Quartz

Ksenia Bashmet… often brings out a soulfulness and even, in the spacious calm and depth of tone of the Anne Frank excepts, a quiet grandeur that suggests late Beethoven as an influence I hadn't... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2009, 4 out of 5 stars More…

'Gnomus' rings out with compelling authority. 'The Old Castle' comes over with a inging tone and in a clean style without a trace of mannerism; the phrasing is fastidiously controlled...[in... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2013, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Quartz's sound is superb, a match for or finer than their many rivals in a crowded field...As a Brazilian, the music is in his blood and his interpretations show a refinement of touch — Gramophone Magazine, October 2013 More…