A compelling performance in which logic and rhetoric combine with tremendous intensity. --The GuardianThe many faces of Shostakovich are mirrored in this splendid disc.  His youthful high jinks are ever-present in the 1932 concerto for piano, solo trumpet and strings.  The brilliant writing for trumpet is played with zest by Jeroan Bewaerts.  The no less exuberant pianist is Alexander Melnikov. --The Sunday TelegraphHis playing, on its own terms, is so virtuosic and secure that you surrender to it immediately. --Bay Area Reporter