“A rather spectacular piano recital...[his performance of Petrouchka is] a formidable pyrotechnic display every bit as virtuosic as it ought to be...Hodgkinson's Beethoven is a treat...Chopin's Fourth Scherzo shows Hodgkinson master of another mood...and finally a warm-toned account of Schumann's Waldscenen, ripe with charm and simplicity, rounds off a very impressive debut solo disc.”
Five Stars (top rating) -- PERFORMANCE
Five Stars (top rating) -- SOUND
--Christopher Wood, BBC Music Magazine

“A first-rate musician...Hodgkinson's superb sense of musical shape (supported by his exceptional variety of dynamics and nuance of articulation), coupled with lightness of spirit, invests all four performances with a strong sense of character...exquisite Schumann...a most welcome debut.”
--Fanfare

“Mr. Hodgkinson's Petrouchka bristles and bustles...the performance is succinct, idiomatic and theatrical...A first-class Beethoven interpreter...Mr. Hodgkinson's brand of music making is admirable and persuasive. He has rhythmical drive and forthrightness, structural integrity, and largesse and flair.”
--American Record Guide