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There’s a wonderful immediacy about the London Haydn Quartet’s playing here, complemented by superb recorded sound. The ensemble’s period instruments, gut strings and considered stylistic approach... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2023, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

One thing is certain about this new recording by the Takács Quartet: you will not hear better string quartet playing anywhere in the world today. The technical perfection can almost be taken... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2022, 5 out of 5 stars More…

The Cuarteto Quiroga’s new album sets out an intriguing idea: how did great composers express themselves concisely, distilling the essence of their art into intense utterances of brief duration?...the... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2023, 5 out of 5 stars More…

On Volume 2 of their Haydn cycle, the Frankfurt-based Buchberger Quartet initially sounds rather plain in a dry room acoustic, but one warms to the neat and inventive playing. — BBC Music Magazine, October 2006, 4 out of 5 stars More…

It is impossible not to enjoy this. — Classic CD More…

It's an inspiring experience listening to these pioneering records…there is always vitality and a sense of discovery…this is a major historical release - so few of these performances have been... — International Record Review, March 2015 More…