The Moments musicaux speak with a morning freshness throughout, each imbued with its own unmistakably individual identity...All this is accomplished without a trace of sentimentality and a gorgeous singing sound throughout.

Osborne’s performance [of the Sonata] conveys an impressive sense of both the expansive scale of the four-movement work and its lyrical ebullience...his performance is one to set alongside the finest on record, from Rudolf Serkin (on Sony Classical) and Radu Lupu (Decca).

no matter where the composer’s emotions lead him, Osborne stands ready and waiting, striding along one moment, stroking the keys the next, and in the rondo finale riding those waves of calm euphoria that were Schubert’s special preserve. This is a deeply rewarding performance...Refreshment, illumination, sorrow and joy: Schubert’s music and Osborne’s fingers easily embrace them all.