The individual strands of the chamber version make the music even more claustrophobic than it need be, so that by the end of the half-hour the feeling that you are in the sauna is overwhelming. This team makes sure that you share their efforts to the full.

they play with a control that brings real dramatic immediacy to the pieces...all the players converse with a single voice - the herding calls of the third movement [of the Schubert], for instance, have their own distinct colour simply by virtue of the other-worldly accuracy of their tuning.

They generate an intoxicating mix of heady passions in Schoenberg’s Verklärte Nacht, at the same time maintaining impressive clarity of texture and shaping what can seem a sprawling work. And in a fresh-sounding performance of Schubert’s late quintet, they bring a relish of its boldness as well as an ambiguous poignancy.

There's no trace here of starry individualism, but instead a real feeling of collegiate responsibility in the way that all the players constantly listen to each other and shade their own contributions accordingly. But, for my taste at least, it's much too strongly flavoured

All-star line-ups can be problematic in chamber music, but the depth of drama and colour in the stinging, swooning timbres identified by the Dutch violinist Janine Jansen and her friends...makes this Verklärte Nacht impressive.

they bring silky skills and subtle touches to two great string pieces...The dapper phrasing and translucent textures are wonderfully calculated, but the emotions sound a little lightweight, and the Schubert needs a sense of profundity.

A disc to make the uninitiated fall in love with Schoenberg; a big-hearted performance...which manages to combine intense refinement with unabashed emotion...[The Schubert] receives another compelling performance, and the massive scale barely registers...Wonderful, rich recording too.