‘Fresh, vital and spirited performances’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘It's a long time since I've enjoyed a record so much on so many counts—performance, recording, presentation … and the music itself’ (Gramophone)

‘Remains one of the freshest and most enchanting recordings available of Fauré’s piano quartets’ (Amazon.co.uk)

‘[An] exceptional disc. The performances rank with the best I know’ (International Record Review)

‘Music-making at the highest level of accomplishment’ (The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs)

‘These performances of Fauré’s piano quartets from Domus are a highlight of the label and should be in every collection … an exquisitely vivacious reading. These sublime accounts have been without peer in this extraordinary contrasting pair of chamber masterpieces’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘A wholly delectable recital, and not just for children either. First class. Highly recommended for late-night listening’ (The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs)

‘An adventurous and well-devised recital, as well played as it is recorded’ (Gramophone)

‘These sonatas … demand equally matched virtuosi who are also sensitive chamber musicians. Steven Isserlis and Stephen Hough are ideal for both roles’ (Nineteenth-Century Music Review)

‘Steven Isserlis gives a deeply felt and warmly affectionate reading, abetted by Stephen Hough’s sensitive pianism’ (Classics Today)

‘The lightness of touch gives the music time to breathe without any unnecessary lingering, and the clarity of balance—and Hough’s fine control of texture—ensures the communication of a wealth of detail that’s often lost’ (The Irish Times)

‘An unalloyed joy … the joy they take in each other’s playing is infectious, and if this doesn’t win a few more awards I’ll eat my CD player’ (The Mail on Sunday)