In the latest issue of “Gramophone”, Jed Distler had words of praise for Vincenzo Maltempo’s new Brahms recording: “Given his penchant for tackling mammoth cycles such as the Liszt rhapsodies, Scriabin sonatas, Lyapunov études plus mounds of Alkan, two-plus hours’ worth of Brahms might seem like a mere drop in the bucket for Vincenzo Maltempo. Yet he brings a mostly satisfying fusion of big pianism, poetic spirit and probing musicianship to these works that holds its own alongside the catalogue’s stellar Brahms-players”.

Following the 2024 release of a double CD featuring the complete Nocturnes by Chopin, Piano Classics has recently issued a new double CD by Vincenzo Maltempo, this time entirely dedicated to Brahms, offering a comprehensive overview of the composer’s piano music: the four Ballades op. 10, the Variations on an original Theme op. 21, no. 1, the eight Klavierstücke op. 76, and the late works (opp. 116, 117, 118, and 119).