The music is Brahms in his most romantic chamber style. Every movement has at least one strikingly lovely melody in it, and the Beaux Arts players bring out the beauty and liveliness of the music.
John Sunier, Audiophile Audition

“Artistic quality: 10; Sound quality: 10; Total impression : 10”
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“Here, in superbly re-mastered sound, are the essential recordings of the three Brahms Piano Quartets. These have been classics in their LP and CD versions, and now sound better than ever on two hybrid SACDs courtesy of PentaTone. Recorded in Switzerland in 1973, the Beaux Arts Trio, joined by German born American violist Walter Trampler, is at the peak of their storied collaboration in these quartets.
There is no better word than exquisite for Menahem Pressler’s introduction to the G-Minor Quartet. The same could be said for cellist Bernard Greenhouse’s entrance. If violinist Isadore Cohen’s appearance is less exalted, that was nearly always the case with the Beaux Arts. Nevertheless, here in the more spacious surroundings offered by SACD, he, too, sounds better.
Don’t hesitate to purchase this recording if you plan to listen to the CD layer, though the SACD layer in stereo and multichannels provides a richer listening experience. If I were asked to describe the sound of Brahms, I would have no hesitation in letting these recordings speak for me.
--Michael Fine, Fanfare

“Highly recommended to Brahms lovers and also to fans of the Beaux Arts Trio in what I think was their finest combination, with Pressler at his peak. This issue makes me hope that other BAT records were made in quadraphonic…”
--John Broggio, SA-CD.net