"The Quintet Franck shares that same big, romantic sound and emotional intensity of the violin sonata, beautifully brought out here by Marc-André Hamelin and the Takács in a stirring, virtuosic recording ... This is, however, a CD of two uneven parts: There's no questioning the Takács's ability to play the Debussy String Quartet wonderfully. Something less corporeal, a little more elusive and vaporous, would have made it even better"

"Vurdering: Editor's choice" - "When the seasoned artistry of the Takács Quartet blends with the thoughtful brilliance of Marc-André Hamelin, a rare alchemy occurs ... To Debussy's luminous and under-appreciated String Quartet of 1893 the Takács bring all their intelligence, skill, taste and virtuosity ... While every measure of this performance affords pleasure, the pizzicato shower of the scherzo and the touching tenderness of the Andantino are special treats. Very highly recommended"

"Takács har en imponerende beslutsomhed i deres tilgang til noderne, så man mister aldrig fornemmelsen af, at de taler samme sprog. I den forstand leverer de ikke overraskelser ... Strygekvartetten har de parret med César Francks klaverkvintet med franske Hamelin ved tangenterne. Det er musik, der peger helt anderledes bagud mod længselsfuld romantik. Men kombinationen af Hamelins nænsomme touch og de fine linjer fra Takács giver rigtig god mening"

"The Takács Quartet matches the music's mystic fervour and impassioned rhetoric with burnished intensity of tone, through which Mac-André Hamelin's apparently effortless virtuosity dashes and dives with scintillating clarity Franck ... The Takács Quartet's playing in Debussy, infusing it with the same finger-singeing white heat it brings to the Franck ... And the sound quality is absolutely splendid"

"Takács Kvartettens musikere er efterhånden ganske modne ... udtrykket er bredt, ekspressivt, men dog også meget naturligt. Det er først og fremmest en fornøjelse at høre så selvsikkert et ensemble ... Pianisten Marc-André Hamelin ... giver Francks Klaverkvintet en interessant balance. Han er det sobre holdepunkt for strygerne, som måske derfor i så høj grad kan kaste sig ud i passionerne"