Carlos Eduardo Amaral

Revista Continente - Maio 2012

"Even if the whole production process has taken less than a year, the Radamés Gnattali Quartet endeavored to establish convincing interpretations (not matter if you prefer a quartet in particular in the performance of other ensembles, which is natural) - some quartets of the cycle, as the number 3, 7 and 11, deserve special attention from the listener." "The result is another notable effort of the Gnattali Radamés Quartet, which goes on in their effort to inventory the string quartets of the leading Brazilian composers."

Maria Luiza Nobre

Jornal do Brasil, 12 de março de 2012

"The ensemble demonstrates a great intimacy, as indeed is typical of those who play with a joyfulness, seriousness and competency."

Clovis Marques

Opinião & Notícia

Radames Gnattali Quartet is one of the most active and innovative in the Brazilian scene. The group proposed to four composers a tour via railway stations and neighborhoods of Rio de Janeiro by mixing strings of the guitar and the quartet, they brought popular sidewalks and streets with a "complexity" of the forms peculiar from the "scholar". Convergence does not appeal to me in the beginning. I heard the record more insistently than others, "to convince me," and ended up caught by a beautiful surprise. We started with Mangueira Station (by Mauricio Carrilho) and ended at Central Station (by Sergio Assad) with themes from the "Boss, the train was delayed, so I'm getting now ..." which also seems to pervade at least one moment of the series (the movement "Farra na Quinta") from Leopoldina Station (by Paulo Aragão). These three parts are the most joyful, playful and tuneful, while in Madureira Station Jayme Vignoli seems more concerned with "classical composing." Many titles known to the samba rhythms and other Rio de Janeiro urban appear and / or raised here and there. Carrilho is taken in the most natural "popular," Assad sounds like the most imaginative and happy at the confluence of styles and shapes - it would be good if his Central Station attend the concert halls. When music shakes, swings and dances irresistibly, Radames Gnattali Quartet shows why it is a mainstay of the Brazilian musical life at the moment.

Tom Moore

Opera Today

"The second half made the trip to the Sala worthwhile. It celebrated the 100th anniversaries of the births of Jose Siqueira (1907-1985) and Camargo Guarnieri (1907-1993), with the Quarteto Radamés Gnattali performing the Quartet no. 2 of the former, and Quartet no. 3 of the latter. The Siqueira drew heavily on Northeastern folk music, particularly in the stunningly beautiful and lyrical Andante. The Guarnieri was more modern (violently urban) in its outer movements, but also drew on Northeastern idioms in the central heart of the work, the Lento. The playing of the Quarteto in these works brought tears to the eyes. Not to be missed".

Rodolfo Valverde

JB Online

"A sonority of perfect balance and impeccable phrasing”.

Catherine Nelson

The Strad Magazine

“This is playing of real energy, laced with a poignant touch of nostalgia(...) sheer dynamism and brilliance of tone colour win through.”