Musicweb-International, United Kingdom Review of Pianist Steven Masi Brian Reinhart September 06, 2013 "Steven Masi's new cycle of the Beethoven sonatas starts with a bold choice of four great works that are very different from one another... Best is the...
REVIEWS
The Telegraph, Calcutta, India
The Telegraph, Calcutta, India Review of Pianist Steven Masi "Schumann’s abject romanticism could not have deserved a better acolyte than Masi, as he approached the Fantasie Pieces, op. 12 with a bouquet of notes that radiated a sense of convivial chaos, comprising a...
New York Times
New York Times Review of Pianist Steven Masi "A pianist of gifts...The concluding Toccata (Prokofiev Sonata No. 7) was thrilling... He had no trouble proving that he is an accomplished instrumentalist and musician. His performances told of empathy for the music and...
General Anzeiger Bonn, Germany
General Anzeiger Review of Pianist Steven Masi "His playing is admirable in every respect and is imbued with a magical melancholy."
Gramophone Review
Gramophone Review of Pianist Steven Masi Laurence Vittes October 11, 2013 Vol. 1 beginning with an op. 28 which invests Beethoven's rich episodic scheming with a deeply moving emotional vulnerability. Masi appropriately abandons the spacious structures which work...
Classical Music Sentinel ESSENTIAL RECORDINGS
Classical Music Sentinel Review of Pianist Steven Masi Jean-Yves Duperron August 16, 2013 "I don't know about you, but sometimes, after listening to certain recordings of Beethoven sonatas interpreted by world-renowned pianists, sponsored by large corporations,...
Harris Goldsmith Review
Harris Goldsmith Review of Pianist Steven Masi "What I find particularly distinctive and impressive about the performances on this compact disc is that Masi’s interpretive style is refreshingly single minded and seemingly far removed from what many typically expect...