“The Smith Quartet's razor-sharp intensity is particularly suited to the evocation of macabre soundscapes, and there is plenty of it here, from the edgy agoraphobia opening Tim Souster's Hambledon Hill - where even the birdsong sounds bewitched - to Stephen Montague's purposeful and powerful String Quartet No 1.”
The Independent on Sunday
“As versatile as the Kronos Quartet, and smoother than the Brodskys, The Smith Quartet have edged ahead of their competitors in contemporary chamber music”
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