"Madeleine Forte presents a collection of pieces recorded by friends in her home, between 2022 and 2025."
Madeleine's website: https://madeleineforte.github.io/

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"What a great idea! Not many pianists can play this Etude so elegantly in the first place. But it's even rarer to find one who can offer such entirely different visions of the music. Either performance, on its own, is exceptional; together, they provide a radically richer understanding of the score. Madeleine already evoked Proust by referring to the "biscuit"; but Proust was also fascinated by stereoscopes--and he would have really enjoyed this binocular experience. Thanks!!"
-Peter Rabinowitz (on multiple versions of Liszt Étude)

"Dazzling performance of a diamond-brilliant Scarlatti gem. The clarity of the playing is breathtaking."
-Nicholas Renouf, Yale University

"Ms. Forte makes musical magic through it all, with bravura and sensitivity"
-Maury Yeston, American Composer, Lyricist and Music Theorist

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Beethoven:
"Bravi tutti! Masterful performances of two masterpieces by fine musicians.
Let us hope that this ensemble will continue to present such admirable offerings for many years to come!"
-Nicholas Renouf, Yale University

"From more or less the other side of the world, Norway, I have been enjoying the Lillibridge Ensemble and their last video with Beethoven’s Kreutzer Sonata for piano and violin .. true jewels in the world of music! This video is impressive right from the entertaining and excellent introduction by violinist Raphael Ryger to the last note. The members of the Lillibridge Ensemble are masters of their instruments as well as they are displaying catching temperament and joy! It is a great pleasure to recommend the Lillibridge Ensemble, offering an enriching experience at concerts and similar events."
-Liv Glaser – pianist, fortepianist-Professor Emerita at Norwegian State Academy of Music. Oslo

"Two of the great chamber works expertly performed with complete honesty and fidelity. The deep knowledge and experience of the players shine through every moment of these performances. Bravo!"
-Wayne Petty, Musicologist, University of Michigan

"Congratulations! You work wonderfully together and play beautiful pieces. Have such concerts in the future, too!"
-opgabor, YouTube viewer

Debussy:
"Thank you both for this ravishing interpretation of Debussy. Your artistry brings much pleasure."
-Paul Jacobs, Organist

"This is absolutely gorgeous, and you two play it with a kind of intimate familiarity with the idiom that would have made the composer smile. The three Debussy sonatas show the composer at his compositional best, and you both present a truly memorable violin sonata. Many thanks! What joyful listening."
-Jonathan Bellman, Musicologist

"Thank you, Madeleine, for this delicious performance of the Debussy sonata! I really have to tell you just how wonderfully and expertly you continue to play!! Of course, it helps to have such an able collaborator.
You give us all great optimism in being an inspiring model of how to grow older!!"
-John Nadas, Musicologist

"The Debussy Violin Sonata is one of the most magical pieces.
I delighted in the fact that you can collaborate so beautifully with such a wonderful violinist and friend."
-Shari Rhoads, Conductor

"Your elegant and delicate Debussy performance is truly wonderful!"
-Heejung Kang, Pianist

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Schumann:
“Beautiful ensemble and balance. Passionate expression indeed, and rich sonorities and varied colors throughout.”
-David Clampitt, Music Theorist and Violinist

“Played with love and with beautiful tone, Raphael and Madeleine! I enjoyed the performance.
The piece is often played too heavy-handed, your gentle approach fits it better.”
-Matthew Bengtson, Pianist and Composer

“Thank you, Madeleine, it is a very good performance, much appreciated!”
-John Nadas, Musicologist

“Hi from Belgium — Fantastic, passionate, brilliant!”
-James Sinclair, Conductor

“Rich and luscious—Schumann at his most Brahmsian. Bravissimi!”
Jonathan D. Bellman, Musicologist

“Bravi, Madeleine. Beautiful playing! Thanks for sharing!!”
-Craig Sheppard, Pianist

Franck:
“I warmly congratulate and thank Madeleine and Raphael for this wonderful recording. Their playing is a beautiful example of mature, clear, wise and sensitive musicianship. Their choice of pieces is, as always, perfect.
The music of Franck is timeless and speaks to the human soul.”
-Agnes Papp, Pianist

“Thank you for this wonderful music!
The players seem to speak the same musical language, nice to hear the harmony between them without showing up.
It is simple music. Thank you for sharing!”
-János Kéry, Pianist

“Thank you for this beautiful performance! We are glad we were able to see it!
Wonderful music — with great performers! Congratulations! We wish you further success!”
-Mária Kéry, Professional Choir Director and Music Teacher

Fauré:
“Passionate music, passionate performance!
Beautifully delivered with drive alternating with moments of utmost tenderness.
A deeply felt and engaging musical journey exploring this pinnacle of romanticism. Bravo!”
-Mario Igrec, The Juilliard School

“Amazing and beautiful - thanks for sharing.”
-Diane Krause, Physician

“Never has Fauré’s Violin Sonata No. 1 in A major sounded so good!
Two great musicians, Madeleine Forte on piano & Raphael Ryger on violin, complimented each other amazingly well.. Together they provide a powerful yet sensitive rendition of one of Fauré’s most well known and popular chamber works. Kudos to both Madeleine and Raphael.”
-Art Fleischmann, Music Lover

“What an awesome performance! A half hour of pure enchantment.”
-Lee Croft, Professor of Russian at ASU, AZ

"The technique on the piano is extraordinary and the intonation on the violin is wonderful!
Both of you are to be commended for staying committed to fine music with these recordings!"
-Fred Rossomando, President of Grace Recording

“The duo Ryger-Forte is exceptional, their souls are in perfect communion to celebrate the mystery of Music.
As an old musician, I feel moved to tears that such musicians still exist for the joy of us all.”
-Marlene Giroux, retired concert pianist, from Nimes, France

The following review for another Romeo release with Madeleine Forte, is typical of the glowing reviews
Madeleine has always received for her performances, both live and recorded.

"What is most striking is her exceptional control of textures. Not that her playing is in anyway dry:
The ‘Rêve d’amour,’ in fact, for all its quickish tempo, is alluringly luxurious, and the third movement of the Barber has a paradoxically ominous opulence that builds to a crashing climax. Still the transparency is remarkable. Whether in the voicing of the theme in Beethoven’s second movement, or the delineation of the polyphony in the Allegro that launches the Barber, or the remarkable transparency of the thorny fugue that ends it, Forte’s fingers keep the competing strands from congealing in the thickest music.

"But there is far more here than clarity. Forte is a notable colorist, too fully alert to the shadings of the music, and (an even rarer skill) able to trace out the mood swings of the program...without turning either fussy or melodramatic. Even at its peak of high-romantic intensity, the playing remains refreshingly direct...this recital can be warmly recommended." - Fanfare