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Classics Today

‘This is a beautiful, fresh recording of Dvorák’s two lovely piano quintets.’ Read the full review

BBC Music Magazine, UK – May 2010

‘Inevitably (the recording) invites comparisons with the highly impressive versions from Richter and the Borodin Quartet (Philips) or Andreas Haefliger and the Takács Quartet (Decca), but Lane and the Goldners can certainly hold their own in such company.’ Read the full review

The Sunday Times, UK – May 2010

‘Performed with splendid conviction by Piers Lane and his fellow Australians the Goldner Quartet. In the later quintet, with all its craft, there seems no effort, so spontaneously, so seamlessly does it move. The composer has found his voice, and the result is enchantment.’

The Telegraph, UK – March 2010

‘This is music to cheer the heart and put a spring in your step.’ Read the full review

The Strad

These players’ polished, expansive account of op 81 is bursting with dramatic incident, fiery exuberance, expressive subtlety and meticulous dynamic control’

Gramophone – May 2010

‘The blend of voices – within the string quartet and between the strings and piano – is ideal, the Suffolk Potton Hall acoustic free enough to allow the instruments breathing space…Sound-wise, the Goldner Quartet achieve a warm and radiant pooled tone. Ideal balance and intimacy in a beautifully recorded coupling.’

International Record Review

‘Interpretations which are characterised by much heartiness. I admire the ensemble’s rumbustious inclinations in the brisker movements of both quintets, as well as the feeling of space they are able to create in the more songlike phrases … I happily recommend the recording … it is undoubtedly a strong contender for those wishing to expand their Dvorák collection.’

musicalcriticism.com – February 2010

‘The opening movement, in the hands of this ensemble, is delivered with charismatic fluency, a seamless sweeping torrent of unadulterated creation.’ Read the full review

Presto Classical – May 2010

‘Performances of technical polish and expressive power, sensitively recorded, combine to make this a chamber disc to treasure.’ Read the full review