EDITOR'S CHOICE - "Nothing if not characterful in such as the ruminative Barcarolle or the quixotic Dialogo, Wispelwey holds enough in reserve to make that finale among its composer’s most affecting statements."

CD recommendation: "Definitely worth a listen!"

"This latest version from Wispelwey feels very much like a masterful resume of ideas culled over 45 years playing these suites […] Wispelwey is the captivating storyteller who knows the twists of the plot – knows the sadness, knows the levity. Just knows."

"The Zemlinsky Quartet was founded more than 30 years ago when the players were still in school. They have developed into a very fine Czech group with a large discography and several awards. Here, in two of Schubert’s finest quartets, their playing is both technically solid in terms of intonation, ensemble and suitably impassioned and dramatic. In both the Quartettsatz, a single opening movement of an unfinished work, and particularly in the G major, the duality of Schubert—his lyric innocence alternating with pain and grief—can be deeply felt."

"Excellent sound and an impressive debut recital."

"With a light touch and a sure instinct, Wispelwey succeeds in bringing out the characteristics of the works. [...] Wispelwey delivers an interpretation that has grown from within, evoking moods that seem almost improvisational."

"Le violon tout en nuances de Shirly Laub vous tient par ses mezza voce, l'élégance des relais entre l'alto de Tony Nys et le violoncelle de Karel Steylaerts témoignant d'une vieille complicité."

"Moshchuks Kompromisslosigkeit sucht ihresgleichen. Plötzlich erschließt sich die Unbarmherzigkeit des skrjabinesk aufgewühlten Eingangsstücks; die berühmte Nr. 5 steigert sich zum exzessiven Kontrollverlust jenseits aller Virtuosität, Nr. 6, von Rachmaninow selbst scherzhaft,,Rotkäppchen und der Wolf" genannt, ist für Moshchuk,,der Fall des Ikarus" anstelle pittoresker Märchenhaftigkeit. Die leeren Staccati von Nr. 7 sind danach konsequent wie nie. Dies alles erklingt in solcher Klarheit und Transparenz, mit solch subtiler Anschlagspalette, dass auch das rein pianistische Glück vollkommen ist."

"As a label, Evil Penguin continues to impress. The documentation and presentation are faultless, as is the recording they provide. But it is the music that matters. This Schubert disc is mandatory for all lovers of this composer’s music: boundless joy awaits."

Chamber Choice - "Belgium's adventurous Evil Penguin label has released several exciting recordings lately, and this new Schubert coupling from the Zemlinsky Quartet affords a meticulously persuasive listening experience. [...]

"These new accounts are exemplary in all respects, and beautifully recorded, too, by the adventurous Belgian label Evil Penguin. Recommended."

On Medtner: “Moshchuk sensitively captures the post-Schumannesque fade of ‘Alla reminiscenza’”

On Rachmaninov: “his armory is a palette of colours, sonorities and phrasings less steely than most. Challenging the competition, he knows how to generate a blaze from embers.”

"Juntos consiguen un sonido de una magnifica resonancia llena de riqueza, con una delicada conjunción plena de detalle e intensidad que hace honor a la hermosa música de Willaert."

"la splendeur et la chaleur des timbres rappellent les cordes tchèques ont longtemps été les meilleurs d'Europe"

"El disco del Cuarteto Zemlinsky dedicado a los Cuartetos, D. 887 y D. 703, de Franz Schubert constituye una lectura profundamente consciente de las tensiones estéticas y estructurales que atraviesan la última producción camerística del compositor. Lejos de presentar un Schubert puramente melódico y sentimental, el conjunto checo revela la extraordinaria complejidad formal y psicológica de estas obras, abordándolas desde una interpretación de gran rigor estructural y enorme intensidad expresiva."

"It is wonderful to hear Black is the color of my true love’s hair here. Could any arrangement be as powerful as Berio’s in his 1964 Folk Songs? Could any singer be as poignant as Cathy Berberian? Surprisingly, ZEFIRO TORNA tells us the answer is yes: starting as a confidence, the music turns into whisper, every nuance perfectly captured by Evil Penguin’s demonstration-standard recording (Steven Maes and Felicia Bockstael, engineer and musical director/editor)."

"On voit tout en simplicité, c'est très beau!"

"Every note seems to be absolutely in place, with fantastic clarity of articulation even in the more densely textured passages in both works. Another admirable aspect of these performances is their sheer beauty of tone.”

"la polyphonie de Bach d'une manière différente"

Plack vun der Woch - "Op sengem Debut Album “Alla Reminiscenza” spillt de jonke Pianist Ivan Moshuk Pianosmelodië vum Medtner a Rachmaninoff, kreéiert en Dialog tëschent deenen zwee, a gëtt selwer zum groussen Erzieler. Déi zwee russesch Komponisten hunn zu der selwechter Zäit gelieft a si verbënnt en aussergewéinlecht Talent fir Storytelling."

"Moshchuk encuentra el sonido y el rubato precisos para transmitir el carácter introspectivo, íntimo y poético, propios de este autor, en la Sonata Reminiscenza, en la Canzona serenata y en Alla Reminiscenza. En los Étude-Tableaux Op. 39 de Rachmaninov, pese a la densidad de la textura, Moshchuk destaca por la precisión y claridad de la articulación en los estudios ns. 3 y 6 y la profundidad emocional en los ns. 1, 5 y 9, donde equilibra la exigencia técnica con una gran expresividad. [...] Moshchuk presenta un interesante disco perfectamente cohesionado que, sin jerarquías, respeta la idiosincrasia de cada compositor con un programa inteligentemente escogido y presentado."

"de uitvoering voorziet in spannend samenspel en meeslepende fraseringen die Bachs Goldberg-variaties toch weer een nieuwe luisterdimensie geven.”

"[an] example of Lore Binon’s skill in conveying the subtle meanings of all the songs on the recording and of Jurgen De Bruyn’s ability to supply engaging and supportive accompaniments."

"Ivan Moshchuk brings fluency and elegance to Medtner's Forgotten Melodies and starling drama to Rachmaninov's études-tableaux."

"Die fünf Interpreten (Kaja Nowak, Violine; Natalia Kotarba und Diede Verpoest, Violine und Viola; und die Cellisten Julia Kotarba und Raphaël Feye) tauschen ihre Rollen von Werk zu Werk, um die Wiedergaben „spannender“ zu machen, doch bei aller Lockerheit spürt man, mit welchem Ernst und welcher Begeisterung sie zur Sache gehen. Sie hören genau aufeinander, unterscheiden geschickt zwischen Führungs- und Begleitaufgaben, haben Sinn für die Überraschungen harmonischer, melodischer und rhythmischer Art, mit denen Boccherini immer wieder aufwartet."

Des enregistrements historiques !

"All in all, this is deeply moving chamber music, two of the pieces being world premiere recordings.“

Nominated on Longlist 2/2026 for: Jury Kammermusik I

“Le Quatuor Karski, en parfaite osmose avec le violoncelle de Raphaël Feye l’a parfaitement compris."

Plack vun der Woch - "No hirem éischte Boccherini-Album, dee virun zwee Joer erauskoum, ass och dësen erëm voller vibréierender Energie."