"Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 23 and 24 (Naxos) Lachners geniales Arrangement gibt Mozarts Klavierkonzert eine Klarheit und Direktheit, die begeistert – zumal dann, wenn erstklassige Kammermusiker die Partner des Pianisten sind. Das elegante Klavierspiel Alon Goldsteins wird durch das sensibel musizierende Fine Arts Quartet, zum Quintett komplettiert durch den Kontrabassisten Alexander Bickard, bestens ergänzt. Mozarts Musik erklingt hier in einer Klarheit und Transparenz, die begeistert. Großartig!" (Ouverture, Das Klassik-Blog, 21 Oktober 2019)
http://ich-habe-gehoert.blogspot.com/2019/10/mozart-piano-concertos-nos-23-and-24.htmlLachner’s ingenious arrangement gives Mozart’s Piano Concerto a clarity and directness that inspires—especially when first-class chamber musicians are the partners of the pianist. Alon Goldstein’s elegant piano playing is well complemented by the sensitive music-making Fine Arts Quartet, the quintet completed by double bass player Alexander Bickard. Mozart’s music is presented here with a clarity and transparency that inspires. Great! (Ouverture, Das Klassik-Blog, 21 Oktober 2019)
"Spirited playing and a perfectly mixed, subtly nuanced and transparent sound make these recordings a pure listening pleasure." (Pizzicato, October 2018)
It is no small factor that the performances are wonderful. The current iteration of the venerable Chicago-based Fine Arts Quartet sounds as polished and committed as ever, and Alon Goldstein is an elegant and thoughtful Mozartian. (Peter Burwasser, Fanfare, March 2019)
"Tempos throughout are well chosen, the finales imbued with a sense of happiness, and rarely can that beautiful melody in the second movement of the Twenty-fourth have been shaped with such affection. Among their large number of recordings, this is one of the Fine Arts' most successful." (David Denton, David's Review Corner, September 2018)
"One experiences the music here as chamber music, and very finely played chamber music!...These are all wonderful performers who play this music with warmth, expressivity, and a complete understanding of Mozartian style." (Donald Isler, Isler's Insights, November 5, 2018)
"* Goldstein y el Fine Arts ofrecen una amplia gama de matices en una interpretación puramente camerística de extraordinaria fusión. Goldstein es un pianista de articulación clara que defiende las obras con sensibilidad y sin perder su condición de solista sabe situarse en un plano equilibrado, mientras que el Fine Arts, con sonido homogéneo y sedoso y ataques precisos, contribuye a mantener el carácter conversacional con el solista, logrando momentos de gran belleza e intensidad. Como muestra, escúchese la impresionante serenidad con que se expresan en el Adagio del KV 488 o la vehemente evolución del Allegretto final del KV 491. Un disco que no decepcionará." (José Luis Arévalo, Ritmo, February 2019)
"Goldstein and Fine Arts offer a wide range of nuances in a purely chamber music interpretation of extraordinary fusion. Goldstein is a clear articulation pianist who defends the works with sensitivity and without losing his solo condition knows how to place himself in a balanced plane, while Fine Arts, with homogeneous and silky sound and precise attacks, contributes to maintaining the conversational character with the soloist, achieving moments of great beauty and intensity. As shown, listen to the impressive serenity with which they express themselves in the Adagio of KV 488 or the vehement evolution of the final Allegretto of KV 491. A record that will not disappoint." (José Luis Arévalo, Ritmo, February 2019)