Poulenc
Recording of the Month, MusicWeb International, 2005
“A magical album. Charles Owen empathises closely with Poulenc’s elusive idiom catching its delicacy and insouciance brilliantly. An album to cherish and one that will undoubtedly figure highly in my recital discs of 2005.” Ian Lace
Bryce Morrison, Critics Choice, Gramophone, December 2004
“Charles Owen’s Poulenc piano recital a world apart from Rachmaninov in its teasing elegance and Gallic sophistication, but one presented with rare affection and joie de vivre.”
International Record Review, June 2004
“An excellent recital of piano works…Owen veers easily between the light hearted and serious offering an abundance of colour on the way”
Editors Choice. Gramophone, June 2004
“Hugely enjoyable : a genuine feel for the music from a pianist equal to its demands…Owen’s playing is marvellously alive. Add to that a lovely ear for balance and fingers that are more than capable of these twisting exercises and you have enjoyment at a high level.”
International Record Review, June 2004
“Owen veers easily between the light-hearted and serious, offering an abundance of colour on the way.” Read full review
The Birmingham Post, March 2004
“He fully captures the picaresque charm and wry humour of Poulenc’s style with great technical precision , tonal clarity and in the romantic moments – a ravishingly warm cantabile touch”
