“The first quartet is full of richly sonorous melodies in the opening two movements and spirited rhythms in the Scherzo and finale; the Second contains almost orchestral effects in the disposition of the four instruments and their individual textures(...) The Romanian Quartetto Academica is particularly good in Op.9, creating a mood of pathos in the impassioned opening Allegro and excellent clarity in the polyphonic development.”
BBC Music Magazine on its original release