Berkeley, L - String Quartet No. 2, Op. 15

The second of Lennox Berkeley's three string quartets dates from 1940… The Chilingirians, whose crisp ensemble and tonal richness is ideal for this music, play it with charm and energy. The... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2006, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The partnership between Naxos and the Magginis has opened up the British quartet reportoire, and also seen the Quartet itself growing in confidence and maturity. This CD is one of their first... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2008, 5 out of 5 stars More…

It’s at moments like this that I wonder if we take Naxos for granted...presented like this – a hefty 20-disc box of British string quartets, recorded by the Maggini Quartet between 1994 and... — Gramophone Magazine, December 2019 More…