Arensky - String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 35

A rarity of great charm and sincerity … a fine disc in excellent sound — Classic CD More…

This well-planned album offers three complementary works linked both by the genial spirit of Borodin...[his Sextet] has considerable charm...Both movements are played here by the Nash Ensemble... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2012, 5 out of 5 stars More…

The Ying Quartet play beautifully and freely, capturing Arensky's more introspective lyric charms and his tenderest sentiments. Unless you want to hear the alternative version of the Second... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2012, 5 out of 5 stars More…

The Quartet's rich resonance recalls that of a Russian Orthodox choir...I was also struck at the work's opening by the viol-like sound conjured by the Spectrum Concerts Berlin players, enhancing... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2016, 4 out of 5 stars More…

With his golden tone and rock-solid technique, Quint gives a commandingly articulate display [in the Concerto] ...[in the Arensky] Quint and his three colleagues are conspicuously persuasive,... — Gramophone Magazine, October 2014 More…