Chamber, Quartets, String Quartets, Weinberg (composer)

The Arcadia Quartet make a very auspicious impression for their first Weinberg entrée that brings together three of the composer’s most accessible contributions to the genre, all recorded in... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2021, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Having previously recorded a highly praised Shostakovich cycle, it's hardly surprising that the Quatuor Danel demonstrate such an instinctive understanding of Weinberg's idiom. — BBC Music Magazine, March 2008, 5 out of 5 stars More…

the Pacificas demonstrate strong empathy with the contrasting emotional narratives of each work and probe well beneath the surface simplicity of some of the writing...The Pacifica Quartet brilliantly... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2013, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Those who have been following this cycle need not hesitate; anyone new to this music could hardly do better than begin here. — Gramophone Magazine, June 2023 More…

They set out their stall with Borodin’s Second, which is as euphonious and expressive as you could wish – devoid of mannerism but by no means lacking in communicative intensity… Close but not... — Gramophone Magazine, June 2019 More…

the Danel Quartet deliver strongly committed performances employing a hugely varied and imaginative tonal palette that always serves the music to its best advantage. — BBC Music Magazine, October 2012, 4 out of 5 stars More…

With a wonderfully clear recording and superbly committed playing from the Quatuor Danel, extracting the maximum amount of colour and variety of gesture from the music, this release deserves... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2009, 5 out of 5 stars More…