"Tiberghien koncentrerer sig om at få selv den korteste tone til at klinge rigt ... Spillestilen er bare anderledes - mere pointeret, mindre barytonalt uimodståelig ... I Liszts mest impressionistiske stykke, en glitrende beskrivelse i toner af 'Springvandene ved Villa d'Este', er Tiberghien måske for omhyggelig med at skille de enkelte vanddråber ad. Men sådan kan denne musik altså også spilles"

"Tiberghien avoids all temptation to overlay these pieces with gratuitous flamboyance, concentrating instead on the finesse and subtle interiority they demand ... Generously filled and beautifully recorded, this disc offers a fine entry point for anyone either dipping into late Liszt for the first time or giving it another try"

"Recommended: Tiberghien is a versatile and poetic pianist ... This is the first time he has turned his attention to Liszt, and he has made a surprising choice. Instead of the sonata or any of the big barn-storming works, he has chosen to record the third volume of the Années de pèlerinage ... often not played even by pianists who play the first two volumes ... To all this strange and sometimes forbidding territory Tiberghien is an expert guide. He is a sensitive and fastidious player who never forces his tone and is discreet with his use of the sustaining pedal. He can also bring out massive climaxes when required ... There is nothing routine about his playing. This is a most impressive recital"

Vurdering: 5/5

"Editors choices - February 2019: Many of the qualities which made Tiberghien's recent account of the Franck Violin Sonata with Alina Ibragimova ... so special are in evidence in this introspective and often profoundly moving programme of late Liszt, centring on dark nights of the soul: the gentle highlighting of the music's modernity, the willingness to hold power in reserve until the music positively demands it, and the emphasis on clarity even in the densest thickets of passagework"

"Instrumental choice: These often substantial, relatively unknown works require patience, but offer great rewards, especially in this mesmerising performance ... Tiberghien's quasi-improvisatory approach works marvellously with works which would otherwise risk sounding directionless and self-indulgent. His range is breathtaking, carefully terraced even in the thickest of textures, never harsh, abrupt, metronomic or bombastic, even when rumbling in the murkiest depths of the piano's range ... This most introspective Liszt reveals a profundity which attains the immersive reflective quality of abstract poetry or painting"

"His selection is typically thoughtful ... Each is a scaled-down tone poem, which poses its own set of technical challenges. But Tiberghien never flaunts his total command of those challenges and with an exemplary range of touch and keyboard colour, concentrates instead on these pieces purely as musical statements ... He presents all of them as perfectly conceived miniatures that often pose more questions than they answer"