"Whether celebrating his 150th birthday this past July or anticipating the centennial of his death next November, Marcel Proust has been the inspiration for three recent releases ... This latest is 'The Proust Album' ... with pianist Shani Diluka ... At the centre stands Reynaldo Hahn's unjustly neglected Piano Concerto ... Diluka gives a convincing if occasionally bland performance ... Venteuil is the composer character created by Proust in 'Un amour de Swann'. Many musicians have tried to discern what the model for Venteuil's fictional Violin Sonata might be ... Diluka's solution is to piece together a three-movement work with one movement each by Hahn, Ysaÿe and Chaminade. All are played ravishingly by Pierre Fouchenneret with Diluka's sensitive accompaniments"

"The centenary of Proust's death in 2022 will probably and rightly spark widespread tribute. This album is doubtless inspired by the best intentions. In choosing relevant music, the pianist Shani Diluka has responded to the names of composers mentioned by Proust, whether in his life or in his great novel. But really names are not enough. To reduce Wagner to a 90-second piano piece is disappointing ... As for the absence of any of Hahn's mélodies, this is quite inexplicable ... Also unhelpful is Diluka's overgenerous pedalling ... Finally, Diluka is one of those pianists who prefer their own dynamic to the composer's"

"2022 is the anniversary of the death of Marcel Proust, halfway through the publication of his great novel 'À La Recherche du Temps Perdu' ... The pianist Shani Diluka, born in Sri Lanka but long resident in France, has had the idea of creating an album reflecting Proust's musical tastes. She has put together a programme of short works by composers named in the novel and, where practical, of their named works ... The boldest idea is the recreation of the violin sonata by Vinteuil, which plays an important part in the novel. This is not an actual work and there have been several candidates for Proust's model ... The value of a concept album like this does not depend as much on the quality of the individual performances as on the overall idea. Proust, with his real understanding of music, benefits particularly from this approach ... Proustians will enjoy this one. As for others - well, read the novel first"