ˈeɪdɹiən dʒˈæk ʌv lˈʌndənz ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt dᵻskɹˈaɪbz wˈʌn ʌv kˈɛnɚz ɹᵻsˈaɪɾəlz æz "...ðə bˈɛst pɚfˈoːɹməns aɪ hæv ˈɛvɚ hˈɜːd ɪnðə kˈɑːnsɚt hˈɔːl ʌv ˈɔːl fˈoːɹ ʌv tʃˈɑːpɪnz bˈælədz".
Adrian Jack of London's Independent describes one of Kenner's recitals as "...the best performance I have ever heard in the concert hall of all four of Chopin's Ballades".