Franz Peter Schubert

“God couldn´t play better” (American Record Guide)

"Such innocence, such purity; that is marvellous, a medicine for the soul. The music has that effect, although it was not written with that intention." (G. Wand)

“Full of character and individuality” The Independent

“His Impromptus have a special gravity and sensitivity, allowing him to weave his way through every kaleidoscopic mood with a special skill and commitment.” Gramophone Magazine, Awards 2006

“While it's handy to have Schubert's three major violin-and-piano pieces on one well-recorded disc, Capuçon's sometimes over-intense vibrato and both players' efficient but unsmiling approach leave them short of charm and sparkle.” BBC Music Magazine, October 2006 ***

“The Kungsbacka’s concert showed signs of immaculate preparation at every turn, yet the interpretations pulsed with inner life… Is there a better trio ensemble in Western Europe?” The Strad, Wigmore Hall Recital 2006

“The opening to this trio appears to take up the gauntlet thrown down by Beethoven's mature piano trios – but how very different a path Schubert takes. It's easy to sound strenuous at the beginning of this movement but it's not a mistake the Kungsbacka Trio make, sounding strong yet never belligerent, and finding almost as many colours as the miraculous Florestan recording (see above). What is particularly impressive is their confidence and sweep: more extrovert than the soul-searching Florestan Trio, they relish the outgoing E flat major (surely Schubert was inspired by the fact that for Beethoven this was the ultimate heroic key). For the second movement, the Kungsbacka choose their trudging tempo carefully, vividly reminding us that this work dates from the same year as Winterreise. The remaining movements are similarly impressive: the Minuet/Scherzo hybrid, a tail-chasing canon, is great fun, the Trio stomping but never coarse. Unusually, the Kungsbacka choose the composer's uncut original finale (also offered by the Florestan Trio, as an additional track alongside the shorter version). It's one of those extraordinary Schubert movements that starts unassumingly and yet stretches out to the horizon, seemingly unstoppable. In the hands of the Kungsbacka, there are no longueurs.
The Kungsbacka fill out their disc with the early Sonatensatz, D28, a delightful little petitfour to complete the feast, elegantly played. This is certainly impressive playing, and a bargain at the price.” Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010

“The Kungsbacka… might not posses quite the subtlety of the Florestan, but this is certainly impressive playing, and a bargain at the price.” Gramophone Magazine, Awards 2006