 2014
Classica
« Superb technique of a duet that viscerally feels the expressive violence of those pages. »
FONO FORUM (GERMANY) - NOVEMBER 2014
Giselher Schubert
« But the fascination is mainly due to the really dazzling play of Ludmila Berlinskaya and Arthur Ancelle. […] They also have a culture of touch, with incredibly rich shades, that gives to the melodic line a color and warmth that is rarely heard on such a level. »
Musicweb-international - August 2014
Dominy Clements
"After a remarkable introduction, the mighty and famous ‘Montagues and Capulets’ has the melody in unison from both instruments giving it a fiendish music-box character. Berlinskaya and Ancelle’s playing has bags of impact and drama in movements such as ‘The Death of Tybalt’ and plenty of moving tenderness in the following ‘Farewell’. (...) this is a terrific performance which I’m very happy to have heard. (...) With stunning playing of excellent music by this superb young Russian-French duo what more could you ask for – more please from the rejuvenated Melodiya."
FANFARE (USA) - AUGUST 2014
Huntley Dent
« It’s pretty heady stuff, and to cap it off, Berlinskaya and Ancelle are sensational pianists. This, their second album, might be classed as indispensable […] Ancelle has made his own transcription of ten selections from Romeo and Juliet with the same eye to pianistic excitement that Pletnev brought to Cinderella. […] If anything, Ancelle is more imaginative, playing freely with chord structure and orchestral textures. »
CLASSICAL.NET - JUNE 2014
Robert Cummings
"Pletnev […] recorded the work with none other than Martha Argerich for Deutsche Grammophon, and thus Berlinskaya and Ancelle go up against very formidable competition. Who wins? […] Overall, it's a close call between the two performances, but I would choose the Berlinskaya/Ancelle... The performances by the duo are splendid on all counts, with well judged tempos, spirited rhythms, nuanced dynamics, and accurate playing."