It was an inspired idea to programme music by three of the finest violinists of the last century...The Fine Arts Quartet rise with aplomb to [the Zimbalist's] many interpretative and technical challenges, sustaining a glorious richness of tone, coupled with a portamento-inflected cantabile espressivo that sits hand in glove with the music's Romantic opulence. Fine, bold engineering too.

No lost masterpieces here but a disc of real interest for those aficionados of unusual chamber repertoire played to a very high standard

This curiosity links three virtuoso performer-composers, all friends, who in their day dominated the concert platform. Here, rather than flashy violin showpieces, we have examples of their work for string quartet and small orchestra. It's a positive festival of portamenti and queasy chromaticism