Strauss, R - Piano Quartet in C minor, Op. 13

The Vienna Symphony is luxurious in the Concerto, against which Capuçon’s poise and precision contrast beautifully. There’s a mournful simplicity to the Sonata and the Piano Quartet channels... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2025, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Reducing the string size of Strauss's Metamorphosen from 23 to the seven of the composer's short score… might seem to be going light on the tragic force of this great wartime elegy. Not so... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2007, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Blumenthal is adept at switching from Brahmsian sweep to the pre-Till Eulenspiegel sparkle…There’s sufficient unpredictability in the second-movement Presto, and the extra spring of the finale’s... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2019, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

this is a very fine performance [of Metamorphosen], too: patient, beautifully woven together and impeccably played, with rich tone and long lines. Perhaps the greatest compliment that can be... — Gramophone Magazine, July 2024 More…

These have been skilfully undertaken by Dietrich Zollner and are nicely sung by Simone Kermes. The recorded sound too is sensitive to the nuances of the music. — MusicWeb International, 29th June 2014 More…