Press Quotes

Acclaim Quotes
“... muscular, ferociously intelligent... a first-class interpretation of new music.”

San Francisco Chronicle

“Britten’s Third String Quartet was gently and movingly played by the Cassatt Quartet. 

The New Yorker

“... beautifully played by the Cassatt Quartet... simple, dignified and deeply moving.” 

The New York Times

“... the Cassatt are an extraordinary quartet. These four women throw out a voluptuous wall of sound, and here present a luminous program...” 

Fanfare Magazine

“... distinguished itself with a sweetly euphonic performance of the Smetana.” 

The Washington Post

“... Cassatt performs with tight ensemble and a firm, dependable rhythmic drive.” 

The Post Standard, Syracuse, NY

“A storm of passion, a breath of tone, a sweeping scope of emotion and tenderness to be expected only of seasoned professionals.”

The Star News, Pasadena, California

“The performance of the Beethoven (Op. 95) was strong and driving on a plane with the treatment the work has received at the hands of more established quartets both past and present.” 

The Boston Globe

“These women are splendid players who have learned to perform as a single instrument.” 

New Haven Register

“The Cassatt Quartet plays with tremendous confidence and virtuosity.” 

American Record Guide

“A mixture of boldness and finesse.” 

Cleveland Plain Dealer

“... intensity and passion, lyrical tenderness and yearning.” 

Los Angeles Times

“… an extraordinary quartet…”

The New York Times

“Bartokian stream and stamina were wondrous, but they proved equally at home with the mysterious Adagio and the Allegro of Mozart’s “Dissonance.”

The Village Voice

“The Mendelssohn Second Quartet ... under the Cassatt Quartet, it was actually a revelation.”

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