This unusual pairing of quartets…is an effective one, and perfectly suited to the strengths of this fine ensemble. The Heine Quartet brings to both works a sustained intensity and wide emotional range, with clean, clear playing and superb balance. The players adroitly negotiate the mood shifts of Brahms…The players show a judicious and effective use of vibrato…they are abetted by an acoustic that allows both satisfying clarity and fullness of sound…a particularly satisfying performance of the Janácek. This is indeed intimate playing …producing a cumulative depth and complexity of feeling that is profoundly moving