Schubert · String Quintet · String Quartets "Death and the Maiden" · "Quartettsatz"

The Lindsay version gives the impression that one is eavesdropping on music-making in the intimacy of a private concert. They observe the first movement exposition repeat and the effortlessness of their approach does not preclude intellectual strength. In the ethereal Adagio they effectively convey the sense of it appearing motionless, suspended, as it were between reality and dream, yet at the same time they never allow it to become static. Their reading must rank at the top of the list; it is very well recorded. It now comes coupled at mid-price with an equally memorable version of the Death and the Maiden Quartet – a virtually unbeatable paring, with the Quartettzatz thrown in for good measure. -- Penguin Guide to Classical Music - 2008 Edition

"A fine , natural performance with an appealingly intimate sense of scale. There are some truly heavenly moments in this reading which fills the disc thanks to the first-movement repeat"  -- The Gramophone Classical Music Guide 2009, on Quintet