‘The main attraction on this fascinating album is Dvořák’s great B minor Cello Concerto … this performance is remarkably fine and the interaction between soloist and orchestra generates one of the most exciting ensemble performances of recent years. Steven Isserlis is inside the piece from the start … this is a performance to treasure for its beauty and commitment’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘The work's prodigal melodic fecundity, unfettered joy and youthful vigour emerge unscathed, especially when Isserlis performs it with such burning conviction … Isserlis is on spellbindingly eloquent form in an entrancingly poetic and urgently communicative reading that really does sound like it's being captured on the wing. With his impregnable technical address, sublimely articulate passagework and characteristically mellow, gorgeously singing tone, Isserlis brings to this masterpiece a recreative spark, tumbling fantasy and emotional candour as nourishing as it is touchingly unforced. Happily, Daniel Harding and the Mahler CO are with him every step of the way’ (Gramophone)

‘One of the best chamber music CDs in the catalogue’ (Fanfare, USA)

‘Performances that are unlikely to be superseded in the near future’ (Music and Musicians)

‘One of the most outstanding chamber music records I have heard for some time’ (Gramophone)

‘Glorious pieces, and the playing of Domus is little short of inspired. An altogether outstanding chamber music record’ (The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs)

‘These players' polished, expansive account of Op 81 is bursting with dramatic incident, fiery exuberance, expressive subtlety and meticulous dynamic control’ (The Strad)

‘Performed with splendid conviction by Piers Lane and his fellow Australians the Goldner Quartet’ (The Sunday Times)

‘This is music to cheer the heart and put a spring in your step’ (The Daily Telegraph)

‘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 Dvořák collection’ (International Record Review)

‘Ideal balance and intimacy in a beautifully recorded coupling’ (Gramophone)

‘The performers offer an immensely satisfying and unmannered performance’ (BBC Music Magazine)