Browse: Finnissy (composer), Quartets

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…

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 2000 — 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…

These films are edited to mirror something of the composer's approach to structure but, more significantly, to allow viewers to see the physical interaction between player and instrument...Faces... — Gramophone Magazine, October 2012 More…