“The Schubert Ensemble are not only adept at delivering the melodic side without an ounce of sentimentality, they show a strong appreciation of the inherent drama that energies these works, particularly in the Piano Quartet...As a whole these excellently-recorded performances lead a well-populated field.” --BBC Music Magazine, August 2012 *****
“Happily, the Schubert Ensemble meet Dvorak on his own terms; no mean feat given the previous dominance in this repertoire of home-grown musicians. The mixed make-up of the ensemble may be important in this regard, for these are emphatically not recordings made by a pianist and a string quartet...This is an unqualified delight.” --Gramophone, March 2013
“... This new Chandos release is a very fine one, sporting superior sound, as is customary for the company’s recordings, and the Schubert Ensembl turns in topflight playing and thoughtfully considered performances that steer clear of rhetorical flourishes and interpretative exaggeration...” --Fanfare, November/December 2012
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