"Great appreciation for Alexandra Kaptein who, through playing and research, unveils Liszt's world of transcriptions to us. [...] All this makes this recording an almost spiritual experience where one feels that the musician and the instrument are in one's living room."
"On Lebenswanderung, Kaptein takes you on an intriguing walk through life. She tells her sincere and honest musical story in all tranquility. Nowhere does the music sound hasty or rushed. She always takes the time to crystallize harmony, melody and dynamics and unite them into a natural story, here and there even to orchestral heights. In this way you are taken on an (inner) musical journey that is not only performed exceptionally well, but is also enchantingly beautiful!"
"Alexandra Kaptein, who is gifted with a rare sense of solid technique, deploys it to its fullest in order to optimally express the lyricism and drama of Wilhelm Müller's poetry in Schubert's setting. She possesses a nuanced tone, perfectly captured in TRTPK producer Brendon Heinst's qualitatively unsurpassable recording."
"It's interesting to have the textual component available to clarify narrative details as they develop song by song, but in truth nothing more than the instrumental rendering is needed to be intoxicated by both the material and Kaptein's performance. As debuts go, hers is impressive."
"Liszt wouldn’t be Liszt if he had not sought to incorporate numerous complexities into the structure of the scores. However, under the capable hands of Alexandra, these difficulties disappear into handsome ornaments animating each of the transcriptions. The apparent ease with which she paints the varying colours and poetry of the 24 Lieder is simply amazing. I rest my case. This young Dutch pianist has done it for me. Thanks a lot, Alexandra!"
"For Alexandra Kaptein's piano performance, great admiration is fitting. Her technique is impeccable, her art of interpreting shows great empathy. She takes the listener on an evocatively streamlined journey in which imaginative expression prevails. She feels this music intuitively well, allows its poetic nature to come out well and, moreover, has apparently listened well to song duos."
