“The New Hellenic Quartet, Greece’s premier string quartet, plays these works with a delicacy and finesse hat puts it on a par with the world’s finest ensembles…” “The New Hellenic Quartet, performs with extraordinary virtuosity, passion and love…” “No composer could hope for greater advocacy than that of the New Hellenic Quartet, whose grasp of and sensitivity to this music is everywhere in evidence. Sound is a model of quartet balance and the extensive annotations are stylishly presented” “Hearing the New Hellenic Quartet was a revelation for me. Considered the foremost Greek chamber ensemble, they play with strength, charisma, insight and a poetic sensibility which manifests in passages of great fragility and beauty. I adored their playing…” “Mit ihrem durchsichtigen, aber alles andere als blutleeren Spiel leuchten die Streicher aus Griechenland die enorme Beziehungsdichte der (Lyrische) Suite hell aus und erfülten den Dialog der Dissonanzen mit so viel lebendiger Musikalität, dass man auf die tonalen Atempausen glatt verzichten könnte…” |