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| Fono Forum
November 2008 |
"Jascha Nemtsov... presents himself as a worthy descendant of Liszt and his pupils. Particularly his interpretations of the introverted, harmonically adventurous Rhapsodies like the Third with his flexible gliding changes of tempo are an excellent success." |
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GERMAN RECORD CRITICS PRIZE 2/2007 for the CD with Sonatas by Shostakovich and Weinberg (Kolja Blacher, violin; Jascha Nemtsov, piano) |
May 4th, 2007 |
NEMTSOV'S STUMBLE INTO GRACE "Pianist Jascha Nemtsov might have stumbled into a musical career, but his work as a Jewish musicologist marks him out as a master of his craft" Portrait by Michael Dervan Read the whole article |
| The Gramophone
June 2006 |
"...a superb trio of musicians playing Shostakovich...
a brilliantly conceived programme": David Fannings about the CD
Piano Trios with works by Mieczyslaw Weinberg and Dmitri Shostakovich. "Trained in Leningrad but resident in Germany since 1992, Jascha Nemtsov has been making a name for himself both as pianist and scholar, mainly for his work with little-known music by Soviet Jewish composers. In these trios he is fully the equal of his better-known partners, displaying an admirably clean technique and a sensitive but never self-indulgent temperament." Read the whole article |
 April 2006 |
The CD Piano Trios
is the DISC OF THE MONTH April 2006 - "A showcase for a neglected composer's
trio and the work that influenced it" "With so many fine recordings of Shostakovich's Piano Trio No. 2 available, one could easily question the justification for the release of yet another version. Not in this case however. Pianist Jascha Nemtsov, instigator of an auspicious series of CDs that specifically explore the neglected repertory of Russian composers of Jewish origin, has here devised a brilliantly imaginative and clearly recorded programme, presenting the angst-ridden Shostakovich within the context of other works that betray a similar influence from Jewish folk music... this new version must be regarded as a strong front-runner, particularly given the unusual interest of the rest of the disc." Read the whole article |
 June 2004 |
Nemtsov is the driving force, effecting the widest possible range of colour and nuance from the keyboard. |
| Fanfare Magazine
May/June 2004 |
Ingolf Turban and Jascha Nemtsov play these works by Achron with such passionate intensity as to heighten the paradox of their obscurity even within the oeuvre of a relatively obscure compaser. Neither performer lets up from the first note to the last in a program of exceptional technical brilliance and volcanic musical energy. Hänssler's lively recorded sound and written reflections by both performers complete a package that should appeal broadly, as well as specifically to string players, who should feel grateful to Hänssler for having chosen Achron as the first subject of its musica rara - musica famosa series. Strongly recommended. |
| MusicWeb
June 2003 |
This disc is pure pleasure from first to last... No less attractive is the playing of [Turban's] accompanist, the Russian-Jewish pianist Jascha Nemtsov. The whole disc represents a meeting of equals and affords much pleasure... Wholeheartedly recommended. This disc is a box of life-affirming delights waiting to be opened. |
| Klassik heute
November 2001 |
The intensity of this music indeed has an enormous stylistic potential beyond commonplace classical and avant-garde models... The interpretations are breathtakingly artistic in a spirit transcending Paganini. |
| American Record Guide
September 2001 |
No matter how many times I hear these Achron pieces, I never tire of them. Achron was such a talented and multi-dimensional composer... All the playing is extremely meaningful, beautiful, and very exciting... Between this recording and the recording Nemtsov made with Zimmermann, this extremely rich and brief period of Russian Jewish history is represented for all of its substantial worth. |
| Das Orchester
June 2001 |
This recording is in many ways a must for friends of chamber music. |
| Fono Forum
March 2001 |
Their works are sometimes humoristic sometimes tragic, folkloristic or polyphonic. They are all the more worth listening to as Nemtsov is a superb interpreter. |
| Neue Zeitschrift für Musik
January/February 2001 |
... in the Tabea Zimmermann's and Jascha Nemtsov's superb interpretations such immediate and vivid music that it is beyond comprehension why it slumbered so long in the archives. |
| American Record Guide
January 2001 |
All of this music benefits from the care that Nemtsov and EDA have taken with it. The playing is confident and sensitive, the sound clear, strong, and natural. Included are Nemtsov's eloquent and informative notes (expertly translated)... |
| Tagblatt December 13, 2000 |
Whoever listens to this music asks himself whether there is really a feeling of quality in the history of music. |
| Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
December 1, 2000 |
Nemtsov, who also put together the excellent texts, plays these attractive works with great precision even in complicated parts. For him the internal emotion is more important than effects... The stylistical polymorphic pieces document what rebellious originality was concentrated in St.Petersburg and Moscow. |
| Scala
November/December 2000 |
The Russian-Jewish school had developed a fascinating sound language in the first half of the century... |
| Klassik heute
January 2000 |
In this case the title of the series "fascinating music" really does live up to its promises: Each and every one of the pieces here is a genuine discovery... The sensational and deeply moving result is now available as a CD. |
| Berliner Tagesspiegel
May 9, 1999 |
All this bears witness to a highly interesting chapter of European musical history... |
| Dresdner Neueste Nachrichten
March 6, 1998 |
Nemtsov is an astonishing pianist. Virtuosity combined with excellent expression ... |
| Jüdische Rundschau Dezember 11, 1997 |
The musician who grew up in Leningrad permits participation in an artistic adventure, which is without any doubt one of the most exciting in the musical history of our century... The name of this extremely talented pianist should be noted! |