Astounding would be one way to describe his ability to get from the piano more sound than I've ever heard...his mastery of his instrument had to be seen and heard to be appreciated. To say he held the audience in the palm of his hand would be no exaggeration.
Like a true heroic pianist, Erickson approached Liszt with power, precision and Romantic abandon. A take-no-prisoners rendition of the "Waltz from the Opera 'Faust'"
Thoughtful marvels of color and phrasing
A delightful disc...Clipper Erickson's playing has a winning vitality and exuberance...fresh and youthful
He played with extraordinary dash and power and never let flamboyance obscure art.
Clipper Erickson plays all of this music superbly, calm and caressing when called for, and explosive and brilliantly virtuosic by turn.
Erickson seems so attuned to the coloristic and dramatic... A man with a full orchestra at his command rather than a mere keyboard.
A pianist of prodigious dimensions.
A formidable technique....some very beautiful and poetic playing.
Conceptual vision....Original interpretation.
A performance that conveyed both fervent dramatics and emotional intensity.
He delivered the two Gershwin works with great energy and panache ..seeming to let the music come from his own inner strength.