Musicweb International
‚Novacek captures the thunderous power of the opening very well and also has a lovely way of coaxing the second movement into existence. Novacek has something to say about each work and is obviously drawn to this repertoire. Altogether this is a disc worth investigating.‘

Le Monde de la Musique
‚Libor Novacek fait montre d’une remarquable maitrise pianistique et exprime un climat tour a tour heroique, fantastique ou reveur qui est precisement celui de cette Sonate en fa diese mineur “ tellement incroyable, un defl au monde “ (Claudio Arrau).‘

The Pianist Magazine
‚Novacek is overwhelmingly convincing in his Brahms recital, which is catapulted into the listing of the finest Brahms releases ever, even ousting historic recordings by Katchen and Curzon.‘

Guardian
‚Czech pianist Libor Novacek’s considerable reputation rests primarily on his Liszt performances, though he is also a superb Brahmsian if this startling recital is anything to go by.‘

BBC Music Magazine ‚Instrumental Choice‘ – 5*****
‚The Sonata is among Brahms’s least-recorded piano works, and though there are excellent versions available from, among others, Katchen and Richter, I feel Novacek may have set a new benchmark here, while his op. 76 stands out strongly from other accounts.‘

Piano News
‚…dass wir es hier mit einer der wichtigsten und bemerkenswertesten Brahms-Exegesen der letzten Zeit zu tun haben.‘

Gramophone
A master of inwardness…resolving every thorny and perverse difficulty with ease and lucidity.‘

International Record Review
‚Novacek emerges as a master of multi-linear articulation, giving independent strands of simultaneous musical material the own identity.‘

Classic FM Magazine
‚This is highly rewarding programme, and one to which the young Czech pianist brings clear textures, warm tonal colours and an insightful musicality.‘

International Piano
‚Libor Novacek proves himself to be an artist of vision and circumspection, and master of subtle rubato. A disc for the discerning Brahmsian.‘

The Sunday Times
‚I prefer Novacek in the later music. There’s greater contrast of colour and mood in the rest of the recital.‘