This small masterpiece, with its irresistible lyrical charm and its evanescent grace, seems to summarise and bid farewell to an era drawing to its close, the era of the salons of Russian high society, where good amateur pianists and private concerts were commun currency.
Classics Today 10/10, highest rating: 'Lin's talent for creating enterprising programs is matched by intelligent musicianship, a technique that can handle anything, and a big, generous tone - the excellent engineering further seals my highest recommendation'; BBC Music Magazine: outstanding; Fono Forum: outstanding.