Musical lines pass in a single, continuous breath from one instrument to the next, and the sensual, dreamlike soundscapes are tinged with immaculately drawn moments of both despair and joy. An alluring and, in time, vintage recording

Debussy’s sole String Quartet ends the disc...The Nash’s fleet-footed reading is enormously enjoyable, as is this entire disc.

While the account of the string quartet seems rather pallid alongside the best versions available on disc, the performances of the three sonatas are all outstanding...It’s great music played with all the warmth and understanding it needs.

Sixty years have told us that with the Nash Ensemble’s musicians, whatever their repertoire, nothing can ever really go wrong.