Mahan Esfahani, Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra / Alexander Liebreich - Martinu, Krasa & Kalabis: Harpsichord Concertos

Mahan Esfahani's first concerto album for Hyperion is everything the listener could wish for: definitive performances of three marvellous�and unexpected�works by three of the last century's Czech masters.

JS Bach: Italian Concerto & French Overture (CDA68336): This is edgy, hyper-attentive playing, with rhythmic figures etched with a sharp, swift and precise stylus.

- Gramophone

JS Bach: The Six Partitas (CDA68311-2): There's no questioning Esfahani's inquring musical mind and absolute mastery of his instrument.

- Gramophone

Crisply recorded, this is a most attractive disc � thoughtful, trim, tensile and brilliantly communicative. [�] this disc is a winner. � MusicWeb International

Mahan Esfahani and the orchestra give excellent rhythmic performances of these Czech polytonal and atonal concertos, these works deserving a more recognised place in the history of 20th-century music. � Choir & Organ (4 STARS)

Another triumph from the ever-exploratory and brilliantly virtuosic Mahan Esfahani. � Gramophone Recordings of the Year / Editor's Choice February 2023