Bernard Herrmann: Souvenirs de voyage/David Del Tredici: Magyar Madness

"In these performances, recorded live in France in 2013 and 2015, the Fine Arts Quartet responds to every mood and rises to all demands...The recording gives the instruments a close balance...but the sound is always warm and clear." (Phillip Scott, Fanfare, May 2017)

"This piece is one of my favorites of his [Herrmann's] concert works. There have been several recordings of it over the years, some really good (such as the one on Delos), but this newest one on Naxos hits a new high as far as infusing unrestrained emotion into the performance. Honestly, no other performance I've heard matches the intensity of this one. The Fine Arts Quartet bring out nuances I didn't even contemplate when listening to earlier recordings. Thank you. So well done." (James Doherty, Amazon.com, April 26, 2017)"

"Theatrically exciting playing by the Fine Arts...a valuable disc capturing excellent live performances of these two very individual works." (Nick Barnard, MusicWeb International, April 2017)

"The playing throughout is most pleasing. The recorded sound is exemplary." (David Denton, David's Review Corner, November 2016)

"Uno de los más sabrosos frutos de esas vivencias es esta preciosísima obrita llamada Souvenirs de voyage (1967), música de corte tardo-romántico e impresionista. Magnífica versión registrada en el Festival de Prades en 2013 junto a la pieza de Del Tredici, de 2006, que guarda más de una afinidad estilística con la de Herrmann...La interpretación vuelve a ser excelente." "One of the most delicious fruits of Herrmann's experiences is this precious little work called Souvenirs de voyage (1967), late-romantic and impressionist music. Magnificent version recorded at the Prades Festival in 2013 together with the piece by Del Tredici, from 2006, which has more than one stylistic affinity with that of Herrmann...The interpretation is once again excellent. (Pedro González Mira, Ritmo, February 2017)