CD, Finnissy (composer)

Finnissy ultimately transcends the quartet genre...At times, too, you can hear the influence of Haydn, as if through frosted glass, notably in the impish pizzicato passage about a third of the... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2012, 5 out of 5 stars More…

This is fascinating and fun...The result is entirely convincing with no sense of a point where Grieg ends and Finnissy begins...The transformation is masterly and utterly compelling, as are... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2014, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Gutsy playing…especially in Ligeti’s marvellous String Quartet. — BBC Music Magazine, May 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Committed playing throughout by the Schubert Ensemble… those who've already acquired the earlier volume need not hesitate: an ideal starting-point to experience the rewards of Chamber Music... — Gramophone Magazine More…

This is rather special. Perhaps the greatest pleasure of this disc is Finnissy's re-evaluation in each piece of the modes of interaction between the four musicians of this time-honoured medium:... — Gramophone Magazine More…