Brahms - The Schoenberg Effect review | Notos Quartett review

The Guardian 0

(Sony Classical)
Arranged for piano quartet, Brahm’s third symphony gains insights and richness in this superb new recording by the Notos Quartett

There are dozens of recordings of Brahms symphonies out there, made by top-notch, full-strength orchestras. Why on earth would you choose to listen to them played by a piano quartet? Good reasons are offered by this new recording from the Notos Quartett. A new arrangement by Andreas N Tarkmann, made especially for this ensemble, makes the Symphony No 3 sound as much of a bona-fide chamber work as the Piano Quartet No 1, Op 25, which gets a fine performance alongside it.