“Frederick Moyer’s playing has unquestionably the finest polish and immaculate discretion of these four [recordings by Alain Planes, Dejan Lazic, Frederick Moyer, Martha Argerich]…Every piano student should study this recording for its jewel-like precision…The most memorable work on the program? Surely the D flat Nocturne, thought by many to be Chopin’s quintessential Nocturne; Moyer’s recording of it is one of the most winsome to be found.” AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE
“Aficionados will admire Moyer’s supreme artistry, comparable to that of the late Artur Rubinstein and other leading Chopin interpreters…Moyer’s elegant feel for the music’s line, his effective use of rubato and his clarity of execution all make this CD worth buying…His sense of the dramatic is without equal.” WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL
“From the 17-year-old Chopin’s deliciously witty Variations on Mozart’s ‘La ci darem la mano’ through the mature composer’s dreamy-with-backbone Polonaise-Fantasie in A flat, Moyer offers impeccable playing (those exquisite scales!) and consummate elegance. He also offers all the charm and flair you – or the composer – could want…without a trace of the ‘virtuosic’ hamminess that Chopin inspires in some.” BOSTON HERALD
“Throughout the recording Moyer’s playing is warm-toned and fluent. The lyrical, narrative and display features of the two great Ballades, Nos. 1 and 3, are effectively and patiently developed. The ‘Black Key’ Etude in G-flat, Opus 10, No. 5, has plenty of glitter, while the Nocturne in D-flat, Opus 27, No. 2, glows with expressive feeling.” THE PATRIOT LEDGER
