The steady, spectacular performance of the Delray String Quartet is a revelation throughout this recording, whether in the moody, delicate Moderato e triste of No. 6—subtitled ‘Addio’—or the metaphysical peril implied by the cascading strings heard in the second movement of No. 7, AKA ‘Psalms of Solace’. …Is this an original concept? No, not particularly. But when you sound as good as Plitmann does, even angels begin to take notice. Chris Morgan READ MORE