“Her fingerwork in a late, brief and searching Mozart Gigue is pure fortepiano fantasy, and she opens the glorious Unser dummer Pöbel meint Variations with a perfectly straight face before the expression breaks into laughter and smiles, with a superbly articulated cross-hand Variation 8 to recall the remarkable caprice of her Chopin Etudes(on Piano Classics). As a one-time pupil of Pletnev, Zlata explores shade after shade of pianissimo dynamics in Scriabin’s Tenth Sonata. No reservations.”
Five-star, Peter Quantrill, PIANIST magazine

“What Chochieva presents over 77 minutes is of such clarity, lightness and depth of soul that the kinship becomes compelling. […] She does not temper contrasts but her fluid, delicate style is here unmistakable. Wonderfully sensitive piano artistry.”
Sächsische Zeitung Dresden

“[H]er overall mastery is unbounded. She is entirely at home in the dark, opalescent world of Scriabin’s Tenth Sonata[.]”
Critic’s Choice, B. Morrison, International Piano Magazine

“In the two sonatas especially, one hears an extraordinary ebb and flow, a clarity of thought and feeling that progresses with a logical inevitability and cohesion unusual in even the finest Scriabin-playing.”
Gramophone

“This release continues her well-thought-out and fascinating recordings as well as her world-class piano playing.”
James Harrington, American Record Guide

“Zlata Chochieva offers up an irresistible combination. On her album “Chiaroscuro” she combines Mozart Variations with Sonatas by Scriabin. And suddenly a lot of things become easier and clearer.”
Tagesspiegel

“Chochieva’s Mozart playing has elegance and élan aplenty, her gracious sense of phrasing matched by sparkling passage work in the faster variations on melodies by Duport and Gluck. […] Chochieva plays with weight and emotional intelligence, but is still able to make the virtuosic passages of the tenth Sonata take flight. This is a tremendous and revelatory disc.”
Andrew Eales, Pianodao

“Listening to the album, it becomes clear after a few bars that Chochieva’s Mozart can stand comparison with the best and does not have to hide from greats like Maria João Pires or Mitsuko Uchida. […] Chochieva never repeats phrases in exactly the same way, there are always new nuances and shadings, without this sounding precious. […] In Scriabin’s Tenth (and last) Sonata she achieves brilliant climaxes over the shortest distance without becoming hectic, supported in her efforts by the wonderfully balanced-sounding Bechstein concert grand.”
Mario-Felix Vogt, Rondo