"Pagano is such a fine performer that any opportunity to hear him should be seized."

-Joseph McLellan, Washington Post

The title of this exquisite album is "Music for Children," but these pieces are just as wonderful for adults. The Schumann is familiar, but veteran pianist Caio Pagano makes these miniatures special: his elegant voicing, original phrasing, and warm-hearted sensibility are worth hearing even with formidable competition from Horowitz, Michelangeli, and many others.

The Villa-Lobos will be new to many, as is much of this prolific composer's output. The pieces have a wide range of style and feeling, from exuberant dance music to intimate musings. Pagano plays them with plenty of lyricism and grace but also dramatic crunch and intensity. The recorded sound is warm and resonant.

-American Record Guide, Sullivan