Robert Silverman Discography

Please note:

This album is now out of general circulation, however

an ever-decreasing stash of them still exists for $20 including s/h.

Contact bob88 at shaw dot ca or log onto Paypal, and deposit payment to that email address.

"The recently-released two-disc set of early Silverman recordings will show music-lovers why the pianist has been called "quite phenomenal" and "fascinating." Here you will find all-out virtuoso performances of Liszt, huge-scale readings of Rachmaninoff Etudes-Tableaux, a searing Prokofiev sonata stylish Bartok and an entrancing rarity, the 1948 Preludes of Frank Martin. This distinctive player has great sensitivity as well as dazzling digits, and this recording is a great way to get to know him." Melinda Bargreen, Seattle Times, Jan 11 04

Repertoire and original reviews

"This is quite phenomenal playing .. deeply expressive, yet absolutely faithful to the composer's idiom." Records & Recording

***Winner of Grand Prix du Disque***

"A fascinating record .. he understands the wildness of this music to perfection." Records & Recording

"wonderfully cogent, powerful . .Silverman has Martin in his blood." American Record Guide

"Rachmaninoff's hand-divided melodies and counter-melodies sing out as they do on no other performance known to me. This is the kind of "big," thunderous playing that makes one want to hear more." Fanfare

"Van Cliburn's recording is one of the finest things in his discography, but Silverman's performance is just as brilliant, and his view of the work is a little more probing." Stereo Review

"Prokofiev at his most brutal, all hard edges and rhythmic violence. This coupling helps establish him even further as a major pianist." American Record Guide

| Home | Biography | Personal | Concert Calendar | Concerto Repertoire |Solo Repertoire | | Discography | Reviews | On Beethoven | Links |