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…The Fitzwilliam Quartet, whom I admire very much. Thank you for a superlative performance of my thirteenth quartet.

No one has matched the pioneering version of the [Shostakovich] 15th Quartet for inner vision, while the Beethoven and Schubert slow movements exude a rare ecstasy.

The Fitzwilliams dispatched [Mozart K. 387] with a sort of easy brilliance...

The Fitzwilliam String Quartet, in my opinion, is, and has been for many years, Britain’s premier string quartet ensemble... a flagship British ensemble that should be the pride of that nation.

The Fitzwilliam in its reincarnated state, with Lucy Russell as leader, captured the soul of the music [Shostakovich No.4] in their absorption with every gesture and shading. Borodin’s Quartet No.2 was played with similar passion and an effortlessly rich collective tone.

…a triumph: the most revelatory version of the [Brahms Clarinet Quintet] I’ve heard in years; animated, dynamic, passionate…. I have no hesitation in naming this the new benchmark.

...their latest thoughts on these late masterpieces [Shostakovich, Last Three String Quartets] are unmissable, showing an even greater depth and responsiveness, every phrase and note, every percussive stroke, carefully weighted, every tempo inflection and nuance of phrasing brilliantly judged.