“That Paolo Giacometti has opted for a twangy fortepiano of the period may not add to the beauty of the performance but it makes for a better balance between the instruments than if a modern Steinway was used. It also allows for the pianist to articulate perfectly in really fast speeds. The clarity and precision are also remarkable.” --Gramophone Magazine, December 2011
“[The Mendelssohn is] a wonderfully uplifting outburst of high spirits, generously and elegantly formed. Wispelwey always brings such a range of texture to his articulation and such airy luminescence to lyric passages that he is a well-nigh ideal exponent, matched by the ultra-sensitive Paolo Giacometti” --BBC Music Magazine, December 2011 ***
“[Giacometti] and Pieter Wispelwey give Mendelssohn’s D major Cello Sonata Op 58 with fluency and panache. Between that sonata and an eloquently voiced one of Chopin’s in G minor, Wispelwey shows his mettle in some Chopin waltz arrangements.” --The Telegraph, 7th October 2011 ****
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