Schumann - String Quartet No. 2 in F major, Op. 41 No. 2

Here's a disc that merits an especially big welcome...At last comes a strong challenger which brings together all three of these wonderful but so often misunderstood quartets. The play has all... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2011, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Here’s playing that penetrates this music to a degree that surprised even a fully paid-up [Schumann] fan like me. The Emerson are such a fine ensemble, but they’re also four strongly individual... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2021, 5 out of 5 stars More…

[In the Cherubini] the Quartetto Italiano achieve a seamless tonal blend…Ravel’s Quartet is given with an unusual degree of deliberation...Good sound clinches a terrific collection. — Gramophone Magazine, August 2019 More…

These are altogether admirably warm performances, with the musicians' affection for the music everywhere in evidence. For hi-fi enthusiasts, a Blu-ray disc in uncompressed sound is included... — BBC Music Magazine, Awards Issue 2015, 5 out of 5 stars More…

The Elias Quartet, whose penetration of Beethoven’s works is second to none, take Schumann’s anxiety fully into account, without in any way trying to make these later works comparable. A pity... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…