This CD was selected by Classic FM Magazine as "Best Buy".  “This is one of the most rewarding and exciting new piano releases I have heard.  Hayroudinoff's performances are so entrancing that listeners may be loath to set it aside, much like a book that 'one cannot put down'. Rachmaninoff's ubiquitous C-sharp minor Prelude … proves to be the most beautiful account of this hackneyed piece imaginable. The pianist moves from one revelation to another, his conceptions of the Preludes remarkably rounded and rife with touches and gestures of the old-style pianism.  His understanding of the composer's tonal language is precocious, and his playing is full of evocative shading, pedalling, and nuance.  The collector can choose from several outstanding recordings of Rachmaninoff's Preludes.  At the top is Richter, with this recording by Hayroudinoff a close second, though in several of the Preludes I think he surpasses Richter." American Record Guide (NYC)