Browse: Schumann - String Quartets, Op. 41 Nos. 1-3

Here's a disc that merits an especially big welcome...At last comes a strong challenger which brings together all three of these wonderful but so often misunderstood quartets. The play has all... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2011, 5 out of 5 stars More…

These four fine players are consistently musical in their approach and there is nothing outlandish or suspect about their interpretations. And therein perhaps lies their weakness, for it's precisely... — Gramophone Magazine, January 2012 More…

These are altogether admirably warm performances, with the musicians' affection for the music everywhere in evidence. For hi-fi enthusiasts, a Blu-ray disc in uncompressed sound is included as... — BBC Music Magazine, Awards Issue 2015, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Gently persuasive performances underline the intimate nature of Schumann's writing, if perhaps lacking the last element of lightness in some of the Scherzos. The reverberant sound tends to undermine... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2005 More…

What leaps out at me when I listen to these performances is the warmth, intimacy and commitment of these young players. They have an instinctive feel for these quartets and are able to engage... — MusicWeb International, 3rd April 2015 More…